Blogs

A warm welcome to Birmingham, Charles Barwell, Saturday, October 2nd, 2010

The stage is set, the security cordon is going up, and posters across the city welcome the Conservatives to Birmingham. There’s a real pulse of excitement here ahead of the Party Conference which opens on Sunday.

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The Chamberlains and Birmingham, Alistair Cooke, Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

For seventy years the Chamberlains were Birmingham’s first family. Joe Chamberlain, the founder of this great Liberal dynasty, swiftly stamped his authority on the entire city. From 1869 to 1940 a Chamberlain was always to be found in elected office as councillor, mayor or Birmingham MP.

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