Grumpy Owl “Migrant crime data”, don’t we all have a right to know?
With record numbers of immigrants – both legal and illegal – arriving into our country, and crime levels seemingly out of control, it is amazing that it has taken so…
The case against Richard D Hall is all about criminalising “investigative journalism”
For context, and for the benefit of readers who might be unaware of him, Richard D Hall is an independent journalist and investigator, who for some years presented his “RichPlanet…
The death of broadcast TV is coming fast
A fair few years ago now – long before I started this website, so you’ll have to take my word for it! – I made a bold prediction that traditional…
Rochdale by-election: glimmer of hope or a cause for concern?
A by-election took place in Rochdale last week, and the media has made a great deal of how George Galloway ‘thumped’ both Labour and Conservatives to become the first MP…
Why can’t 100% of new homes being built be ‘affordable’?
Something that has been bugging me for sometime is hearing about all these wonderful new housing developments that are springing up everywhere, yet only a certain percentage of them are…
“War On Motorists” – Who’s actually to blame for pedestrian deaths though?
Yesterday (Saturday 27th January 2024) protestors took to the streets of Birmingham city centre, and lay in Great Charles Queensway to “represent the 25 road deaths that occur in Birmingham…
Is there really a “cost of living crisis” or are people just taking the piss?
Does anyone find it strange that in much of the news media, in one breath they are telling people there is a ‘cost of living crisis’ and then in the…
What Christmas means to me
Apologies for the lack of updates recently, but I’ve been busy with work and other personal matters, which has meant I haven’t had much free time to write about some…
SWNS – the click-bait news factory?
This piece sort of follows on from two articles I wrote last year where I lamented the quality of local news websites which have become nothing more than never-ending streams…
“The Dispatch” – New news for Birmingham!
You’ll often hear me complaining about the quality of local news websites, in particular my local Birmingham Mail. So I was pleased to discover that a new online title is…