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'Good leaders don't have to be good people.'
In today's story, Ed King sits down with Birmingham Labour's chief whip cllr Ray Goodwin.
In today's story, Ed King sits down with Birmingham Labour's chief whip cllr Ray Goodwin.
November 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
'Good leaders don't have to be good people.'
In today's story, Ed King sits down with Birmingham Labour's chief whip cllr Ray Goodwin.
In today's story, Ed King sits down with Birmingham Labour's chief whip cllr Ray Goodwin.
A cluster of Birmingham academics have made a Birmingham university a leading institution for porn studies in the UK.
Who knew BCU was home to such a spicy discipline?
Who knew BCU was home to such a spicy discipline?
November 8, 2025 at 8:51 AM
A cluster of Birmingham academics have made a Birmingham university a leading institution for porn studies in the UK.
Who knew BCU was home to such a spicy discipline?
Who knew BCU was home to such a spicy discipline?
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Who knew, it wasn’t patriotism, it was money. And maybe a choice slot on GB News.
These amateurs learning that if you lie to a good journalist, they’ll just fact check you. Nice work @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the-men-who-...
These amateurs learning that if you lie to a good journalist, they’ll just fact check you. Nice work @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the-men-who-...
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
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November 1, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Who knew, it wasn’t patriotism, it was money. And maybe a choice slot on GB News.
These amateurs learning that if you lie to a good journalist, they’ll just fact check you. Nice work @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the-men-who-...
These amateurs learning that if you lie to a good journalist, they’ll just fact check you. Nice work @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the-men-who-...
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The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
Brilliant work from @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social and @manchestermill.bsky.social
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the-men-who-...
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
Brilliant work from @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social and @manchestermill.bsky.social
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the-men-who-...
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
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November 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
Brilliant work from @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social and @manchestermill.bsky.social
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the-men-who-...
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
Brilliant work from @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social and @manchestermill.bsky.social
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the-men-who-...
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Once again, @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social are getting to the bottom of the people behind the flags. Go and subscribe if you haven't already
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The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Once again, @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social are getting to the bottom of the people behind the flags. Go and subscribe if you haven't already
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the-men-who-...
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the-men-who-...
Data acquired by The Dispatch under freedom of information laws lays bare which assets have been sold since the council went bankrupt in September 2023. 💸
Over the last two years, a whopping 1,000 assets have been flogged for a total of nearly £230m. 🔨
Over the last two years, a whopping 1,000 assets have been flogged for a total of nearly £230m. 🔨
November 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Data acquired by The Dispatch under freedom of information laws lays bare which assets have been sold since the council went bankrupt in September 2023. 💸
Over the last two years, a whopping 1,000 assets have been flogged for a total of nearly £230m. 🔨
Over the last two years, a whopping 1,000 assets have been flogged for a total of nearly £230m. 🔨
Earlier this year, The Telegraph slammed Erdington with one local labelling it as 'on the verge of civil war'. What's the area really like?
October 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Earlier this year, The Telegraph slammed Erdington with one local labelling it as 'on the verge of civil war'. What's the area really like?
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Absolutely fantastic story - highly recommend it
Today's story is about the mighty falling out between the lead singer and her former friends:
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Au Pairs agreed to split everything equally. Now their frontwoman wants it all
Birmingham's post-punk auteurs were the poster band for equality, but 42-years later they're embroiled in a bitter row
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October 26, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Absolutely fantastic story - highly recommend it
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Great article on Jonathan Meades writing/ films about the West Midlands in @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social
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Sunday Special: How Jonathan Meades chronicled the West Midlands
The Dispatch catches up with the creator of Birmingham: Heart By-pass, Severn Heaven and Worcestershire: Travels with Pevsner.
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October 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Great article on Jonathan Meades writing/ films about the West Midlands in @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social
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www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/email/d4f083...
Au Pairs were one of Birmingham's most iconic bands - beloved by the likes of Kurt Cobain.
42 years after they split, a bitter row has broken out among the members.
42 years after they split, a bitter row has broken out among the members.
October 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Au Pairs were one of Birmingham's most iconic bands - beloved by the likes of Kurt Cobain.
42 years after they split, a bitter row has broken out among the members.
42 years after they split, a bitter row has broken out among the members.
Recently released council accounts show Birmingham had hundreds of millions it could have used instead of going bankrupt & issuing extreme cuts, say 35 accountant researchers.
They're demanding an inquiry. Read the full story, in The Dispatch.
They're demanding an inquiry. Read the full story, in The Dispatch.
October 22, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Recently released council accounts show Birmingham had hundreds of millions it could have used instead of going bankrupt & issuing extreme cuts, say 35 accountant researchers.
They're demanding an inquiry. Read the full story, in The Dispatch.
They're demanding an inquiry. Read the full story, in The Dispatch.
Monday Briefing out now, incl:
⚽️Will Starmer overturn Maaccabi fan ban?
🇬🇧Flagger challenges local to boxing match in Stirchley at weekend demo
🎭The return of Margaret Thatcher - on stage
⚽️Will Starmer overturn Maaccabi fan ban?
🇬🇧Flagger challenges local to boxing match in Stirchley at weekend demo
🎭The return of Margaret Thatcher - on stage
October 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Monday Briefing out now, incl:
⚽️Will Starmer overturn Maaccabi fan ban?
🇬🇧Flagger challenges local to boxing match in Stirchley at weekend demo
🎭The return of Margaret Thatcher - on stage
⚽️Will Starmer overturn Maaccabi fan ban?
🇬🇧Flagger challenges local to boxing match in Stirchley at weekend demo
🎭The return of Margaret Thatcher - on stage
In 1806, a judge sentenced Philip Matsell to 'hang by the neck, until your body be dead, dead, dead'.
Matsell has gone down in history for murdering nightwatchman Robert Twyford. He is also known as the only man in Birmingham to face public execution.
But neither claim is true.
Matsell has gone down in history for murdering nightwatchman Robert Twyford. He is also known as the only man in Birmingham to face public execution.
But neither claim is true.
October 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM
In 1806, a judge sentenced Philip Matsell to 'hang by the neck, until your body be dead, dead, dead'.
Matsell has gone down in history for murdering nightwatchman Robert Twyford. He is also known as the only man in Birmingham to face public execution.
But neither claim is true.
Matsell has gone down in history for murdering nightwatchman Robert Twyford. He is also known as the only man in Birmingham to face public execution.
But neither claim is true.
The battle for Moseley is on! Will the south Birmingham suburb's byelection be a bellweather for the breakdown of the two-party system, or a flash-in-the-pan? Find out in our lastest politics' edition 👇
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/let-the-batt...
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/let-the-batt...
Let the battle for Moseley commence!
‘Well, who's being divisive?’
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October 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The battle for Moseley is on! Will the south Birmingham suburb's byelection be a bellweather for the breakdown of the two-party system, or a flash-in-the-pan? Find out in our lastest politics' edition 👇
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/let-the-batt...
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/let-the-batt...
Why doesn't Birmingham have a publishing sector? And what would it take to get one?
The tiny Emma Press, which is run from the Jewellery Quarter might show us the way. "We say ‘small press, big dreams," says the director James Trevelyan.
The tiny Emma Press, which is run from the Jewellery Quarter might show us the way. "We say ‘small press, big dreams," says the director James Trevelyan.
October 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Why doesn't Birmingham have a publishing sector? And what would it take to get one?
The tiny Emma Press, which is run from the Jewellery Quarter might show us the way. "We say ‘small press, big dreams," says the director James Trevelyan.
The tiny Emma Press, which is run from the Jewellery Quarter might show us the way. "We say ‘small press, big dreams," says the director James Trevelyan.
Last year, there were violent riots in Amsterdam when Maccabi Tel Aviv played Ajax. Next month, the Israeli team is set to play Aston Villa. There is widespread concern. Read more, below 👇
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/a-notorious-...
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A notorious Israeli football team is coming to town. Will unrest follow?
When Maccabi Tel Aviv played in Amsterdam there was fighting in the streets. Now they’re heading to Villa Park.
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October 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Last year, there were violent riots in Amsterdam when Maccabi Tel Aviv played Ajax. Next month, the Israeli team is set to play Aston Villa. There is widespread concern. Read more, below 👇
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/a-notorious-...
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/a-notorious-...
Monday Briefing, out now incl:
🚗Small JLR suppliers on brink of collapse
🛍️Selfridges suffering
👋Corbyn's Your Party launches in Brum - + Labour cllrs jump ship
+ more
🚗Small JLR suppliers on brink of collapse
🛍️Selfridges suffering
👋Corbyn's Your Party launches in Brum - + Labour cllrs jump ship
+ more
October 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Monday Briefing, out now incl:
🚗Small JLR suppliers on brink of collapse
🛍️Selfridges suffering
👋Corbyn's Your Party launches in Brum - + Labour cllrs jump ship
+ more
🚗Small JLR suppliers on brink of collapse
🛍️Selfridges suffering
👋Corbyn's Your Party launches in Brum - + Labour cllrs jump ship
+ more
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Wish I could say it comes as a massive surprise that there's an overlap between the flag people and suspected fraudsters, but this is great work by the @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social.
'It's 100% legitimate' www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/red-flags-th...
'It's 100% legitimate' www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/red-flags-th...
Red flags: The non-existent company behind Brum's Union Jacks
'It's 100% legitimate'
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October 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Wish I could say it comes as a massive surprise that there's an overlap between the flag people and suspected fraudsters, but this is great work by the @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social.
'It's 100% legitimate' www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/red-flags-th...
'It's 100% legitimate' www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/red-flags-th...
Ryan Bridge has become a familiar face in Stirchley lately. He's one of two "company directors" of raisetheflags.org, where he collects donations from £10-£500 for flags.
October 4, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Ryan Bridge has become a familiar face in Stirchley lately. He's one of two "company directors" of raisetheflags.org, where he collects donations from £10-£500 for flags.
You asked, The Dispatch explained:
What's going on with the big crater in the centre of town? 🤔
What's going on with the big crater in the centre of town? 🤔
October 1, 2025 at 8:18 AM
You asked, The Dispatch explained:
What's going on with the big crater in the centre of town? 🤔
What's going on with the big crater in the centre of town? 🤔
Glad to see our Monday scoop get picked up by the Daily Mail
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Labour councillor denies knowing his drug dealer brother was fugitive
Birmingham City councillor Saqib Khan was pictured in the village of Dadyal in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on the day of his brother Fahan Khan's wedding.
www.dailymail.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Glad to see our Monday scoop get picked up by the Daily Mail
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
In 1960, 18-year-old Oswald Augustus Grey set out from his home in Bog Walk, Jamaica for Birmingham.
Two years later, he would become the last man ever to be hanged in Bham, for killing a shopkeeper. Did he do it?
Two years later, he would become the last man ever to be hanged in Bham, for killing a shopkeeper. Did he do it?
September 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
In 1960, 18-year-old Oswald Augustus Grey set out from his home in Bog Walk, Jamaica for Birmingham.
Two years later, he would become the last man ever to be hanged in Bham, for killing a shopkeeper. Did he do it?
Two years later, he would become the last man ever to be hanged in Bham, for killing a shopkeeper. Did he do it?
Raddlebarn Primary in Selly Oak has money troubles. Big ones. It's gone from being in a £34,000 deficit in 2018 to more than £400,000 today. 💰
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Raddlebarn Primary in Selly Oak has money troubles. Big ones. It's gone from being in a £34,000 deficit in 2018 to more than £400,000 today. 💰
our Monday Briefing is out now, incl:
🥊'Your Party' fall out
🧑💻Tory campaigner locked out of FB
💰£30k rewards for info on Oldbury sex attack
🥊'Your Party' fall out
🧑💻Tory campaigner locked out of FB
💰£30k rewards for info on Oldbury sex attack
September 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
our Monday Briefing is out now, incl:
🥊'Your Party' fall out
🧑💻Tory campaigner locked out of FB
💰£30k rewards for info on Oldbury sex attack
🥊'Your Party' fall out
🧑💻Tory campaigner locked out of FB
💰£30k rewards for info on Oldbury sex attack
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@birminghamdispatch.bsky.social getting a mention here as an "innovative new outlet" 😊
We’re very happy to be name-checked alongside lots of pioneering new local news outlets by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
@birminghamdispatch.bsky.social getting a mention here as an "innovative new outlet" 😊