Archive for birmingham council

Winterval: the Christian media has more questions to answer than local councils

27 November 2009 , , , , ,
It’s become a seasonal cliché of British journalism. In the run-up to Christmas there is a flurry of stories about political correctness gone mad as the word Christmas is left to one side by local councils in particular as festive lights get switched on, celebrations run and greetings cards sent out. Following hard on the heels of [...]

Lib Dem cleared of postal vote fraud allegations

21 May 2009 , , ,
Welcome news from Birmingham regarding postal votes (not a phrase I’ve often typed…): A former Liberal Democrat candidate has been cleared of forging 12 postal votes application forms. It had been alleged that Mohammed Khan, who stood for election in the Nechells area in the 2006 local elections, was involved in the fraud in order to further [...]