The impatience of Richard Parker
The West Midlands mayor is desperate to get the economy back on track. So stop inviting him to dinner
Kate Knowles
Kate is a reporter from Birmingham who set up The Dispatch in 2023. She has written extensively about politics in the West Midlands and has investigated the region’s housing and hospitality sectors.
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Backlash at BCU: the divisive reign of David Mba
The vice chancellor says he's bringing much needed change - and anyone who disagrees can get out of his way
Alum Rock’s Kasim Ali on his new novel, Trojan Horse and writing men
'I spent my childhood watching young men want money but being terrified'
The battle for The Close
A cluster of historic buildings in Selly Oak are at the centre of a row between the University of Birmingham and local residents — and no one is backing down
Old square, new tricks
This city centre spot has had many lives — what should its next one look like?
Last minute dinner parties, Bearwood & Bollywood
An editor's edition from Kate
The future of Birmingham’s symphony orchestra is uncertain. Can grime help?
'Oh my God, it's actually happening. We're doing this'
Is this millionaire councillor lying about his address?
Wolverhampton's Milkinderpal Jaspal claims he lives in an Air BnB above a garage
The council says striking bin workers are violent. The union says that's rubbish.
It's week three of an all out bins strike and rumours are flying. Who do we trust?
Ancestral land owners, gangster pop stars and everything in between
An editor’s edition from Kate
50 years after they formed in Handsworth, reggae legends Steel Pulse are coming home
Lead singer David Hinds on the music of 'the masses' and the lesson he learnt from Bob Marley
Leaked recordings and scheming councillors: did Labour councillors engage in a ‘campaign of abuse’?
Shabina Bano claims she was the victim of bullying, harassment and misogyny by her former Birmingham Labour colleagues
An Irish hospitality tycoon promised to transform one of Birmingham’s most important buildings — three years later, and it’s falling apart
The clock is ticking on the Methodist Central Hall
A shock letter & a silent councillor: what really happened at Baby Aid Birmingham
And what it says about our city leaders