Myself and the Birmingham Evening Mail have a sort of love/hate relationship. In the 1970s I was an inexperienced and under fire press officer for Birmingham's social services department.
The senior staff were into the sport of social worker baiting and I would be their first port of call at about 7.30 am to respond to a story that had already been written.
It put me on a fast learning curve and probably explains why on occasions I know how to return fire, even when I cross swords with one or two tossers who wander around the genteel world of Methodist blogging.
However the news that it is to be reduced to a morning operation fills me with sadness. The demise of the regional evening newspaper is gathering speed. The London Standard has become a freesheet, the Plymouth Evening Herald has now become a morning operation as well.
There is one side of these contractions that may not be noticed.
Throughout urban areas the more enterprising teenage children, usually boys, have been able to make themselves a few extra pounds pocket money by delivering a few newspapers on the way home. I did in Hackney and both my sons have here in Bearwood.
I suppose it will mean more pocket money from Dad. It is a shame because I think the boys like having a stash of money that is clearly and obviously theirs. Times change.
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So to clarify, you WILL be increasing the long overdue pocket money rates?
I have a feeling I know who "anonymous" is......
That's 'genteel' or were you implying that there are no Jews in Methodism?
Of course, girls don't need money that is there own...
I think you are probably on the right track in respect of anonymous - I would expect a similar reaction if I had posted this from my very own anonymous - still it must be gratifying to know that he is reading your blog!
Thanks FP. You know there are some days I can take a hundred smackers out of the cash machine to see it go within 24 hours.
The second anonymous - thanks for pointing out my spelling mistake. Blogging tends to be a late night occupation!
Here in Reading, the Reading Chronicle issues a free Midweek edition and a weekly edition on Fridays.
The former Reading Evening Post, has now shrunk to two editions also - The Reading Post on Wednesdays and getReading (named after its website) on Friday evenings. So the boys and girls still have rounds after school on some days of the week.
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