Lenny Henry gets a knighthood

[JimW]

Easy mistake. But John Terry used to have a nightly chat show in the 80s and John McMenemy was Frasier in Dads' Army. (He was either the butcher or the radio psychiatrist).

You know what they say, the enemy of McMenemy is my friend.

 

[Maurice Picarda]

With friends like that, who needs enemas?

 

[hash tag]

 

[goldenecitrone]

With friends like that, who needs enemas?

Anemones and anaemics.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

Dudley is NOT Birmingham.

Will be soon. Greater Birmingham to be precise

 

[mr steev]

Dudley is NOT Birmingham.

And Noddy is from neither. He's from Walsall

 

[mr steev]

Will be soon. Greater Birmingham to be precise

More likely 'West Midlands Combined Authority' tbh

Greater Birmingham name officially scrapped for combined authority « Express & Star

 

[Smokeandsteam]

More likely 'West Midlands Combined Authority' tbh

Greater Birmingham name officially scrapped for combined authority « Express & Star

Snappy title

 

[Sweet FA]

Ok, let me put this right.

Sir Lenny

Fuck sake, that's Sir Lemmy.

Sir Leonard of Henry

And that's Sir Leonard of Nimoy.

 

[mr steev]

Snappy title

It's not the best is it?
but it would be a monumental task to get anyone from the Black Country or Coventry to say their from Birmingham, Greater or not

 

[Smokeandsteam]

It's not the best is it?
but it would be a monumental task to get anyone from the Black Country or Coventry to say their from Birmingham, Greater or not

That's true. But they also won't say when asked where they come from "West Midlands Combined Regional Authority" will they?!

 

[mr steev]

That's true. But they also won't say when asked where they come from reply "West Midlands Combined Regional Authority" will they?!

I guess it will just get shortened to the West Midlands, as West Midlands County Council is obselete now. Sure some won't be happy, as they weren't when parts of other counties were swallowed up to create the WMCC, but it's a lot less contentious than labeling everyone Brummies

 

[Smokeandsteam]

I guess it will just get shortened to the West Midlands, as West Midlands County Council is obselete now. Sure some won't be happy, as they weren't when parts of other counties were swallowed up to create the WMCC, but it's a lot less contentious than labeling everyone Brummies

The citizens of Greater Manchester seem to have survived being called Mancs.

 

[danny la rouge]

The citizens of Greater Manchester seem to have survived being called Mancs.

As do people from the Clydeside Conurbation survive being called Weegies.

Well known "Glaswegians" you can think of may actually be from Bellshill or Clydebank or any number of places that aren't actually Glasgow.

 

[billy_bob]

Are you sure?

Ironically, I can't tell which of them is a woman.

 

[mr steev]

The citizens of Greater Manchester seem to have survived being called Mancs.

True, but there's a very strong feeling against any percieved notion of becoming Birmingham around here though. Black Country folk are a very proud bunch. They've already had years of watching most investment and ammenities going to Birmingham, whilst having their cultural identity dismissed by most people out of the area and lumped in with brummies.

Personally, I don't care what it's called as long as it brings in some much needed investment into the areas surrounding Birmingham. But many see it as being swallowed up by Birmingham and an erosion of their identity.