<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Birmingham &#8211; Ian Birrell</title>
	<atom:link href="https://ianbirrell.com/tag/birmingham/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://ianbirrell.com</link>
	<description>Columnist &#38; Foreign Correspondent</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 02 May 2019 17:46:39 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-GB</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4</generator>

<image>
	<url>https://ianbirrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-ian-birrell-favicon-32x32.png</url>
	<title>Birmingham &#8211; Ian Birrell</title>
	<link>https://ianbirrell.com</link>
	<width>32</width>
	<height>32</height>
</image> 
	<item>
		<title>How dare fat cat council bosses bleat about cuts?</title>
		<link>https://ianbirrell.com/how-dare-fat-cat-council-bosses-bleat-about-cuts/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2019 10:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birmingham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daily Mail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Essex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local authorities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slough]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://ianbirrell.com/?p=4596</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Published by The Daily Mail (10th April, 2019) A few months ago, leaders of Labour-controlled Slough Borough Council added their signatures to a &#8216;Breaking Point&#8217; campaign of councillors [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

<!--
Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: https://www.boldgrid.com/w3-total-cache/?utm_source=w3tc&utm_medium=footer_comment&utm_campaign=free_plugin

Object Caching 0/196 objects using Redis
Page Caching using Disk: Enhanced 

Served from: ianbirrell.com @ 2026-05-22 02:47:10 by W3 Total Cache
-->