A postcard from the confused borders of cross-tier Birmingham
The sign that straddles the newly disoriented Birmingham–Worcestershire border Credit: Richard Franks “Welcome to Birmingham,” proclaims the proud sign that straddles the newly disoriented Birmingham-Worcestershire border. Most people who live around these parts, like me, willingly go back and forth past this sign without a passing thought as they go to work, do their weekly shop, or – heaven forbid! – go for a pint. Since England’s lockdown was replaced by a convoluted tier system, this edge of Birmingham has been tangled in a web of unbridled bewilderment. Just five yards ...