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  • My dad's worked in Brum his whole life - I remember showing him that film a few years back and he got all misty eyed about it.

    Coventry's likely even more alien to them than Birmingham if the Tories want a day out to laugh at people and places local to the hosts of their shitty conference.

  • Get them on a night out in Nuneaton or Bedworth for proper local action.

  • Coventry's likely even more alien to them than Birmingham

    Coventry is spesh.

    It's citizens were sacrificed to the blanket bombing to ensure the nazis didn't realise Bletchley had cracked the code.

    The old, bombed cathedral is very moving. There is a vibe of sacrifice and betrayal in various Coventry institutions and architecture. Worth a visit

    Still, it's another Midlands car-strangled town centre, like Brum, Wolverhampton etc.

    Though keep shtum...

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