Patrick Burns

Former Political Editor for the BBC in the West Midlands

[Patrick Burns @PatrickBurnsBBC]

@BruceParker20 I don’t know whether to laugh or cry…

[Patrick Burns @PatrickBurnsBBC]

Proud to have served in the BBC for 45 of its 100 years. Whatever its faults it remains one of the cornerstones of freedom and fair play in an increasingly mad World!

[Patrick Burns @PatrickBurnsBBC]

@isaguha @chriswoakes @jimmy9 @StuartBroad8 @MAWood33 Eight-ball Over

[John Spellar @spellar]

Regional News has bigger audience than the national bulletins and is trusted by the public, and a lot of the credit goes to Bob Warman and his colleagues on both channels, TV bosses should take note and back BBC and ITV News in the Midlands

[BBC Birmingham & Black Country @bbcwm]

Bob Warman: Tributes pour in for ITV Central anchor https://t.co/FPqhctk2o3

[Patrick Burns @PatrickBurnsBBC]

@tweets_marks Your could say exactly the same about most towns and cities around the UK sadly. But it’s beside the point right here. It’s just not cricket to move the goalposts, Mark!

[Patrick Burns @PatrickBurnsBBC]

Edgbaston Cricket Ground, in the heart of the ‘concrete city’ of Birmingham.

[Patrick Burns @PatrickBurnsBBC]

@PecarareJulie @tobyhporter Yes, a beautiful park in which a complete cross section of this diverse city are to be seen enjoying the great outdoors every day.

[Patrick Burns @PatrickBurnsBBC]

@tweets_marks Mark, you need to go to the city council’s fact sheet on Balsall Heath which borders most of the ground. It says it has the 16th lowest average income out of the city’s 69 wards. And if you think it’s on the ‘outskirts’ you should look at Google maps too!

[Patrick Burns @PatrickBurnsBBC]

@jampar21 @avfcbears Originally coined by Cliff Richard in a film called ‘Take Me High’ and it stuck.

[Patrick Burns @PatrickBurnsBBC]

@avfcbears God awful.

[Patrick Burns @PatrickBurnsBBC]

@maryrhodestv It’s just so long, slow and boring this test match cricket…..

[Quentin Letts @thequentinletts]

Jack Dromey was an old-fashioned, honourable presence at the Commons despatch box, serious and calm and never one for cheap shots. A figure to respect.

[Patrick Burns @PatrickBurnsBBC]

A huge shock to hear of the death of Jack Dromey. We have few enough conviction politicians as it is. Now we have lost one of the most valued friends of our BBC Midlands Sunday morning programmes. Jack will be much-missed in Parliament, Erdington and beyond…

[Patrick Burns @PatrickBurnsBBC]

Warwickshire played the perfect game with bat and ball today to be crowned County Champions. A performance which will live long in the memories of those of us who witnessed it.

[Patrick Burns @PatrickBurnsBBC]

@ROSIEaMACK Don’t tell me you haven’t noticed how northern England dominates national news coverage of regional issues.

[Patrick Burns @PatrickBurnsBBC]

Great to see @jonwalket121 on the BBC News paper review. Getting the message across that ‘the regions’ aren’t just about the North.

[Patrick Burns @PatrickBurnsBBC]

Correction: @jonwalker121

[Patrick Burns @PatrickBurnsBBC]

Great to see @jonwalket121 on the BBC News paper review. Getting the message across that ‘the regions’ aren’t just about the North.