The Sunday Mercury is a beacon of small-timeness.
Compare their campaign for local pride in that article with this one:http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/west-midlands-tram-vision-hits-6142780"A public transport dream for the West Midlands has turned into a feeble fantasy, the Sunday Mercury can reveal today."Basically, plans suggested 30 years ago haven't come to fruition, the Mercury "can reveal today". Then there's some scathing nonsense about the extension of the tram line to New St.
'Blues stars'Newspapers will write any old shit these days.
Brummies are paranoid.