Stuart Jeffries

In praise of Birmingham, Britain’s maligned second city

Richard Vinen celebrates its long history of enlightenment and philanthropy and its recent recovery from industrial decline

St Philips Cathedral, Birmingham (iStock)
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  • Second City: Birmingham and the Forging of Modern Britain

    Richard Vinen

    Allen Lane, pp. 457, £25

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