Article: Backbiters' banquet fear over Mayor row.

Article: Letter: We must endorse Coun Lines.(ROP)
The Birmingham Post (England);  April 12, 2001 ;     343 words ... ... attempting to dictate to the Conservative Group whom we should nominate for Lord Mayor. The Conservative Group is not willing to be dictated to. I am sure that Coun Lines would be as non-political, as previous Lord Mayors, and that he would ...

Article: Tories vow Lord Mayor walk-out COUN JOHN LINES
Evening Mail;  May 15, 2001 ;     429 words ... ... dinner to honour the new Lord Mayor tonight has already been ... the unprecedented row. Coun Lines has been one of the most ... I happen to think that Coun Lines will make a very good Lord Mayor.' If Coun Lines is rejected, Jim Whorwood ...

Article: Tories vow Lord Mayor walk-out COUN JOHN ...
Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  May 15, 2001 ;     447 words ... ... dinner to honour the new Lord Mayor tonight has already been ... the unprecedented row. Coun Lines has been one of the most ... I happen to think that Coun Lines will make a very good Lord Mayor.' If Coun Lines is rejected, Jim Whorwood ...

Article: Row looms on election of next Lord Mayor.
The Birmingham Post (England);  October 4, 2000 ;     454 words ... ... unanimous support for a Lord Mayor was broken in 1994 - by Coun Lines himself. Labour ... t be voting for Coun Lines as Mayor. 'He ... comes to him.' Coun Lines admitted yesterday ... being Birmingham's Lord Mayor. 'But I would ...

Article: Civic crisis over new Lord Mayor; Compromise ...
Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  April 11, 2001 ;     528 words ... ... nominate the next Lord Mayor - and they are sticking solidly behind Coun Lines. Tory leader David ... said: 'We think Coun Lines would do a first class job as Lord Mayor and we are sticking ... choice.' Meanwhile Coun Lines confirmed today ...

Article: Civic crisis over new Lord Mayor ; Compromise ...
Evening Mail;  April 11, 2001 ;     503 words ... ... nominate the next Lord Mayor - and they are sticking solidly behind Coun Lines. Tory leader David ... said: 'We think Coun Lines would do a first class job as Lord Mayor and we are sticking ... choice.' Meanwhile Coun Lines confirmed today ...

Article: Labour blocks Tory choice of Lord Mayor.
The Birmingham Post (England);  February 7, 2001 ;     443 words ... ... refused to back Coun Lines. It was the first ... on selecting a Lord Mayor in Birmingham ... continue to push for Coun Lines. Opponents made ... Last night, Coun Lines said he still regarded himself as the Lord Mayor elect, having ...