OUR debonair diarist – and part-time penalty-taker – this week recounts a tale about one of Birmingham’s best-known political figures.I bump into a face from the past at a funeral. Mike Whitby…remember him?He is in good form even if the occasion has brought on a touch of morbidity.He nevertheless reveals to me that he has recently bought a burial plot – designed to take both himself and his lovely wife Gaynor.When their time comes, of course.And he has only paid £825 for the privilege.“I ......for the full story register now for free or login below...