If you are a mother of a boy. If you are a sister to a brother. If you are a wife to a husband. If you are a daughter to a father. Then please watch this and share for #internationalmensday – thank you. https://www.facebook.com/FrankleyForward/videos/689436845298902/

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On #ArmisticeDay as we remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. I wanted to say thank you to all those who continue to serve and remind you that I will always fight for you like you are prepared to fight up for me. Thank you! https://www.facebook.com/FrankleyForward/videos/682913435951243/  

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I recently challenged the Labour-run council over the impact GDPR was having on the transparency of the Audit Committee. Anyone who runs a small business knows how damaging these EU data protection laws are and they are now being used to hide information from the public. Most recently the identity of a senior officer who […]

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Following up on from the Hollymoor procurement scandal, I challenged the leader that council-run companies being used to repair the council-owned property is a moral hazard economically and who is really benefiting from this arrangement? #FrankleyForward Watch the video here: https://www.facebook.com/FrankleyForward/videos/651916772384243/

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In what is a truly shocking story, the Labour run administration of Birmingham City Council has refused to deny that a sex offender was allowed to transport city kids in a criminal checks scandal. In what I know will cause a lot of anxiety to parents affected, an audit report has now confirmed widespread failures […]

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This year, my Suicide Prevention Strategy was brought back to City Council and formally adopted. I concluded this speech saying: “there is absolutely no point getting MEN to open up about their feelings if we live in a society that will refuse to listen to them or even acknowledge that they can be victims.” – […]

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Following the Hollymoor Boiler Scandal last month, I raised the question about the Labour run Council’s procurement process on Audit Committee. I’m very grateful that the Chair has agreed to bring this topic to a future committee for scrutiny and debate. #FrankleyForward Warch Video Here: https://www.facebook.com/FrankleyForward/videos/623735615202359/

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Hollymoor is a local landmark that has been drastically under utilised for years due to a broken boiler system that the Council has dragged its feet repairing. Last year I asked staff to request three separate quotations from the private sector, quoting £60,000 – £90,000. Eventually, the Labour Council came back with prices from their […]

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Encouraging free enterprise is key to our recovery. In today’s digital world it should be easier than ever for anyone to start a business! Unfortunately, our victorian educational system still doesn’t teach any basic economics in our schools which I feel are as critical a life skill as English, Maths and Science. You rarely see […]

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During Covid-19 we’ve relied on our digital devices and while the market has enabled 80% of UK adults to own smartphones, there are still those with no access online, making ‘digital inclusion’ a big topic for the future. Thankfully in Frankley we have NewStarts already leading the way here providing recycled IT equipment to those in need. […]

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