“A NEW LOW!” Not my words, but the words of my colleague Cllr Jenkins as the Home to School Transport (SEND) report, commissioned by us at Full Council, following a string of child welfare scandals, had been REDACTED before being presented to us on the Audit Committee today. Cllr Jenkins: “Let’s just summarise. We, the […]

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Supporting #SaveBirminghamWheels at Full City Council today. Some great speeches from colleagues today, videos will be put out in the next few days. Love Birmingham Wheels      

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Today at 9am on the 9th day of the 9th month. We marked #EmergencyServicesDay with a two minute silence for all these who paid the ultimate sacrifice protecting the public. Hosted by the Lord Mayor with representatives from each service and Councillors from both main political parties, together we raised a flag in Victoria Square […]

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I’m delighted to be name dropped during the Queen’s Speech debate over the Hollymoor Scandal that I exposed last year. Procurement in the Public Sector, across both Government and local authority, is OUT OF CONTROL! This has been happening long before the pandemic and it’s an issue I have complained about for years, in fact […]

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  What a day! Rallying at high speed, drifting, karting and even skateboarding around the UK’s only purpose built skate ring. Just one problem…. the Labour run City Council are planning to bull doze this historic motorsport venue and sell it off to warehouse developers! This site was opened in 1977, covers 37 acres of […]

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Enjoying the Olympics? Today marks one year until the start of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. I joined WM Mayor Andy Street and Nigel Huddleston MP to mark the occasion alongside Team England. Later I tried my hand at some squash with brilliant people from Squash United, before the Royal Navy showed up to show me […]

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NO FAN ZONE FOR EURO 2020 FINAL! The Labour leader of Birmingham City Council has responded to my letter, but unfortunately a Covid secure fan zone will not be taking place in the City Centre for the Euro 2020 Final this Sunday. I know this will be a huge disappointment to many seeing as other […]

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I can’t tell you how good it feels to be back out again talking to local people in the ward, listening to day to day concerns inside people’s homes over a cup of tea. If you have any local issues you would like me to pound the City Council over, feel free to drop me […]

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REVEALED – £340,000 WASTED!! Councillors get less than 20k a year to spend on highways improvements! The Labour run City Council has spent 17 TIMES this on a dangerous ‘Temporary Bus Lane’ that no one asked for. The Bristol Road Bus Lane has FINALLY gone thanks to all who signed our petition. But how much […]

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SCRUTINISING HIGHWAYS! On Audit Committee back in March I challenged the Labour cabinet member over the Bristol Road Bus Lane, Potholes, Highways Bureaucracy, the Clean Air Zone and Car Parking. #FrankleyForward WATCH: https://www.facebook.com/100026977778251/videos/804476647128254

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