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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🚨 WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON!! 🚨 I thought they were joking! But no, Labour have literally put a bus lane down the Bristol road running from Northfield to Selly Oak on BOTH SIDES!! Who signed this off? Where was the consultation!? How is this going to prevent congestion!? If you ever needed more proof at […]

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Over the weekend I invited Gary Sambrook MP down to Great Park for a litter pick around The Lanes and Rezza before launching a campaign to demand Birmingham City Council finally install some bins and better street scene around the area. This campaign was originally planned for Spring but we had to suspend all activity due to […]

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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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Today the Government announced a new comprehensive package to address spending pressures with a package of over £27 billion to help local authorities, businesses and communities. They will also allow Council Tax and Business Rates deficits to be repaid over 3 years, not one. 👏👏 #FrankleyForward Watch Here: https://www.facebook.com/FrankleyForward/videos/584075715835016/

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You know you’re talking sense when a Labour chair tries to interrupt you. Thankfully the cabinet member for Education, Skills, and Culture agreed with everything I said. We need to STOP telling young people that university is the path to the promised land (because it’s simply not true!) and start promoting more realistic (and more […]

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Campaigning over Frankley for weeks during the General Election , Literally everywhere, almost everyone, is voting Conservative, proudly announcing so on the doorstep, in what was once a Labour stronghold. Labour have forgotten about this area for far too long, disrespected our wishes on Brexit and taken working class votes for granted while patronising us […]

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It was a pleasure to be with Mayor Andy Street again yesterday to open the new Balaam Wood Academy. Throwing off the shackles of the state and allowing this school to thrive independently. This is the third time Andy has been to Frankley in the space of 12 months and you bet I got shout […]

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