# Poverty Alleviation

I challenge the cabinet member for eduction and skills alongside the Leader of the City Council, about their non-existent marketing and communication strategy when it comes to promoting opportunities to the young and disenfranchised, especially those from deprived communities. According to recent reports, Frankley is one of the top four wards in the city for […]

Cllr Simon Morrall receives a round of applause in the City Council Chamber after slamming Labour’s budget! Waving a parking ticket in the Birmingham chamber, Cllr Morrall telling the Labour Council he was contributing this year!! He then lay into the Labour Council, arguing “Why is it that ordinary citizens of Birmingham know how to […]

In February Cllr Simon Morrall challenged the leader of Birmingham City Council on jobs: “We often hear figures of thousands of jobs being created though economy developments and regeneration. So why is youth unemployment one of the highest among the core cites? As one of the youngest cities in the country; this raises serious questions, […]

Following the #Frankley Skills Show, I challenge City Council officers to ensure opportunities are being correctly signposted to young people across the city, especially those from deprived communities. I then questioned their policy over affordable housing and asked if we could expand the successful enterprise zones, like the one in Longbridge, once the business park […]

Local residents braved the cold and hail on Sunday (27th January) to visit the launch of the first ever dedicated Skills Show, right in the heart of Frankley. Aptly named The Frankley Skills Show, the event – organised by local City Councillor Simon Morrall (Con, Frankley Great Park) – was opened by the West Midlands […]

I compared ‘drug dealers to entrepreneurs’ on the Economy and Skills Overview and Scrutiny Committee this month, suggesting we teach business and GSSE Economics in schools to prevent kids falling off the end. Former leader of the Council and veteran teacher Cllr John Clancy shared his experiences teaching entrepreneurship in schools in the 1980’s with […]

I question the Cabinet member for Education, Skills and Culture alongside her most senior officers: “What are you doing to reach disenfranchised young people, who may be locked away in a bedroom playing Fortnite?” I didn’t really get the answer I was looking for.

In July I had to sit through a Labour motion on food banks. Rather than offer support or think of any radical solutions to the underlying causes of poverty. Labour spent hours virtue signalling and grand-standing about how nasty the Tories are. As somebody who was raised on an estate, I found the whole thing […]

Please don’t listen to the scare stories about school meals! Both Channel 4 and the Birmingham Mail have called Labour out for lying about this issue. If fact, 50,000 more children now qualify for free school meals under the new system. As someone who was raised by a single mother, on an estate, and received […]

# Poverty Alleviation

City Council - April, 2019

WATCH Cllr Morrall Challenge Cabinet on SHOCKING Youth Unemployment Figures!

City Council - February, 2019

WATCH Cllr Morrall’s Budget Speech Slamming Council!

City Council - February, 2019

WATCH: Cllr Morrall Challenge Leader over Jobs & Skills

City Council - January, 2019

WATCH Cllr Morrall Challenge Officers on Affordable Housing.

Making A Difference - January, 2019

Cllr Morrall & Andy Street launch The Frankley Skills Show

City Council - December, 2018

WATCH Cllr Morrall Compare Gangs with Entrepreneurs!

City Council - November, 2018

WATCH Cllr Morrall Questions How We Reach Young Disenfranchised.

City Council - July, 2018

Labour Continue To Weaponise The Anxiety Of The Poor!

City Council - April, 2018

Labour Are Flat Out Lying to You About Free School Meals!