Birmingham
Brummies set to pay more than other big cities for bus travel
Why are other major cities paying less than Birmingham for bus travel?
25 Nov 2024
Local News
Birmingham
End austerity....but not for the city
The long-awaited budget from the Labour Government turned out to be the good the bad and the ugly. What must be remembered is Labour now control all the levers of power from Government, to West Midlands Mayor, and the Labour controlled City Council.
5 Nov 2024
Birmingham
"It's an anti jobs budget" - Cllr Tilsley reacts to the chancellor's statement
There were big changes to the budget yesterday - Cllr Paul Tilsley explains how these changes will impact Brum
31 Oct 2024
Birmingham
Expanding breakfast clubs in schools - a good move which will help to address child poverty issues
Yesterdays budget built on the work of Pupil Premium - a Liberal Democrat legacy that has significantly helped to redress the poverty gap in schools
31 Oct 2024
Birmingham
Birmingham is desperate for affordable homes - will promises be delivered.
Birmingham has an astonishingly high number of people living in temporary accommodation or sleeping rough. Yesterdays budget announced new money to tackle this which will come via the WMCA. It cannot come soon enough.
31 Oct 2024
Birmingham
Our economy won’t grow strong again unless we repair our broken relationship with Europe
Rebuilding ties with Europe would help us to boost growth. Liberal Democrats continue to champion stronger ties with the worlds largest single market.
30 Oct 2024