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"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
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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
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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…
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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.
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Heartlands is in desperate need of a cash injection. Lib Dems respond to budget comments relating to NHS and social care
Liberal Democrats continue to campaign for capital funding at Heartlands hospital to deal with increasing need for services. Party leader Sir Ed Davey is credited for his ongoing work to support…
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Stalling at the lights: Lib Dems react to details from the budget relating to transport in Birmingham
HS2 stalls, 50% increase on bus ticket single fare ceiling and no progress on road safety. More progress needed in Birmingham.
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History is made for women and girls
For the first time, a female chancellor sets out the budget for the UK: A mark of progress for women and girls.
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Not a single Birmingham MP supports motions to fix health and care crises
Birmingham’s Liberal Democrats have criticised the voting decisions of six Labour MP’s who chose not to support a motion that would have seen the Government rescue community healthcare and end the…
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Heartfelt scenes from residents as they tell the Labour Cabinet: "You just don't get it"
Visibly upset, a group of people wearing "Save Harborne Day Centre" t-shirts attended cabinet on 15 October to protest against the closure of 4 adult day centres, leaving just 5 open.
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Youth services: There is a better way
This week there was more bad news for the city as cuts to threadbare youth services in the city were proposed. Liberal Democrats believe that there is another way...
