Open Letter to West Midlands Police & Birmingham City Council calling for the evidence behind ban of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans to be made public Tuesday, 21 October, 2025 Local Conservatives have written to the Police and Birmingham City Council calling on both to release details of the exact threat they were concerned about in relation to the Aston Villa/Maccabi Tel Aviv football match, and the documents that were used to come to that decision. This follows a weekend of press reports suggesting that some of the evidence used was compromised. With both protests and... Articles
Update: Labour councillors vote to cut library services for 5th time. 13th February 2025 Labour councillors have voted to uphold their devastating cuts to library services , despite a cross-party call-in challenging their decision. This means... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives Demand Transparency Over Child Safeguarding Risks Following Birmingham Council Budget Cuts 9th February 2025 Cllr Adam Higgs (Con, Highters Heath), Shadow Cabinet Member for Children, Young People & Families, has written to Cabinet Member for Children, Young People &... Articles
Council Leader Caught Misleading Residents 3rd February 2025 On the 13th of December, after seeing the local government settlement, Councillor John Cotton and his Labour Administration personally asked for council tax to... Articles
Bankrupt Council holds back nearly £40m in schools’ funding 30th January 2025 Almost 9 out of 10 requests for additional support for children with Special Educational Needs (SEND) are turned down whilst the Council sits on a pile of cash... Articles
Labour scupper attempts to protect family homes and tackle badly run exempt accommodation 28th January 2025 On the 28th of January, a motion was brought to Birmingham City Council’s meeting of Full Council by opposition councillors calling for the acceleration of the... Articles
Brummies hit with ANOTHER double whammy of fewer services for higher council tax. 21st January 2025 Today at Birmingham City Council Cabinet Committee, the Council has confirmed council tax is going up by 10% again next year. The Labour Cabinet also revealed... Articles
Over a decade after first calls for legendary rock band to be honoured - Black Sabbath to be awarded Freedom of the City 21st January 2025 Freedom of the City is a prestigious honour bestowed by a local council, celebrating the exceptional service of individuals or groups to their community. This... Articles
Unite Binmen to Strike 19th December 2024 Responding to the news that residents face yet another bin strike under the Labour Administration of Birmingham City Council, Cllr Robert Alden (Con, Erdington)... Articles
45,000 council houses don't meet Decent Homes Standard 10th December 2024 Birmingham’s social housing crisis continues to deepen, with just 26.6% of council houses now meeting the Government’s Decent Homes Standard according to... Articles
General Election Speech in Full 21st August 2024 Rishi Sunak's speech in full as the Prime Minister announces a General Election in July National News
The Triple Lock Plus: Only the Conservatives have a clear plan for pensioners 21st August 2024 From next April, the Conservatives will increase the personal allowance for pensioners in line with the Triple Lock by introducing a new age-related allowance—a... National News
Rishi Sunak Announces National Service Policy 21st August 2024 Only the Conservatives will take the bold action needed to give young people the opportunities they deserve National News
Machzike Hadath shul Speech from Rishi 21st August 2024 Rishi stands shoulder to shoulder with the Jewish community National News
Why I'm calling a General Election 21st August 2024 Rishi Sunak explains in the Spectator why he has called a General Election. National News
Why appease identity politics zealots? 18th August 2024 Why should my mixed-race children have to pick a side – just to satisfy the identity politics zealots tearing our society asunder? National News
