News and articles
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Police officers cut (26 January 2012)
West Midlands hardest hit by government’s police cuts - I am calling on the government to rethink its approach to policing after figures released today show that police numbers have fallen to the lowest for a decade, including the loss of 1,077 officers across the West Midlands. Today’s figures show...
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Holocaust Memorial Day (20 January 2012)
Holocaust Memorial Day - Earlier this week I signed a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons, honouring those who were persecuted and killed during the Holocaust. Holocaust Memorial Day, on 27th January, marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau – the Nazi concentration and extermination camp which...
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Merry Christmas (23 December 2011)
Merry Christmas - I've been invited to several Christmas events this year, but one in particular has stood out. Last Friday I joined representatives of West Midlands Police to present a special award to Billie Jayne Fulford, a year 11 student at St Thomas Aquinas school in Kings Norton. Until...
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Christmas card competition (22 December 2011)
Christmas card competition - Congratulations to Abdul Ahmed from Fairway Primary School who designed this year's winning Christmas card. Once again there were some fantastic designs this year and I would like to say a big thank you to all the schools and children who took part....
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Yes to a Birmingham Mayor (1 December 2011)
Yes to mayor - but not enough alone... Last week I spoke in a debate organised by Politics in Brum about whether or not Birmingham should have an elected mayor. I am sure there will be many more such debates over the next six months as we move towards a...
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Feed-in tariffs for solar power (29 November 2011)
Save our solar - I have heard from many constituents who disagree with the government's plans to cut feed-in tariffs (FITs) for solar power. I have also heard from local community groups who are worried that their plans to install solar power panels may now be under threat. I share...
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Housing in Birmingham (24 November 2011)
Have your say on the future of housing in Birmingham Labour in Birmingham has set up a policy commission to look at the future of housing in Birmingham and we want to hear from you. Whether you are a council or housing association tenant, renting in the private sector or...
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Reports from the West Bank (20 November 2011)
Reports from the West Bank - I have just returned from a visit to Israel and the West Bank. Here are a few video reports from some of the places I visited. You can click on the menu button to scroll through the videos and also view them on YouTube...
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World Toilet Day (19 November 2011)
Could you live without a toilet? - To mark World Toilet Day (today) I have written the following article on the LabourList blog... It’s hard to imagine living without something as simple – and vital – as a toilet. Yet just over 150 years ago this was the daily reality...
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Birmingham City Council cuts (9 November 2011)
City Council's proposed cuts - On Monday evening I attended a public meeting in Longbridge about the City Council’s proposed budget for next year. There was a lot of anger at the meeting about the cuts the Conservative-led Council are proposing. I guess it's not surprising that some of the...
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