The Northfield Labour Party’s Annual Dinner will be held on Thursday September 19th at the Edgbaston Priory Club, Sir Harrys Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2UZ. Our guest speaker is Tom Watson MP – someone well known to so many people up and down the country, not only as a tireless campaigner for Labour but also someone who has done so much to hold the Murdoch press empire to account. Tickets …
Labour leader, Ed Miliband and Shadow Housing Minister, Jack Dromey MP for Birmingham Erdington, joined me on a visit to St Modwen’s development at Longbridge on Saturday (22 June).
Ed was here to see the progress being made in the area before making his speech to the National Policy Forum in Birmingham.
Earlier today (8th May) was the State Opening of Parliament, where the Queen formally opens the new Parliamentary Session with a speech setting out the Government’s agenda and priorities for the next year. Unfortunately as anticipated the Queen’s Speech, which was one of the shortest in years, failed to recognise many of the problems concerning real people. It was a stark reminder that this out …
A quick video from the Labour Party Conference in Manchester, where there has been a great reaction to Ed Miliband’s speech.
Will you be a Labour +1 to help make Britiain a fairer place and change things for the better?
These are tough times for people and their families. The local election on Thursday 3rd May is your chance to have a say on what the Conservative-led government is doing and how it is affecting you, your family and your community.
And, here in Birmingham, it is also a chance to get rid the Conservative led Council which is failing our city and its people.
Ed Miliband’s first few days as Leader of the Labour Party have brought a breath of fresh air to politics. In his speech to the Labour Party Conference Ed was right to emphasise not just Labour policies, but also our values – the things which makes us tick. He has already shown he is prepared to face up to the things which Labour got wrong in government as well as celebrate the things we achieved …
I was Labour Member of Parliament for Birmingham Northfield between 1992 and 2019 and a former Shadow Transport Minister. I now chair Healthwatch in Birmingham and Solihull, and the West Midlands Board of Remembering Srebrenica. I also work as a public affairs consultant. I am an effective community advocate and stakeholder alliance builder with a passion for human rights. I am a trustee of the Balfour Project charity and of Citizens Advice Birmingham, and a former Chair of Medical Aid for Palestinians.