A collection of Councillor Alex Yip’s speeches in Birmingham City Council, highlighting his work on Birmingham’s finances, regeneration, community safety and local services for Sutton Coldfield Wylde Green.
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From school streets to saving local services, petitions have helped turn residents’ frustration into action – and shown me what we can achieve when we speak up together. · As a local councillor, one of the most important things I have learned is that real change often begins with people coming together. Petitions are one…
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After more than a decade representing Sutton Wylde Green, I take an honest look at what public service really demands, what it has given back, and how the work has changed both my community and me. · I didn’t grow up around politics. I grew up behind the counter of my parents’ takeaway in Birmingham,…
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At the final full council meeting before the May 2026 local elections, Alex spoke to two agenda items: the Birmingham City Council Improvement and Recovery report, tracking financial progress under ongoing government commissioner oversight; and the Scrutiny Inquiry into Opportunity through Regeneration — Reducing Unemployment, Raising Skills. On the recovery report, he raised the council’s…