Inquiry launched into Birmingham’s school transport after parent uproar
Alex calls for resignation of Cabinet Member as seven SEND children are taken to wrong destinations Birmingham City Council was forced to launch a full…
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Home-to-School Transport for 0-25yr olds in Education
Labour-controlled Birmingham City Council today voted to push ahead with an entire overhaul of their 0-25yr old home-to-school Assisted Transport service despite concerns raised by…
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Four waste Cabinet Members in less than one year..
Well this sums up Birmingham City Council for you. After just three months in charge, Cllr Brett O’Reilly is stepping down as the city’s Clean…
Read more →Councillor’s brave revelation as child abuse incidents in Birmingham rise
Alex speaks openly about personal experience to put a human face on a crisis that Birmingham cannot afford to ignore As figures showed a rise…
Read more →Plan to slash £1m of funding for city arts venues ‘puts world class reputation at risk’
Alex warns that cutting arts funding is a false economy that will damage Birmingham’s cultural identity and economic appeal Plans by Birmingham City Council to…
Read more →School transport service ‘bleeding’ money in £3.5m black hole
Financial mismanagement at the heart of Birmingham’s SEND transport service, and Alex warns families must not pay the price Business Live reported that Birmingham City…
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Travel Assist- a failed service failing Disabled Children
Back in early October, over a month on from when guides and chaperones were arbitrarily removed from school routes taking disabled children to and from…
Read more →Councillor who said ‘there is no ISIS’ given new role — protecting kids from extremism
Alex raises serious questions about credibility and judgement as Birmingham hands a sensitive safeguarding role to a controversial figure The Mirror reported the remarkable story…
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An efficient Birmingham Council
Efficiency is at the heart of any strong business and country. The answer cannot be relentlessly throwing more money good after bad, but living within…
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Child Sexual Exploitation: So much more to get right.
“A great deal of work has gone into improving the response of Birmingham City Council and its partners to the terrible crime of child sexual…
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