I had planned to write this week about changes and new beginnings but on Thursday we learned ofthe passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second, the cruellest of signs of changing times andsomething many people hoped could be put off. It’s true that, despite average life expectancy for a woman in the UK beingContinue reading End of an Era
News last week that Labour had taken a 15-point poll lead, biggest since 2013, may have surprised some but there’s a simple explanation. People have spent the hot summer relieved at not having to think how they’ll cope when winter comes. Later this week Ofgem, the regulator supposed to help consumers, will announce a secondContinue reading Government feeling heat
WHAT’S the fascination with outsourcing that makes so many managers and consultants offer it as the solution when they’re asked to make improvements or find savings? Public is not always best but there’s no guarantee private is either. There have been some spectacular government failures with prisons, probation, and tagging of offenders. In Birmingham weContinue reading Peril of failed outsourcing
Steve McCabe MP visited the local constituency fire station in Billesley recently, to check in with staff during this summer of intense heatwaves and the cost-of-living crisis. Steve had an informative chat with the station staff who stressed that not only are the recent scorching temperatures affecting the risk of fire and hazard, but theContinue reading Steve McCabe MP visits local fire station
Many families have got in touch with Steve in recent weeks and months about the cost of living, this has led to families across the constituency facing hardship. Steve’s team have put together some resources to help you if you and your family are struggling: Birmingham Household Support Fund April 22 to September 2022 SupportContinue reading Cost of Living Help and Support
AFTER 12 glorious days, in which Birmingham showed the world just what we can do, the Commonwealth Games have come to an end with a closing ceremony just as enjoyable as the spectacular opening. We weren’t the first choice to host the Games and only stepped in after it became apparent that Durban couldn’t deliver.Continue reading A PERFECT SHOWCASE
I don’t normally comment here on foreign affairs, but events last week, which got scant interest in our media, caught my attention. Putin left Russia for only the second time. He visited Iran where he met Ayatollah Khamenei and President Raisi. These two make the Kray twins look like choir boys. Also present was supposedContinue reading Bloodthirsty dictators…
Johnson was driven from office because his own side could no longer tolerate his constant lies. Those same MPs now say they are the right people to shortlist his successor before handing the final choice to less than 160,000 Tory Party members. Of those likely to succeed, the former Chancellor Rishi Sunak is responsible forContinue reading Contenders don’t inspire
Steve McCabe MP is seeking a fulltime Constituency Assistant to join his busy constituency office based in Birmingham. Read on for full details: Job Title: Constituency Assistant Working For: Steve McCabe MP (Birmingham Selly Oak) Location: Birmingham Salary: In line with IPSA pay scales, starting at £21, 529 Length of Contract: Permanent Main responsibilities forContinue reading Work for Steve McCabe MP
It’s possible that by the time you read this, we’ll have witnessed the spectacle of Tory MPs defending, in a confidence motion, the man they forced to resign. In 2019 Boris Johnson told an exhausted nation that he’d get Brexit done and was rewarded with an 80-seat majority, but he betrayed that trust. As ministersContinue reading Tories need Boris break
