I suppose it was inevitable that Brigid Jones would stand down, I can only imagine the abuse she has received, yet she was an outstanding Cabinet member for Children's Services and all decent residents should wish her well. The financial mess should not be blamed on her despite a typically mealy mouthed response from Birmingham Conservatives.
‘It has been an absolute honour to have served for more than a third of my life in the city I came to aged 18’ — it’s nice to hear from somebody in the city who wasn’t born here for a change.
As somebody who also came here aged 18 it’s increasingly grating when people in positions of leadership — or aspiring to positions of leadership — in the city talk about being born and bred here as part of their qualification for the job, as if those of us who are incomers are somehow second class citizens of the city.
ian ward is off scot free having ruined the city, kept the debts hidden, etc . there are a number of labour cabinet who should be facing jail... ruining this great city for its residents. The IT scandal still dargs, on the equal pay drags on, CEO's come and go on mega packages... "something is rotten at the centre"
I suppose it was inevitable that Brigid Jones would stand down, I can only imagine the abuse she has received, yet she was an outstanding Cabinet member for Children's Services and all decent residents should wish her well. The financial mess should not be blamed on her despite a typically mealy mouthed response from Birmingham Conservatives.
‘It has been an absolute honour to have served for more than a third of my life in the city I came to aged 18’ — it’s nice to hear from somebody in the city who wasn’t born here for a change.
As somebody who also came here aged 18 it’s increasingly grating when people in positions of leadership — or aspiring to positions of leadership — in the city talk about being born and bred here as part of their qualification for the job, as if those of us who are incomers are somehow second class citizens of the city.
ian ward is off scot free having ruined the city, kept the debts hidden, etc . there are a number of labour cabinet who should be facing jail... ruining this great city for its residents. The IT scandal still dargs, on the equal pay drags on, CEO's come and go on mega packages... "something is rotten at the centre"