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Lib Dem campaigner for Sheldon Promoted by the Liberal Democrats, 1 Vincent Square, SW1P 2PN
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Could Lib Dems become the biggest party in English local government?
With voter loyalty a distant memory, the Lib Dems’ cost of living policies and criticism of Trump could gain them ground
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/30/could-lib-dems-become-the-biggest-party-in-english-local-government
16 days ago
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Birmingham Liberal Democrats
about 1 month ago
#LibDem
leader Sir Ed Davey launching the
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#Birmingham
: Liberal Democrat local champions are prepared to rebuild our great city and make us all feel proud of
#Birmingham
again 🔶
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
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Ed Davey visits Birmingham to launch the local election campaign.
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
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Lib Dems chief Ed Davey in Birmingham to launch bid to take over city council
The popular party leader was in the city today to officially unveil the Liberal Democrats vision for Birmingham
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/liberal-democrats-chief-ed-davey-33744082
about 1 month ago
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Birmingham City Council failed to set its budget today. Labour chose not to put it to the vote rather than risk defeat. By my counting, they had 46 councillors present, to 45 of the opposition. Maybe they couldn't count on all of them supporting their own party. The vote has to be within 2 weeks.
3 months ago
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Birmingham Liberal Democrats
3 months ago
#Sheldon
#LibDem
Councillor Colin Green
@colingreenld.bsky.social
addressing the issue of unlawful traveller encampments at Gilberstone Park: “Improving security at one site just displaces activity elsewhere.” Council are clearly failing to solve this effectively
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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Travellers set up camp after security stops them entering park ground
Formal eviction proceedings are now underway following the arrival of a convoy of caravans and other vehicles onto Sheldon Country Park on Saturday.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15520419/travellers-camp-park-security-recreation-ground.html
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Colin Green 🔶️
Birmingham Liberal Democrats
4 months ago
#LibDems
don’t side with bullies.
#Britain
doesn’t side with bullies.
#Birmingham
doesn’t side with bullies.
#LibDems4Brum
#LibDem
@libdems.org.uk
@izzyknowles.bsky.social
@assoclibdemcllrs.bsky.social
@colingreenld.bsky.social
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Peter Stefanovic
4 months ago
BREAKING: Ed Davey’s response to Keir Starmer’s statement
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Mats Bengtsson
6 months ago
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Colin Green 🔶️
Birmingham Liberal Democrats
6 months ago
#LibDems
offer real change for
#Birmingham
in May 2026 Council Elections 🔶 Stop Labour that led us into financial disaster and incompetent divisive Reform BE PART OF CHANGE in
#Birmingham
SUPPORT US NOW to help us win a record number of seats in May 2026 and please share this post 🔶 👇👇👇
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Do you want to know why Birmingham City Council is bankrupt? Chambers have made an excellent documentary on the subject which you can see on YouTube (linked here). I was more than happy to take part and help tell the story.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pQr...
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Birmingham Council’s Collapse Explained: Austerity, Mismanagement, or Both?
YouTube video by Chamber UK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pQrEzWD9o8
6 months ago
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Alex Andreou
8 months ago
NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before. Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
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Why are the roads in Birmingham so bad? Because the council is in stasis until the government decides whether to allow us to continue with PFI or not. I spoke at the council this week to get them to urge Angela Rayner to get on with it.
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Improving Birmingham highways: Councillor Colin Green speaks at full council
YouTube video by Birmingham Liberal Democrats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxYoPxRKuJ0&t=4s
10 months ago
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Labour confirms car parking charges at Sheldon Country park. It's madness. The money raised in parking charges will be less than the cost of the ticket machines. Everyone will lose out except the people who fit the machines.
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Anger as Brum Council pushes ahead with 'unjust' park charges
Birmingham City Council has plans to introduce new parking charges at Lickey Hills, Sutton Park and Sheldon Country Park
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/anger-birmingham-city-council-pushes-31826907
11 months ago
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The Guardian
12 months ago
Birmingham bin dispute could run until December after vote for more strikes
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Birmingham bin dispute could run until December after vote for more strikes
Unite says industrial action will last ‘for as long as it takes’ after 97% of workers in latest ballot vote to continue The bin strike in Birmingham could last until December after nearly 400 workers voted to continue industrial action. Unite, the trade union representing the striking workers, said 97% of workers voted in favour of further strike action in its latest ballot on a 75% turnout. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/05/birmingham-bin-dispute-could-run-until-december-after-vote-for-more-strikes?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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Colin Green 🔶️
Birmingham Liberal Democrats
about 1 year ago
Group Leader Cllr Roger Harmer urges the Chief Constable Craig Guildford to keep police on the picket lines. More here:
www.birminghamlibdems.org.uk/news/article...
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Chief Constable Craig Guildford should keep police at picket lines
Resident’s health and wellbeing should always be the priority. Workers that are not striking must be allowed to do their job and keep the city clear of hazardous rubbish pile ups.
https://www.birminghamlibdems.org.uk/news/article/chief-constable-craig-guildford-should-keep-police-at-picket-lines
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Craig
about 1 year ago
You can just see the Lib Dem election leaflets: “Labour cut your benefits then gave the money to Elon Musk.” There is no way that this will not come back to bite Labour if they do it.
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Birmingham Liberal Democrats
about 1 year ago
The one thing Brum has enough of is 1 bed flats. They They serve a more transitory group, and can erode a sense of community. The city needs more family homes. Cllr Green regularly makes this point when new developments come to the planning committee:
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
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Apartment plans approved despite concern over 'mistake lasting 100 years'
The Birmingham Smithfield scheme is set to transform the former wholesale markets near the Bullring shopping centre into a major new destination
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birmingham-smithfield-apartment-block-plans-31192378?utm_source=mynewsassistant.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=embedded_search_item_desktop
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Colin Green 🔶️
Birmingham Liberal Democrats
about 1 year ago
Cllr Tilsley: "Following Cllr Waseem Zaffar’s comments, I think it’s imperative to remind him that there is a Labour government, a Labour council and Labour Mayor. You’ve got nowhere to hide anymore, the responsibility is with you."
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Cllr Paul Tilsley speaks about the Birmingham budget
Message to Birmingham Labour: "There is a Labour government, a Labour council and Labour Mayor. You’ve got nowhere to hide anymore, the responsibility is with you."
https://www.birminghamlibdems.org.uk/news/article/cllr-paul-tilsley-speaks-about-the-birmingham-budget
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Ed Davey
about 1 year ago
By suspending all military aid to Ukraine, Donald Trump has humiliated the people who pretended he was a reliable ally only in search of peace. The UK and Europe must seize frozen Russian assets to resist Putin’s unjust and savage war.
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Izzy Knowles 🔶
about 1 year ago
Latest news re the Brum bin strikes is garden waste collections have been suspended. 😥
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Liberal Democrats
about 1 year ago
"If the President of the United States is doing things that are against the British national interest and against our values, someone has to point them out."
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
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An update on Birmingham bin collections.
www.birminghamlibdems.org.uk/news/article...
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Brum bins are looking grim
Strike action means that many are being left without a bin collection, and recycling is not being collected. Here are all future strike dates and updates for residents on what to do:
https://www.birminghamlibdems.org.uk/news/article/brum-bin-update
about 1 year ago
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Ed Davey
about 1 year ago
Calling Zelensky a “Dictator” must be where the line is drawn. It is my sincere hope that the whole political spectrum in the United Kingdom will speak with one voice in opposition to Trump’s lies.
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Colin Green 🔶️
Scottish Liberal Democrats
about 1 year ago
Liberal Democrats believe that we have a moral obligation to stand up to Trump and challenge his view of the world. That will almost certainly necessitate a realignment, where we look closer to home, to our European partners for our future security alliances.
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Colin Green 🔶️
Birmingham Liberal Democrats
over 1 year ago
Council tax is going up again by 7.5% in 2025....but Birmingham Labour originally asked for a 10% increase.
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Brum's second eye-watering council tax hike sparks blame game
Birmingham City Council plans to increase council by around 7.5 per cent - a year after a rise of just under 10 per cent
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birminghams-second-eye-watering-council-30990225
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Birmingham's council tax will go up 7.5% this year instead of the 10% that was planned. The equal pay settlement is not as high as some feared, so the council doesn't have to raise quite as much to pay for it.
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Birmingham City council denied permission for new 9.99% tax rise
But the government says the council can increase it by 7.5% without a local referendum.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yvqpv9xdyo
over 1 year ago
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Caroline Voaden
over 1 year ago
Ed Davey on Elon Musk. Ironic that it’s a screengrab from X but we’ll work on that… 😉
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Bin workers' strikes start on Monday and will cover 12 dates over the next 4 months. The strikes are because the illegal pay settlements that triggered Birmingham's 'bankruptcy' are being changed to comply with discrimination law.
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Exact date your last bin will be collected in Birmingham before bin strike
12-day bin strike planned from early 2025 after crunch talks broke down between Unite and Birmingham city council
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/exact-date-last-birmingham-bin-30631830
over 1 year ago
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Colin Green 🔶️
Birmingham Liberal Democrats
over 1 year ago
Hey, Brummies! Check your bin collection days here:
www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/20009/w...
And have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year :)
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Check your collection day | Birmingham City Council
Check your rubbish, recycling and garden collection days.
https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/20009/waste_and_recycling/1062/check_your_collection_day
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Birmingham's refuse collectors are to strike in the new year. Birmingham City Council's 'bankruptcy' was caused by equal pay claims from the unlawful settlement to bin strikes in 2017 and 2019. This strike is over making their pay equal.
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
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Birmingham bin workers set to strike for twelve days
Breaking news as the union representing refuse workers said 12 days of full strike action have been planned
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/bin-birmingham-strike-breaking-birmingham-30620064
over 1 year ago
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Colin Green 🔶️
Liberal Democrats
over 1 year ago
MPs have BACKED Sarah Olney's Lib Dem bill on electoral reform. This is a historic day for fair votes. Today, as we have done for a century, Liberal Democrats are leading the fight for fair votes and making sure that no one can be ignored in our democracy.
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Adam Tranter
over 1 year ago
A new Birmingham City Council scrutiny report has highlighted the enormous financial burden of road harm, with road casualties costing around £205 million in Birmingham EVERY year. The current status quo is not only unacceptable on a human level but also economically ruinous.
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I've never been a fan of Black Friday. Here's a good example. I've had my eye on a CNC router. £482 on their website. £479 on the Black Friday preview email. Save £3 or a whole 0.6%.
over 1 year ago
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Birmingham's "bankruptcy" was caused by settling bin strikes in a way that broke equalities law. The BBC report that bin workers are being balloted for another strike.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Birmingham bin workers balloted on strike action
Workers will be consulted on industrial action over plans that could see dozens lose pay, a union says.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2n6yjlxzlo
over 1 year ago
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