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Brum Against Cuts

@BrumAgainstCuts

We are a group formed by Trade Unions, Service & user Groups and Campaign Groups in Brum to oppose cuts made by the Con/Lib coalition nationally and locally

 Birmingham, UK
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Joined December 2010
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The West Midlands Combined Authority is not democratic. What can we learn from the London Assembly? birminghamagainstthecuts.wor…
The West Midlands Combined Authority is not democratic. What can we learn from the London Assembly?

The West Midlands Combined Authority is not democratic. What can we learn from the London Assembly?

The WMCA Assembly is not democratically accountable to the citizens of the West Midlands. They don’t elect its members, apart from the Mayor, and they have no voice in what it does. Is the London A…

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A Labour Government should make the unelected WMCA accountable to a democratically elected WM Assembly birminghamagainstthecuts.wor…
A Labour Government should make the unelected WMCA accountable to a democratically elected WM Ass...

A Labour Government should make the unelected WMCA accountable to a democratically elected WM Ass...

Local democratic control means citizens elect their representatives directly to local Councils. But there is no direct democracy in the WMCA. The Councillors who run it are not democratically accou…

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KINGS HEATH UNITED AGAINST RACISM FESTIVAL 12-14 MAY birminghamagainstthecuts.wor…
KINGS HEATH UNITED AGAINST RACISM FESTIVAL 12-14 MAY

KINGS HEATH UNITED AGAINST RACISM FESTIVAL 12-14 MAY

KINGS HEATH UNITED AGAINST RACISM PRESENTS: THE UNITY WEEKENDER FESTIVAL 12 – 14 MAY IN RESPONSE TO RACIST ATTACK On Wednesday 29 March, at around 11 pm, a 73-year-old man was brutally attack…

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“Everything about carmaking is changing at once. The industry must reinvent itself to keep pace.” birminghamagainstthecuts.wor…
“Everything about carmaking is changing at once. The industry must reinvent itself to keep pace.”

“Everything about carmaking is changing at once. The industry must reinvent itself to keep pace.”

On April 27 BATC asked “How safe are jobs in the auto industry in Birmingham and the West Midlands?” Here we add to it with key points and extracts from the 10-page special report on the car indust…

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How safe are jobs in the auto industry in Birmingham and the West Midlands? birminghamagainstthecuts.wor…
How safe are jobs in the auto industry in Birmingham and the West Midlands?

How safe are jobs in the auto industry in Birmingham and the West Midlands?

A combination of factors – Brexit, Covid, increasing costs, semiconductor chip shortages, declining sales to China, net zero targets and the shift towards electric vehicles – is putting…

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“The big question for Birmingham is more equitable distribution of how power is concentrated” birminghamagainstthecuts.wor…
“The big question for Birmingham is more equitable distribution of how power is concentrated”

“The big question for Birmingham is more equitable distribution of how power is concentrated”

‘The Beauty Queen Riots’ is a programme about the riots in Lozells in 2005. It’s now on the BBC Radio 4 website, in the ‘Seriously’ list, in 5 15 minute episodes. It was a conflict between members …

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Say no to the forced academisation of all Birmingham’s Catholic schools birminghamagainstthecuts.wor…
Say no to the forced academisation of all Birmingham’s Catholic schools

Say no to the forced academisation of all Birmingham’s Catholic schools

Over recent years we have seen many Birmingham schools leave the local authority and become Academies. The majority of Birmingham’s primary schools are ‘maintained’ schools which have remaine…

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The erosion of democracy in local government: Birmingham and the WMCA birminghamagainstthecuts.wor…
The erosion of democracy in local government: Birmingham and the WMCA

The erosion of democracy in local government: Birmingham and the WMCA

A recent article on Birmingham Against the Cuts (13 March) described the process of erosion of democracy in local government as a neo-liberal strategy of depoliticisation. A key element in the ongo…

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BCC has new funding for retrofit of social homes, but at this rate of annual funding it will take till 2071 birminghamagainstthecuts.wor…
BCC has new funding for retrofit of social homes, but at this rate of annual funding it will take...

BCC has new funding for retrofit of social homes, but at this rate of annual funding it will take...

Birmingham Council’s ‘Bolder Greener Bulletin’ for March has recently been published by Ellie Horwich-Smith, the Assistant Director responsible for the Route to Zero climate emergency strategy. It …

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Are we going to replace Andy Street with a mini-Starmer Labour Mayor? birminghamagainstthecuts.wor…
Are we going to replace Andy Street with a mini-Starmer Labour Mayor?

Are we going to replace Andy Street with a mini-Starmer Labour Mayor?

Labour’s campaign to replace Andy Street in next year’s election for West Midlands Mayor has already begun. There are two candidates – Richard Parker with 17 nominations and Nicky Brennan with 8. S…

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Build a campaign to bring Birmingham buses under public control birminghamagainstthecuts.wor…
Build a campaign to bring Birmingham buses under public control

Build a campaign to bring Birmingham buses under public control

Buses are a lifeline for thousands of people in Birmingham. They are already a fantastic, climate friendly mode of transport, but they need to be more accessible, reliable, and affordable to work f…

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Divest West Midlands Pension Fund birminghamagainstthecuts.wor…
Divest West Midlands Pension Fund

Divest West Midlands Pension Fund

Divest WMPF is a group of volunteers campaigning for the West Midlands pension fund to divest from fossil fuels and invest in clean energy and local, socially positive investments. West Midlands Pe…

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The neo-liberal depoliticisation of the West Midlands by the WMCA birminghamagainstthecuts.wor…
The neo-liberal depoliticisation of the West Midlands by the WMCA

The neo-liberal depoliticisation of the West Midlands by the WMCA

The West Midlands Combined Authority was set up in 2016. Now, seven years later, we can see clearly in practice what its political project is. It is summed up in the word ‘depoliticisation’. I’m go…

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Tory Mayor Andy Street is failing Birmingham’s bus system – sign Labour’s petition for more funding and for power to local people to set routes birminghamagainstthecuts.wor…

Tory Mayor Andy Street is failing Birmingham’s bus system – sign Labour’s petition for more funding...

A message from Cllr Liz Clements, Birmingham’s Cabinet Member for Transport In Birmingham, we are being let down by a Conservative Mayor. He backed Liz Truss and her disastrous mini budget, f…

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How inequalities of social class, gender and ethnicity combine in Birmingham schools, and what could be done to share ideas and experiences to tackle them birminghamagainstthecuts.wor…
How inequalities of social class, gender and ethnicity combine in Birmingham schools, and what...

How inequalities of social class, gender and ethnicity combine in Birmingham schools, and what...

We know that how children and young people get on in school is shaped by a combination of gender, ethnicity and social class factors that create significant inequalities of progress and attainment.…

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‘Hopeless’ progress on home energy efficiency says Mayor birminghamagainstthecuts.wor…
‘Hopeless’ progress on home energy efficiency says Mayor

‘Hopeless’ progress on home energy efficiency says Mayor

That is the headline in yesterday’s Birmingham Mail. It continued: “Mayor Andy Street has admitted the West Midlands Combined authority is making “hopeless” progress on home…

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Why we need a public campaign now for urgent Government action to fund home retrofit in the West Midlands birminghamagainstthecuts.wor…
Why we need a public campaign now for urgent Government action to fund home retrofit in the...

Why we need a public campaign now for urgent Government action to fund home retrofit in the...

Retrofitting houses to cut energy use, fuel costs and pollution is perhaps the issue in the climate emergency that most impacts directly on people’s lives in the West Midlands right now. The IPPR t…

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Why won’t Brum’s Labour councillors demand more Government funding for climate action? birminghamagainstthecuts.wor…
Why won’t Brum’s Labour councillors demand more Government funding for climate action?

Why won’t Brum’s Labour councillors demand more Government funding for climate action?

At the Council meeting on 7 February Cllr Majid Mahmood, the Cabinet Member for Environment, presented the Route to Net Zero Annual Report. The report itself is full of references to lack of fundin…

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BRIG Race Equality Week Networking Event Friday 10 Feb 4–7pm birminghamagainstthecuts.wor…
BRIG Race Equality Week Networking Event Friday 10 Feb 4–7pm

BRIG Race Equality Week Networking Event Friday 10 Feb 4–7pm

Keeping race on the agenda is everyone’s business, and we invite you to join us for a night of action, discussion, networking & celebration Friday 10 February 4pm – 7pm The Old Library Gi…

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BRIG Race Equality Week Networking Event Fri 10 Jan 4– 7pm birminghamagainstthecuts.wor…
BRIG Race Equality Week Networking Event Fri 10 Feb 4– 7pm

BRIG Race Equality Week Networking Event Fri 10 Feb 4– 7pm

Keeping race on the agenda is everyone’s business, and we invite you to join us for a night of action, discussion, networking & celebration Friday 10 February 4pm – 7pm at The Old Library…

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