TORIES BLOW WHISTLE ON "DODGY" TAXI DEAL Sunday, 20 June, 2021 Proof positive that Labour Sandwell council has learned nothing from past scandals and continues dubious practices was revealed last week. The latest, Labour leader of the council was forced, at the last minute, to pull a contract which was due to be nodded through at the council’s cabinet meeting in order that the process by which the deal had been made should be investigated. The deal was for... Local News
"UP THE WORKERS" SAY LOCAL LABOUR COUNCILLORS 10th March 2018 One of the more outrageous claims of the Labour party is that it represents the interests of working people. Well, Sandwell’s Labour party under the... Local News
SKIDDER WASTES POLICE TIME 9th March 2018 Julian Saunders, aka the Sandwell Skidder, confesses to wasting police time. The celebrated blogger tells us he took up the time of two police officers from the... Local News
PAUPER SPLASHES THE CASH 27th February 2018 Cllr. Eling, Sandwell’s Labour leader, has a favourite tune “Buddy can you spare a dime”. Endlessly, he whinges about government “cuts” yet boasts that Sandwell... Local News
CHILDREN SUFFER 30th January 2018 From the cradle to the grave, Sandwell’s Labour council fails its people. On the day that the latest Ofsted report on the council’s Childrens’ Service was... Local News
A PLAYGROUND BULLY? 28th January 2018 Even as Cllr. Eling denies a culture of bullying at Sandwell council, one of his minions resorts to it. Surjit Tour, monitoring officer and head of legal at... Local News
GO ELING, GO 26th January 2018 The stench from the Sandwell swamp reached Westminster yesterday when James Morris MP in a Parliamentary debate called for the resignation of Sandwell Labour... Local News
JUGGLING THE FIGURES 17th January 2018 Last night’s Sandwell council meeting was chiefly concerned with next year’s budget, the projected 4.99% rise in council tax and how that particular pill might... Local News
FAILING STANDARDS 16th January 2018 The Sandwell Standards hearing against Cllr Mahboob Hussain has ended. Its result, never in doubt, (considering the resources which the council lavished on its... Local News
NO PUNCH BUT THE SHOW GOES ON 9th January 2018 Yesterday, despite the failure of Cllr. Mahboob Hussain to appear before it, the Standards Committee of Sandwell council decided to proceed to deal with the... Local News
Our gigabit rural broadband plan for the UK 1st October 2019 Investment in rural broadband is vital. Broadband is not just essential for businesses across the United Kingdom, but it also makes areas more attractive places... National News
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News