Welcome
to the September edition of my e-newsletter. I always welcome your comments, thoughts and feedback, so please do not hesitate to get in touch with me and also to forward this newsletter to anyone else who you think might like to see it.
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Recent Activity
Opened the Burcot Village Fete and Flower Show.
Met with constituents to discuss Equitable Life.
Opened the new Harlequins Costumes shop.
Held public meetings in:
Wythall,
Alvechurch,
Barnt Green,
Rubery,
Bromsgrove, and
Hagley.
Opened the new Age UK charity shop.
Visited businesses in Rubery and inspected the work done at a local carpark.
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Sajid in the Papers
Shop opens as young supporter plans walk
A new charity shop opened its doors on Tuesday (August 23) in Bromsgrove.
Friday 26 August 2011
Along the corridors of power
Pupils from Parkside Middle School took a walk down the corridors of power with a visit to Westminster.
Friday 26 August 2011
Town MP tipped to be future PM
Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid has been named as one of the new MPs most likely to become Prime Minister in the future by a London-based think-tank.
Thursday 25 August 2011
Relief as Rubery car park is finally repaired
Resident, business owners and drivers in Rubery can now use the car park behind the village's Co-op without the fear of injury or damage to their cars after the company responsible for it had it repaired.
Thursday 25 August 2011
Contrasting views on new business rate scheme
A much-trumpeted Government scheme to allow councils to keep the taxes they collect from businesses may not benefit Bromsgrove District Council.
Thursday 25 August 2011
Remembering an historic day
Representatives from several organisations gathered in Bromsgrove on Saturday (August 13) for the VJ commemoration parade at the Burma Memorial, Crown Close.
Thursday 18 August 2011
MP inspects the good work going on at The Trunk
The MP for Bromsgrove, Sajid Javid, recently paid a visit to The Trunk in Charford to see the good work that does on there.
Tuesday 16 August 2011
Bromsgrove MP welcomes Government review into local pubs
Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid has backed the Government's review which will boost the number of local pubs.
Monday 15 August 2011
Bromsgrove MP to hold series of public meetings
Sajid Javid, MP for Bromsgrove, is holding a number of local public meetings in August while Parliament is in recess.
Thursday 11 August 2011
Fancy that!
The manager of local production company The Harlequins has just opened a new fancy dress shop.
Thursday 11 August 2011
Town school one of only three nationally to become super green
A Bromsgrove school has become one of only three schools nationally to be given a prestigious green award.
Thursday 4 August 2011
Westminster needs a debt ceiling, too
Shortly after the US midterm elections last year, I dined in Boston with a dozen newly elected "Right-wing nutters". These members of the Tea Party wing of the Republican movement were envious that Britain had a new government that recognised the threat to prosperity from excessive public spending.
Wednesday 3 August 2011
Should the 50p rate be scrapped?
The last Conservative manifesto was unequivocally right to include the pledge that "we do not regard the 50p tax rate as a permanent feature of the tax system" as, indeed, was Alan Johnson when he called for it to be ditched last November, when he was Labour's shadow chancellor.
Tuesday 2 August 2011
Former council leader nominated to carry the torch for Bromsgrove
A man who for many years has done much to repay a debt of gratitude he believes he owes Bromsgrove for the way townsfolk welcomed him as an orphan, could represent the town as a carrier of the Olympic Flame next year.
Tuesday 2 August 2011
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