Sandwell Liberal Democrats

09/06/2026

Vote Labour, get Reform.

Bromford and Hodge Hill councillor Diane Donaldson has quit Labour after nearly two decades of loyal support

05/06/2026

Some background on why we are seeing so many planning applications for changes of use to children's homes. Another example of the failure in duty of care when deregulating an industry.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/05/child-care-councils-private-equity-companies?CMP=share_btn_url
Horrific, unregulated, and very profitable. The companies making cash from England’s children in care | George Monbiot

Councils are sending vulnerable kids to homes ran by money-grabbing cowboys and private-equity vultures, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

01/06/2026

Happy Pride Month!

27/05/2026

Eid Mubarak. Wishing peace and blessings to all those celebrating Eid.

26/05/2026

I suspect this will also be true of some Reform candidates, and is one of the reasons why we try to field local candidates in wards. Councillors should know the area the hope to represent.

A number of Green councillors are ineligible to take up elected positions, leading to by-elections. ➡️ https://bbc.in/4dXXF4L

25/05/2026

Badenoch and Starmer interference hampering constructive coalitions at local levels. These have allowed Reform to evade scrutiny in Worcestershire and bodes ill for effective rule in Birmingham, and Sandwell where Labour tribalism is entrenched and likely to undermine effective scrutiny of our new Reform-lad Council.

What should be a story of Reform incompetence instead speaks to the broader refusal of Westminster to adapt to multiparty democracy, says assistant Guardian Opinion editor Jason Okundaye

21/05/2026

Congratulations to Aston Villa, and Unai Emery, on becoming Europa League Champions.

👏 Aston Villa are Europa League Champions! A first major European trophy since the European Cup in 1982.
Reaction - https://bbc.in/4dlD0Yh

21/05/2026

We need to see more bobbies on the beat again. We have long been calling for a return to community policing, and bleed control kits to help save lives when its absence has consequences.

The Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to urgently increase visible community policing and tighten weapon supply laws to combat...