I am fortunate enough to have lived in Solihull for over 20 years. Having lived elsewhere in the UK and overseas I can certainly appreciate what Solihull has to offer.

Being a year into early retirement I am now able to devote more time to voluntary activities –some new, and some which I’ve been involved with for many years. Whilst Solihull is a great place to live, it’s not perfect and faces its own share of both petty and violent crime as well as the irritations of the state of our roads and pavements. We are a wealthy borough so there is a lot we can achieve locally without breaking the bank. To do that, we need at the very least some effective opposition to the Tory dominated council.

Contact Ian by post – Ian English, Labour Office, Kingshurst Labour Club, Clopton Crescent, West Midlands, B37 6QU – or via email or social media by clicking on the icons below his photograph on the Silhill & St Alphege Branch page of this website.