Investment is not just buildings and roads. It is people, skills and confidence. East Birmingham needs all three.
A serious investment plan for East Birmingham starts with our young people: better schools, real apprenticeships, accessible further education, and routes into the industries of the future. It runs through our high streets, with support for the small businesses that are the backbone of our local economy. And it ends with confidence — the belief that this corner of the city has a future worth staying for.
We have the talent. We have the entrepreneurial spirit. We have the work ethic. What we need is partners — in local government, in business, in the third sector — who match our ambition with action.
Mohammed Ali — Birmingham-born community leader from Alum Rock, founder of JABS B8 FC, and an independent voice for East Birmingham.