Investigative
OPINION: Is this the erasure of Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ scene?
Today, the heart of Birmingham’s LGTBQ+ scene, a community spanning clubs and safe spaces for all, has made a heartfelt plea. The plea is quite simple, our community is under threat and we need all the help we can get to protect it from being destroyed. Frequent visitors to Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ quarter within the Southside…
Birmingham third most toxic city in the UK, according to fresh study
A new study has revealed that Birmingham is the third most toxic city in the UK, with one of the highest carbon emission rates, number of power stations and number of substations when compared to other UK cities. The study, conducted by property buyers Good Move, analysed carbon emissions, active power stations, sewage treatment plants,…
Anger as Birmingham mum marched off bus despite showing valid proof of payment
A Birmingham mother has claimed she was marched off a National Express West Midlands bus, despite having proof of fare payment for the service. Inderjit Kaur has written of her “humiliating” and “embarrassing” experience after allegedly being told to leave the bus she was travelling on, even after presenting her proof of payment for the…
Birmingham shisha bar closed after selling ‘alcohol and laughing gas to children’
A Birmingham shisha bar that allegedly sold alcohol and laughing gas to hundreds of children has been permanently closed. Cloud Nine Dessert and Shisha Lounge in Birmingham’s Southside had already been subject to a 90-day closure order after police incidents in April last year, but following allegations of alcohol being sold to children as young as nine, the council…
The second largest migrant community in the UK, Romanians still targeted with media misrepresentation
Newly released data on migrant population in the UK caused again quite a stir in the media. Most outlets, from tabloids to quality press, published the news: Romanians now number 411,000 in the UK, which makes us the second largest migrant population on the island. At the end of last month, the Office for National…
Sickening racist graffiti daubed in predominantly Muslim neighbourhood in Birmingham
A series of vile and racist messages have appeared daubed across properties in the Small Heath area of Birmingham. Racist slurs including the words “Paki Pedo” have been scrawled across homes and walls in the predominantly Muslim neighbourhood, in the south-east of the city.
VIDEO: The waste of welfare and a broken Jobcentre Plus
Thom Bartley has been investigating the current condition of the UK welfare system through a project looking at the future of the Jobcentre in the UK. Bartley, a former Jobcentre Plus employee, exposes the malicious hurdles put in place by the Government to ensure many benefits claimants are hindered in their pursuit of assistance, rather than helped.
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