General secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions GAWAIN LITTLE calls for support and participation in the national partnership organised to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1926 general strike
We shall overcome
KATE TAYLOR reports on the Brum Rise Up campaign to secure continuous funding of social services in the wake of the financial collapse of Birmingham City Council

LAST week, parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) in Birmingham were told that their 16-18-year-old children will no longer be able to access supported transport to school or college from September. Instead they will be provided with a bus pass.
Can you imagine sending your vulnerable child with profound needs out alone, on a bus, in a city the size of Birmingham, so they can access education at their specialist school or college?
As a proud Brummie I felt devastated when reading about the extent and brutality of the planned cuts, and it was news like this cut to Send transport that made me realise I needed to do something.
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