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Meirion Jenkins

Posts by Meirion Jenkins

Meirion Jenkins was Parliamentary Candidate for Bridgend in 2015 and has assisted DIT (formerly UKTI) as an international trade advisor. He is shadow cabinet member for Value for Money and Efficiency on Birmingham City Council.

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Meirion Jenkins: The lack of democratic accountability in Birmingham is worse than ever

Labour wants a new tax that would add extra cars and pollution to some of the areas where air quality is already the worst in the City.

Local Government | By Meirion Jenkins | 18 August 2020 at 6:10 am | 6 comments

Meirion Jenkins: Scrutiny for council procurement must be restored as soon as possible

The crisis is bound to put a further strain on Birmingham’s finances. The timetable for the Commonwealth Games was already very tight.

Local Government | By Meirion Jenkins | 16 April 2020 at 6:10 am | 2 comments

Meirion Jenkins: Spending by Birmingham City Council is out of control

The relocation of a National Express bus depot for the Commonwealth Games athlete’s village will cost £15.5m – eight times more than budgeted.

Local Government | By Meirion Jenkins | 13 January 2020 at 6:10 am | 14 comments

Meirion Jenkins: Birmingham is the largest metropolitan authority in Europe – and one of the worst-run.

The structure and management of the council needs total reform. I would reduce the current 101 councillors to around 30.

Local Government | By Meirion Jenkins | 14 January 2019 at 6:10 am | 9 comments

Meirion Jenkins: How we can boost exports to a £1 trillion a year

These are my observations as to how we can up our export game – here are the two game changers. They go together and feed off each other.

Comment, Highlights | By Meirion Jenkins | 21 October 2016 at 6:20 am | 44 comments

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