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  Save our local buses!

  Feeder bus routes, like the 424, are under threat after cuts to government funding for buses. Sign the petition urging Transport for West Midlands to keep these vital links for isolated residents.

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  Back a Cut in VAT!

  Back our call for an emergency cut to VAT to protect households from soaring bills. Reducing VAT from the current 20% to 17.5% for one year would save 96,000 households in Sandwell an average of £600 each, so people can spend cash in local shops and also help the local economy through the diffic...

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  Johnson Must Go

  While you followed the rules, Johnson and his cronies partied at Number 10. They broke the law, lied and treated you with contempt. Sign the petition to make them do the right thing.

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  Ban Conversion Therapy

  Tories promised to ban conversion therapy in last Queen's Speech. Do you believe them after all their U-turns? Sign our petition to demand they keep their word.

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  Keep Smethwick Safe Petition: Take Action Now

  After a recent very serious sexual assault, we are calling on Sandwell Council to get CCTV cameras and better street and park lighting for the safety of residents who are living in Smethwick. Take action now.

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  Oldbury and Smethwick Speeding Petition

  Speeding is something which is flagged to us as an issue on most roads in Oldbury and Smethwick. Sign our petition to demand action and let us know about other issues.

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  Lib Dems call for one off ‘Robin Hood tax’ on oil and gas barons to raise £5billion

  The Liberal Democrats are calling for a tax on the super-profits of oil and gas firms to raise money to support millions of families facing soaring energy costs. Sign our petition if you agree!

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  Conduct Proper Public Consultation

  Sign our petition demanding Sandwell Council improve its consultation with local residents. We need greater openness and transparency, and less decisions made behind closed doors.

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  Bristnall Speeding Petition

  Local residents and Sandwell Liberal Democrats have been calling for action against speeding on various roads around Bristnall. Join the campaign and sign our petition to the Council asking for traffic calming measures.

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  1% ‘Slap in the face’ for NHS staff

  After a year on the frontline of the Covid crisis, what does this Government have to offer our NHS heroes? A 1% pay rise! Sign our petition demanding a fairer offer.

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  Protect Biodiversity of Wilderness Lane from Developers

  Land off Wilderness Lane in Great Barr is designated as Green Belt, and important for nature conservation and biodiversity. Join the campaign to protect it from developers and sign our petition.

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  Extend Free School Meals into School Holidays

  Sandwell Lib Dems are fighting to give every child living in poverty access to free school meals, even during school holidays and periods of lockdown.

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  Speeding on Hamstead Road

  Local LibDem activists are continuing to press for action to reduce traffic speed on the 
Hamstead Road. Sign our petition, if you agree.

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  Noise Pollution in Wednesbury

  Local residents in Wednesbury have asked us to report loud music being played in parts of Wednesbury North. Local activist and campaigner Ian Gomes Walker has asked Sandwell to investigate, and we have also asked the police to be aware of this problem.

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  Action in Tipton and Oldbury

  Our activists have been busy in Oldbury and Tipton, reporting public order and anti-social behaviour problems that have been annoying local residents.  These include anti-social behaviour near Junction 2 of the M5, and a surge in crime in the early part of the year in Tipton. Police action has ho...

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  Scott Arms Post Office

  Former LibDem Councillor, Mark Smith, and many other local residents petitioned the post office to save the Scott Arms Post Office from threatened closure at the end of May 2020. Community action saw them reverse that decision.

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  Housing Issues

  Local campaigners, and the Focus team, have raised several housing issues with Sandwell Council. Including, the secrecy over the bidding process, and general lack of transparency.

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  A34 Changes (Great Barr/Perry Barr)

  Sandwell LibDems, along with our colleagues in Perry Barr, have been campaigning to save the Perry Barr flyover and ensure that that the changes being made to the A34 for the proposed Sprint bus route reflect local opinion.

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  Making Better Use of Canals

  Liberal Democrats have regularly supported initiatives that encourage greener, and healthier, transport alternatives, and welcome the improvements to our canals to make them easier to use for walkers and cyclists.