Thread by @Dave4Erdington

After years of pleading poverty and saying there’s no money to fund youth services, closing 9 leisure centres and slashing back other services and facilities to the tune of over £770m, Birmingham City Council have found £134.2m towards the cost of the Commonwealth Games.

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But vanity projects like this will not fill the massive holes left in communities after years of vital services being ripped out by the Tories in Westminster and Labour on Birmingham City Council.

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We absolutely want more access to sports and exercise facilities, but from the bottom up, not this top down corporate approach! We need community sports facilities, not PR stunts.

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If you want an MP who will fight the political establishment for funding for the recreational services we need in Erdington, vote Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition on Thursday 3rd March.

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For more info on what you can do to help the Dave Nellist Erdington by-election campaign, head to nellistforerdington.com/join.html

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And can you spare a donation to support TUSC? Unsurprisingly, we have no big business backers, so all donations big and small are gratefully received over at nellistforerdington.com/donate.html

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