Job woes tarnish Birmingham
Coincidence or just a sign of the times?
As David Cameron and Ed Miliband thrashed out the latest
grim unemployment figures at PMQs I was meeting worried youngsters at a retail
outlet in the city centre, half way through a training apprenticeship and
facing an uncertain future.
So who is speaking out for silent sufferers in Birmingham
Shops, cafes and hairdressers paying high rents with low
footfall.
Expensive parking fees and a dwindling surplus of cash in
the home budget for goodies paints a grim picture.
Yes the sales brought in the shoppers, but it has gone quiet
again as prices return to the norm.
So what then for the thousands of city centre workers on the
minimum wage or just above?
The media in Birmingham covers the big closures but it’s the
little people, the smaller operators, high or low end brands, doesn’t matter
which, that are slipping through the net.
Today’s stories; tomorrow’s chip paper. Real lives tossed
aside in an economic Armageddon.
Where do these workers live?
Not in the homes of Birmingham
As a Mancunian I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – Birmingham
So, come on if anyone is listening.
Less talking and more action – your city centre needs you!
