Adnan Saif

Director for West Midlands at Canal & River Trust.
Researching local governance in post-conflict societies at University of Birmingham. Views here are personal.

[Adnan Saif @AASaif]

Sorry to leave you for now, X, but being here is no longer conducive to health and wellbeing.

[Adnan Saif @AASaif]

If you have time, this is well worth attending . Great for the kids and the whole family. I remember my grandkids especially enjoying their time at the controls of the JCB excavator.

[Canal & River Trust West Midlands @CRTWestMidlands]

Live From Brownhills Canal Festival - Set Up Time https://t.co/HGGDyxS5kp

[Frankie Boyle Updates @frankieboyle]

Difficult to imagine any other situation where the headline wouldn’t mention that the strike was on a school

[John Cotton @johnlbcotton]

Our city is proud of its diversity and its many communities stand united against racism, violence and division. In Birmingham, there is no place for hate.

[Adnan Saif @AASaif]

The Saifs exploring #HattonLocks . Stairway to Heaven indeed. ⁦@CanalRiverTrust⁩ ⁦@CRTWestMidlands⁩

[Adnan Saif @AASaif]

@CanalRiverTrust @CRTYorkshireNE

[Adnan Saif @AASaif]

Any guess where this mural is at ⁦@CanalRiverTrust⁩ ? Clue: a railway station 😀

[Adnan Saif @AASaif]

Having read this now. I have no hope whatsoever that any minister has the incentive to make any meaningful changes that result in service improvement. The system simply does not allow it.

[Adnan Saif @AASaif]

So, I have been reading this excellent, if scary, verdict on our political system. Leads me to ask, can any elected government really do anything to improve people’s lives? If you have time, I recommend you read it. Makes you feel really sorry for the new #MPs. Poor souls.

[Adnan Saif @AASaif]

@GaryLineker @holland_tom @dcsandbrook @TheRestHistory @GoalhangerPods Gary, it should be the best. I have enjoyed almost all their podcasts. But you should really have a word with @holland_tom for his unfair and at times colonialist portrayal of Muslim history - especially the early period. He seems to be dismissive of non-orientalist scholarship.

[Adnan Saif @AASaif]

So, I have been reading this excellent, if scary, verdict on our political system. Leads me to ask, can any elected government really do anything to improve people’s lives? If you have time, I recommend you read it. Makes you feel really sorry for the new #MPs. Poor souls.

[Adnan Saif @AASaif]

@BCC_Help @BhamCityCouncil Thank you

[Adnan Saif @AASaif]

The Spring Road/Stratford Road junction in #sparkhill #Birmingham needs urgent and serious organising. The current traffic light and yellow box do not work. @BhamCityCouncil

[Adnan Saif @AASaif]

@BCC_Help @BhamCityCouncil I meant the actual design and configuration do not serve the nature and volume of traffic, and they end up being ignored during peak times. This leads to congestion and chaos. Location wise, see photo.

[Adnan Saif @AASaif]

You can take a person out of the ⁦@CanalRiverTrust⁩ ⁦@CRTWestMidlands⁩, but you can’t take the Trust of that person. In a Moroccan cafe at sunset, in the middle of the busiest souk, with the drums and pipes of the snake charmers just warning up.

[Adnan Saif @AASaif]

#Eid_Mubarak to all celebrating today or tomorrow. May peace and justice reign in the world and may the forces of war and injustice be silenced…forever.

[Adnan Saif @AASaif]

@DavidOrrCBE @CRTWestMidlands @CanalRiverTrust David, you are so kind. We are lucky to have you as Chair of the @CanalRiverTrust.

[Adnan Saif @AASaif]

Today is the end of nearly six years as Director for West Midlands @CRTWestMidlands at the @CanalRiverTrust. One of the most enjoyable & rewarding roles of my nearly 40-year career. Thank you to all colleagues and volunteers who made it so. Miss you all already. #KeepCanalsAlive

[Adnan Saif @AASaif]

@LHCRT1 @CRTWestMidlands @CanalRiverTrust Thank you. Continuing to serve our waterways is definitely among my volunteering plans😁

[Rosie Jenkins @rosiejPH]

🎓🌟Funded PhD opportunity: An exploration of the support and safety nets in place for families with children experiencing food insecurity🌟🎓
At the University of Birmingham with Food System Team at Birmingham City Council. Deadline 16th May.
https://t.co/LfADUqoKHL

[Adnan Saif @AASaif]

@BWMnetwork Hello David. Blessed with few options. Including international development and hopefully some research work in that area. But no full time commitment is planned. Will share in due time. looking for tips as well, in handling such flexible time 😁