David Barker

Former Councillor for Brandwood & Kings Heath, Birmingham City Council

[David Barker @David4BKH]

🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍⚧️
I've made posters for Stirchley High Street to celebrate pride and stand up to all the division being pushed on us. If you want a copy for your home, there are loads available to pick up at The Old Post Office.
I'm happy to drop them off to businesses🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

[Jordan @jordanbhx]

The coalition that ends up running Birmingham needs to urgently address this reality.

[David Barker @David4BKH]

There was a council report that showed a map of tree canopy coverage and another of where you get extreme heat and they are literally the inverse of each other.
Planting far more trees and increasing our canopy coverage needs to be embedded in council policy asap.

[Jordan @jordanbhx]

It’s been established science for forever but it never ceases to surprise me just how big a difference trees make to ambient temperature. In some places it’s the difference between it being completely inhospitable or pleasant enough to spend hours there.

[David Barker @David4BKH]

People talk a lot about restoring trust in policing. I think trust begins with honesty about the past. Glad to see this from @SimonFosterPCC.

https://t.co/KDZ9g00q73

[David Barker @David4BKH]

Happy Pride to everyone celebrating! 🌈🏳️‍⚧️

[WestMidsPCC @WestMidsPCC]

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner @SimonFosterPCC has today repeated his call for West Midlands Police to apologise for historic discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community.

It comes as he is set to take part in the Birmingham Pride parade.

Read more: https://t.co/UYLurac9xk

[Richard Parker @RichParkerLab]

West Midlands emergency services have confirmed they won’t be participating in Birmingham Pride this weekend, citing legal uncertainty following a High Court ruling on uniformed attendance at Pride events. I want to be clear about where I stand.

[David Barker @David4BKH]

@jordanbhx Literally the nicest councillor you'll ever meet, Bushra Bi. And it used to be far more common to dress up for the AGM / Lord Mayor's dinner after. I would love to see more people bring some glamour to the place.

[David Barker @David4BKH]

It's Birmingham Pride on Saturday and Pride Month in June. Do you think residents and businesses would support hanging pride flags (legally) out of windows or something to show you can put up flags in a way that welcomes and accepts people in the community?

[David Barker @David4BKH]

I've been thinking a lot about the people attacked in Stirchley by those coming to Birmingham to put flags on lampposts and how the community has stood up to them again and again taking the flags down. But... what if we started putting different flags on display instead?
🏳️‍⚧️🌈

[Andy Burnham @AndyBurnhamGM]

Politics isn’t working for places like ours.

I will change that.

#AndyBurnham #ForUs

[David Barker @David4BKH]

I got a shout out on @podsavetheuk
- although it should be (former) councillor.
I am concerned about some of the views we are seeing surface in candidates and new councillors.
After the scenes in the Stirchley this week, we need leadership.
https://t.co/1bw647QDWO

[David Barker @David4BKH]

Birmingham is absolutely not ungovernable. There are many, many deals that could be agreed. Some of my best and favourite work came from cross-party working, where we often had unanimous agreement. It's difficult, but politics isn't meant to be simple or easy.

[Max Kendix @MaxKendix]

Ungovernable Birmingham is coming true
- Labour and Reform rule out any coalitions
- Tories won't work with Greens, nobody wants to work with Independents
- Leaving Green/LD as the best option, and they only have 31 seats between them
- Government intervention feels inevitable

[LDNMayor Environment @LDN_environment]

Experts warned it would take nearly 200 years for London’s air pollution to fall within legal limits.
We did it in 9.

From cleaner air to greener neighbourhoods, and nature restored across the city. We're celebrating 10 years of bold climate action
https://t.co/dXNmkoUcqT

[David Barker @David4BKH]

@treborchew10 Thank you that's very kind

[David Barker @David4BKH]

Congratulations to Jordan and Hamzah who won last week's election to represent Brandwood and Kings Heath ward. Commiserations to my ward partner of 4 years @LisaTrickett41, her running mate Ben and the other candidates who spoke kindly of me during the campaign.

[David Barker @David4BKH]

@ViscountViktor @Sabr33 Lol. That's absolutely on my list!

[Simon J Dixon @WoodinRivers]

Appreciate David putting the residents first, as always. Will be a very hard act to follow. 👏

[David Barker @David4BKH]

I offered to do a handover with any new councillors and I'm pleased that Jordan and Hamzah are taking me up on my offer. We will be meeting within the next week, so please let me know if there is anything you would like passed on for them to sort out over the next four years.

[David Barker @David4BKH]

For residents, you can now reach your new councillors with any questions or concerns at: [email protected] and [email protected]