Thank you for your support during 2023. We would like to wish all our members and supporters a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 

2024 will be a busy year with local elections in May, along with West Midlands Mayoral elections, and quite possibly a General Election. A General Election is not required until Spring 2025, but most people expect it to be held in the autumn unless Rishi Sunak decides to combine it with the local elections. Help us prepare for a busy year by Joining Us or registering as a Volunteer.

You can see our new Executive Committee, and some of our activists, for next year below.

We would also like to thank you to all those of you who supported local campaigns, such as the cross-party campaign to Save Brandhall Green Space with Jay and the local Action Group, Clive’s campaign to Save the Allbright Mural at Langley Baths, and our joint campaigns with Beacon Action Group to protect the Green Belt in Great Barr.

Sandwell Liberal Democrats
Mark Smith (Chair), Rob Johns (Treasurer), Richard Jones (Media Officer), Sadie Smith (Honorary President), Richard McVittie (Diversity Officer), and Bob Smith, Wikas Khan, Lawrence Ngorand, Manjit Singh Lall, Amanda Jenkins, Guriqbal Singh, Clive Heywood, and Tony and Usha Braich.

And as a little light reading for the holidays, a reminder of some of our policies on recent national issues. 

• Lib Dem leader Ed Davey’s analysis of COP 28: We can’t afford more climate failures
• Helen Morgan MP: Tackling the Housing Crisis
• Our policy on Isreal and Palestine (from 2021): Towards a Lasting Peace in Israel and Palestine

And one from our friends at Central Bylines: Obituary: Benjamin Zephaniah – the People’s Laureate