The Birmingham Hall Green constituency has been modified to include the Hall Green, Moseley and Kings Heath, Sparkbrook, and Springfield wards. The 2010 General Election can bring the new leadership that our area needs.

Parliamentary candidate Jerry Evans is a long-time Hall Green resident and has a deep understanding for the challenges facing local people.

Following Labour’s recession, the constituency unfortunately has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. Shockingly, youth unemployment has surpassed 25% in some parts. This downward spiral must be brought to an end.

Jerry will fight against the shutting down of any local businesses, and is determined to improve young residents’ employment prospects by vastly increasing the number of local apprenticeships.

At this difficult economic time, we must reward those working hard to make ends meet by reducing their taxes. Under Liberal Democrat plans, workers earning under 10,000 pounds will pay NO income tax. This will be paid for by stopping millionaire tax dodgers, and asking multi-million pound mansion owners to contribute a little more.

Under Jerry’s leadership as an MP, local post offices, swimming pools and hospitals will also be protected. As councillor, he managed to help a local businessmen open a new post office on the Stratford Road just in time for Christmas; local residents were thrilled, and one described the opening as a ‘miracle’. More of the same can be expected if Jerry is elected MP in 2010.