Local issues in Birmingham, Selly Oak

We're collecting local issues in Birmingham, Selly Oak. Some of these have been turned into questions to put to the candidates standing at the 2010 general election in the form of a questionnaire.

Issues are no longer being turned into questions, but we still want them! A good local issue will be about a problem of local relevance, possibly suggesting how something should have been/be done.

• Add issue for Birmingham, Selly Oak
• Potholes everywhere! (source) report abuse
• Cadbury has been bought by Kraft (source) report abuse
• current funding for hospices (e.g. for Acorn's) should be sustained in the next spending review (source) report abuse
• the Camp Hill railway line should be re-opened (source) report abuse
• streets should be kept cleaner report abuse
• there should be free home insulation for everyone (source) report abuse
• the government should intervene to protect Cadbury jobs & investment in the Kraft takeover (source) report abuse
• The new road down the back of Selly Oak high street should be a dual-carriage way. (source) report abuse
• Birmingham really doesn't need, or want, an elected mayor. (source) report abuse

Local questions for candidate questionnaire

These are the questions that have been made out of the local issues Demoracy Club volunteers have posted. They'll make up the 'local' section of a questionnaire that TheyWorkForYou is developing in conjunction with Demoracy Club. Below the question is the local issue it's derived from.

Do you agree that ... ?

• The government should have intervened to protect Cadbury jobs & investment in the Kraft takeover. (source)
  Based on issue: the government should intervene to protect Cadbury jobs & investment in the Kraft takeover (source)
• Birmingham should not have an elected mayor. (source)
  Based on issue: Birmingham really doesn't need, or want, an elected mayor. (source)
• Extra public money should be spent on better street cleaning.
  Based on issue: streets should be kept cleaner
• Public money should be spent on reopening the Camp Hill railway line. (source)
  Based on issue: the Camp Hill railway line should be re-opened (source)
• The new road down the back of Selly Oak high street should be a dual-carriage way, not single lane. (source)
  Based on issue: The new road down the back of Selly Oak high street should be a dual-carriage way. (source)
• Current funding for hospices (e.g. for Acorn's) should be sustained in the next spending review. (source)
  Based on issue: current funding for hospices (e.g. for Acorn's) should be sustained in the next spending review (source)