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Neil Elkes
joined in earnest had switched sides. He said he had become dismayed at the campaign’s focus on immigration and attacks on migrants. 6) U-turn of the year – second runner up: Cllr Ian Ward THE council deputy leader enjoyed a Road to Damascus-like conversion from cautiously sceptical over a Birmingham Commonwealth Games bid (in case it cost the council money it hasn’t got), to leading the bid when it was formally unveiled during the Conservative Party Conference in October. 7) Diane James award for longevity: Cllr Kerry Jenkins THE UKIP politician Diane James made it to 18 days as leader, but there was barely 18 hours between the Hall Green councillor Kerry Jenkins’ cabinet appointment and her stepping down. She found her day job, which obviously has longer-term prospects than political office, was incompatible with cabinet role. the 8) Elvis style comeback of the year: The Birmingham Independent Improvement Panel IN March the Government overseers packed their bags and left satisfied that the city council was well on the 9) The Keep Britain Tidy award: Cllr Gareth Moore THE Conservative was frustrated at the hundreds of nightclub fly-posters littering the streets of our city. His innovative approach was to order reviews of the nightclub licences. A few weeks later and they have fallen into line and lessened the blight on our highways. He needs to find a way of tackling non-licensed businesses now.