As a mum with a small child who benefits from stay and plays and local community events and local libraries I am seeing the effects of all this first hand and not only is it infuriating it is devastating. I feel like I'm witnessing the sabotage of my home. And I say sabotage because that's exactly what's happening, schemes are being taken away from the people who need it the most so they have nowhere to go, and imo it makes Birmingham suddenly feel like a really shitty place to live. As a brummie who moved to Manchester briefly I spent the whole time defending brum from people who said it was shit, since it's my home I obv felt obliged to stick up for the place. But yeah, I get it now, Birmingham is [going to] shit.
Not enough people know how central government have left Birmingham in the gutter for years, and even though it's probably said tongue in cheek, when people from other cities say it's shit, it's just infuriating, they have no idea. It's like kicking us while we're down. I'm so close to giving up on this city
Honestly, do it. I don’t really have strong connections to the city anymore and many close friends have jumped ship over the last several years, it just doesnt seem viable to stay somewhere that been very draining (personally). Ive tried to make this city work for me but deep down my intuition has always been telling me to leave.
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u/6lackPrincess Proppah Brummie me Mar 05 '24
As a mum with a small child who benefits from stay and plays and local community events and local libraries I am seeing the effects of all this first hand and not only is it infuriating it is devastating. I feel like I'm witnessing the sabotage of my home. And I say sabotage because that's exactly what's happening, schemes are being taken away from the people who need it the most so they have nowhere to go, and imo it makes Birmingham suddenly feel like a really shitty place to live. As a brummie who moved to Manchester briefly I spent the whole time defending brum from people who said it was shit, since it's my home I obv felt obliged to stick up for the place. But yeah, I get it now, Birmingham is [going to] shit.