0 1 0 ) ▁with ▁Professor ▁David ▁Ba iley . ▁He ▁has ▁written ▁widely ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁on ▁regional ▁economic ▁development . ▁▁▁ ▁Cl ancy ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁corpor ate ▁lawyer , ▁having ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁solic itor ▁at ▁Lee ▁Crow der ▁in ▁B irmingham ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁previously ▁coun c ill or ▁for ▁the ▁city ' s ▁H odge ▁Hill ▁w ard ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁represent ▁Qu inton ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Cl ancy ▁stepped ▁down ▁as ▁leader ▁during ▁a ▁labour ▁dispute ▁at ▁the ▁council ▁when ▁a ▁deal ▁he ▁had ▁prepared ▁to ▁end ▁a ▁refuse ▁collection ▁strike ▁was ▁prevent ed ▁from ▁being ▁implemented . ▁The ▁deal ▁was ▁later ▁implemented ▁after ▁a ▁court ▁case ▁was ▁brought ▁by ▁the ▁union . ▁▁▁ ▁Cl ancy ▁is ▁from ▁Stock port , ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester , ▁but ▁has ▁lived ▁in ▁B irmingham ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁His ▁career ▁has ▁included ▁st ints ▁as ▁a ▁teacher , ▁visit ing ▁lect urer ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁B irmingham ▁Business ▁School ▁and ▁solic itor . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁column ist ▁for ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁Post ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁He ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁an ▁assistant ▁principal ▁of ▁a ▁Black ▁Country ▁compreh ensive ▁school , ▁and ▁they ▁have ▁one ▁daughter . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : L