Local elections – unlike boxing, they’re not over at the count
For most of the national media, the year’s local elections were over, if not quite when the polls closed, then certainly when enough votes were counted to allow an announcement
Andy’s Anniversary: two questions
We didn’t have time or space to mark the anniversary of the first Mayoral contest in the West Midlands yesterday. It was quite a busy day on the local political
Vote2018: the story so far
What do you mean, you weren’t up for Dudley? Well, for those who opted out of the election night marathon Kevin Johnson reports on the story of the Local Elections 2018 –
Vote2018: rolling results live blog
Welcome to our live blog for the local election results. Kevin Johnson is in the chair. Well done for staying up so far. We trust you have plenty of snacks
Vote2018: Thursday’s other West Midlands elections
The media focus on this week’s council elections, we’re told, will be principally on London. Well, there’s a shock. When wasn’t it? Even when Londoners aren’t voting, it’s hard enough
‘Show us your money’ if you want to take over M6 Toll, Grayling tells councils
The Government has told West Midlands’ council leaders ‘you can buy the M6 Toll, if you can find the money’. But at an estimated cost of £1.5 billion it seems
Council leaders reject their own plan for limited West Mids mayor powers….allegedly
Siôn Simon is dead right to conclude that the West Midlands’ metro mayor will be a toothless animal under current plans, even if he is a bit late to the
Council leaders reject their own plan for limited West Mids mayor powers….allegedly
Siôn Simon is dead right to conclude that the West Midlands’ metro mayor will be a toothless animal under current plans, even if he is a bit late to the
Land supply shortage ‘puts at risk’ West Midlands homes and jobs plan
A chronic land shortage for new housing and industrial development in the West Midlands will put at risk plans to create 500,000 jobs unless new sites can be identified, council
Clancy gets key economic brief as WMCA hands out cabinet portfolios
Birmingham city council leader John Clancy has been handed an important economic development role by the new West Midlands Combined Authority. Cllr Clancy will hold the economic growth portfolio in