The race to win the West Midlands mayoralty may be the election contest to watch in 2020, writes Kevin Johnson. Well, at least until the one across the pond has
As Members of Parliament began to be sworn in yesterday, the long campaign for Mayor of the West Midlands was effectively being re-started writes Kevin Johnson. Liam Byrne was returned as
As the Prime Minister prepared to address leaders ‘up North’ gathering for the Convention of the North, members of the West Midlands Combined Authority Board filed into Birmingham council chamber
Is the Oakervee Review “welcome”, “frustrating” or the end of the line for HS2, asks Kevin Johnson? It was no surprise to see Andy Street prosecuting a positive take on
Britain’s metro mayors should be given greater powers over housing, schools and jobs to truly transform English cities and drive the economy, a new report from former Deputy Prime Minister
You could be forgiven for not realising we are in the foothills of the very long run in to the West Midlands Mayoral election, not least with the distraction of
The Board of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) meets this morning for the first time this civic year. It promises to be the start of Mayor Andy Street’s most
At the end of one of the most dramatic weeks in British politics, leading political and business figures will gather in Birmingham today to consider progress of devolution and the
Channel 4’s decision to move to Leeds underlines the need for a long term commitment to creative industries development in the West Midlands, writes Andy Howell in the second part