Street looks to Finnish homelessness
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street has travelled to Finland – thought to be the only country in Europe where homelessness is falling – to see how they have virtually eradicated
£1.6bn infrastructure investment plan for UK Central
Details of the vision to create a new urban quarter around the new HS2 Interchange Station in Solihull have been unveiled, with the potential for £1.6bn of infrastructure investment to
Mayors call for new programme of devolution
London is hosting the first of what is planned to be a series of summits attended by all of England’s regional and city-wide Mayors today, reports Kevin Johnson. The seven –
Mayors call for new programme of devolution
London is hosting the first of what is planned to be a series of summits attended by all of England’s regional and city-wide Mayors today, reports Kevin Johnson. The seven –
Will the train take the brand strain?
It’s difficult to know which is more complex. Sorting out skills, negotiating Brexit or coming up with a brand identity for the West Midlands, writes Kevin Johnson? The latter task
The colour (and gender) of power
As a blogger, I see myself as a kind of Middlesbrough in the Premier League: beigey, writes Chris Game. Not significant enough to attract the serious detestation of a Chelsea
Mayor Street ticked off with Department for Education
Andy Street toured the Conservative Party Conference with his trademark restless energy and optimism, commodities in short supply at this week’s gathering where Chamberlain Files spent the week. Mayor Street
Combined Authorities: signs of success
As the Conservative Party Conference winds up, where Mayor Street and the WMCA team have been active, Chris Game has worked up a league table of Combined Authority perfromance with
Street: ‘Addressing skills challenge is my priority’
Andy Street, Mayor for the West Midlands, will tell the Conservative Party Conference today that “addressing the skills challenge is my priority,” writes Kevin Johnson. Mr Street will be speaking
Diving deep into the professional sector to drive productivity
Establishing ‘Commissions’ to consider evidence, opine and then recommend on key topics linked to regional life appears to be the order of the day; dare I say, a political fashion