Fittingly, the Black Country, synonymous with the heavy industry of the Industrial Revolution, aims to take the lead in building this new science of reclamation.
Two councillors and an experienced teacher will contest the final on Thursday.
Brokenshire must keep an eye on the potential knock-on from the latest flare-up over terror, reprisals, a captured pilot and the disputed territory.
“We want to kick-starting a transport revolution that steers our population towards healthier ways of getting from A to B.”
Residents wondering when it will be collected will be able to vouch for the failure of the city’s testbed for a Corbyn administration.
The structure and management of the council needs total reform. I would reduce the current 101 councillors to around 30.
It is a sad and all-too-obvious fact that most of the decision makers I meet in my role as Mayor are people who look like me.
Ultimately, we are working to ‘design out’ homelessness entirely, by helping at-risk people before they get to a crisis point.
The Chancellor’s recent claims of a coming “Deal Dividend” sent the wrong message at the wrong time – and showed up a deep Treasury malaise.
Nevertheless, tax alone won’t solve our challenge. Instead we must reshape the high street experience – as we’re starting to do in the West Midlands.
It will also boost our economy and allow businesses to create new, modern jobs in an exciting growth sector.
The excuse is always that there aren’t enough beds in other places. How come Labour goes to Brighton, then?
It was May’s best conference speech as Conservative leader. But her One Nation pitch could be too late to save her.
This strangely unreal conference is a kind of passage between the stymied Chequers plan…and whatever happens next.
Remember where we are; remember what has come down to us. Our unique heritage is there to be opened up.