Andy Street: My seven tests to find the right Prime Minister for the West Midlands

They are chosen not from a factional or ideological standpoint, but from what I see while doing the job of Mayor.

Anthony Browne: Policy Gains from Brexit 5) Making regional development more effective

The then EU Budget Commissioner told me that giving control of this funding to national governments would make it subject to “democratic whim”.

Neva Sadikoglu-Novaky: Leaving the EU is an opportunity for greater localism, and to adapt our laws to suit our interests

The threshold for public procurement misses the point that purchasing power greatly varies. A fair price in one country may seem very expensive to others.

Andy Street: The West Midlands Local Industrial Strategy ensures we are the workshop of the modern world

From transport tech and data-driven healthcare, to creative enterprises and the services sector, we are forging ahead.

Andy Street: Closing the veteran employment gap in the West Midlands

Former service personnel of working age are nearly twice as likely to be unemployed as those in the UK general population.

Judy Terry: The Government is right to give Local Enterprise Partnerships more backing

Labour’s Regional Development Agencies were a failure. But the successor bodies are proving much more effective.

Garvan Walshe: Immigration and numbers. Let’s give control to the regions.

Both the type and quantity of migration that is desirable would be better decided at a more local level.

Henry Smith: Why our ancient counties need preserving

While Lancashire is in the main in Lancashire, Wigan is both in and not in, like a Schrödinger county cat.

Robert Halfon: Do Barwell’s bean-counters lack the vision to see why Tories must campaign for social justice?

Plus: why John Bald is wrong to be critical on this site of the Education Select Committee’s report on school exclusions.

Patrick Spencer and Gerard Lyons: Yes, the British jobs story is a good one – but we can’t count on it carrying on forever

A report published by the Centre for Social Justice today outlines four major traps that could jeopardise Britain’s employment miracle.

Peter Lilley: Sovereignty or prosperity? It’s a false choice. They go hand in hand.

Not being able to blame Brussels for our problems nor look to the EU for solutions will be immensely reinvigorating.

Monima O’Connor: Post-Brexit, Wales could boom as never before

Once free of EU regulations, the Government can finally revive Britain’s long-neglected network of regional airfields to bring regions closer to major markets.

Ed Cox: The North has taken a step closer to getting the transport infrastructure it deserves

Transport for the North can now set its own priorities and make its own plans – but Westminster must devolve more powers to allow it to reach its full potential.

Judy Terry: Labour’s plan to revive Regional Development Agencies is flawed

Little was achieved beyond inter-authority squabbling over priorities and endless consultants’ reports. The Local Enterprise Partnerships are much better.

Suzanne Malcolm: Council officials lack the knowledge to deliver economic development

Expertise in this are is key to successful localism and devolution and improving our prosperity, productivity and competitiveness.