Andy Street: Parliamentary candidates with experience of the real world is invaluable. Here is an example.

Neil Shastri-Hurst’s experience in the army and the NHS would stand him in good stead as MP for North Shropshire.

Neil O’Brien: Introducing the new Levelling Up Taskforce – and its first report on how we can measure progress

So how do we get more good, high-paying jobs into poorer areas? One specific opportunity relevant in a lot of Red Wall seats is advanced manufacturing.

Andrew Tromans: Calling on Conservative councillors to commemorate the Srebrenica genocide

Shropshire and Bournemouth are among those councils holding memorial events in response to a plea from Lord Bourne.

Malcolm Pate: Shropshire Council is a success story

This site’s criticism of the council’s finances is unfair.

Tory MPs threaten to rebel over local government funding settlement for rural areas

While the media’s attention is focused on the coming referendum, the scale of the spending squeeze is impacting on some Tory Parliamentarians and councillors.