Andy Street: An industrial strategy in the West Midlands to kickstart an industrial revolution

The march of technology stops for nothing – not even Brexit – and the businesses and regions which embrace it will be the winners of the future.

Andy Street: Conservatives in Walsall have been rewarded for their practical approach

Success in politics is about delivering the goods. This should provide encouragement to the local associations who fared less well last week.

Andy Street: Here in the West Midlands, we’re on the verge of reopening railways that have been closed since Beeching

In Birmingham, rail has recently become the leading mode for commuting – overtaking the car. This makes it the only city outside London where this is true.

Andy Street: Beneficial, healthier, better. Our West Midlands plan to get people out of cars and on to cycles.

“We want to kick-starting a transport revolution that steers our population towards healthier ways of getting from A to B.”

Andy Street: Here in the West Midlands, there’s a new kind of politics developing. We call it Urban Conservatism. And it’s winning.

Our new fortnightly columnist on a renaissance which “through teamwork and shared vision, is producing real results”.

In the elections for the “metropolitan boroughs” the Conservatives have little to lose – which is why the focus will be on Trafford

The second part of our series this week on May’s elections, moving on to the metropolitan areas that are electing in thirds.

Andy Street: Next Thursday, we can make history here in the West Midlands. This is your chance to be part of it.

It’s about leadership; it’s about making a success of Brexit, and it’s about ending that litany of Labour failure.

Carolyn Fairbairn: If the Government gets its Industrial Strategy right, we can help make the economy stronger and fairer

We need sectoral centres of excellence that strengthen our economy, create higher wage jobs and help us trade across the globe.

Julian Knight: Companies must be held to their pension commitments

There are better ways to close the deficits in workplace schemes than shifting the burden to the state and giving employers an unfair advantage.

Battlegrounds Revisited 7) West Midlands

This week we examine another region where the main parties fought themselves to a stalemate, whilst UKIP positioned themselves for future success.

The Election Battleground 7) West Midlands

Our latest battleground profile explores the West Midlands, where Labour and the Tories are locked in something close to a high-stakes, traditional, two-party fight.

Is UKIP set to damage Labour more than the Conservatives?

Fascinating research from the Fabian Society.

If UKIP voters switch in those Blue-Yellow marginals, they look more likely to vote Tory than LibDem

The average across these seats is: Rule Out Conservatives – 63 per cent; Rule out Labour – 75 per cent; Rule out LibDems – 74 per cent.

Lewis Baston: How the Boroughs got their shapes

Camden, Haringey, Lambeth, Wandsworth…. At the age of 50, they now seem natural units and alternatives are hard to imagine.