Andrew Laird: In the West Midlands, a public services revolution is brewing

Andy Street is the right candidate in the right place at the right time.

The coming local elections. Watch for a satisfied May, a beleaguered Corbyn…and a smug Farron

They take place three months from tomorrow – as will Birmingham’s mayoral election and that Surrey council tax referendum.

Mark Weston: I’ll put community back at the heart of policing in Avon and Somerset

Police numbers have fallen but the human resources team has more than doubled.

Interview: Jacob Rees-Mogg – “I think the love-bombing of UKIP voters would be an intelligent strategy”

He contends that we have become “a classless society” – and will set out in his election address his demands for our EU renegotiation.

Chris Auckland: Regionalism wouldn’t work

Nobody identifies himself as a “south westerner”

Lorraine Platt: Dear Liz Truss…an open letter on the badger cull

The founder of Blue Badger writes to the DEFRA Secretary urging an end to culling.

Lorraine Platt: Now the pilot badger culls are over, it’s clear vaccination is a better solution

Each badger killed cost more than £4,000. In tomorrow’s debate, MPs must not support any extension of the cull.

We need to talk about climate change

In just about any context, a burst of additional energy provides a jolt to the system – things start moving faster and are more likely to become disordered