
James Frayne: Perhaps the Conservatives should simply revert to being southern and posh
If they can’t make a real impact on the lives of working class voters in provincial seats, Johnson will meet the same electoral fate as Trump.
If they can’t make a real impact on the lives of working class voters in provincial seats, Johnson will meet the same electoral fate as Trump.
Whitehall must understand that if an algorithm offers up cherished green spaces to hungry developers, there will be a local backlash.
The devolved Adult Education Budget ensures that every pound delivers more qualifications that employers actually want.
A proposed transformation would move away from the reliance on big anchor stores and create 1,300 new homes – all on reclaimed brownfield sites.
With the help of government funding, the region is pioneering new technologies to create vital jobs and build more homes.
Giving people greater confidence to return to our high streets is a vital part of the recovery effort.
On this day each year, we celebrate the first steam engine hissing into operation. And retain the decisive vision that powers progress.
Here, the recovery of our automotive and construction sectors is crucial – firms in the region directly employ around 46,500 people.
If you really want to see how we’re pulling together, the best example is taking shape now at the NEC, outside Birmingham – the new NHS Nightingale Hospital.
For the Conservatives to fulfil their promise of “levelling up” the UK, they must create ample employment opportunities.
We must level-up the country. By providing the funds we need, the Government will send a vote of confidence in the power of local decision-making.
That’s why last week I launched my transport plan for the West Midlands – an ambitious, 20-year vision of how our constituent boroughs will be linked in the coming decades.
Our readers’ top choice was the same as Number Ten’s for the Lords: York. But a good case was made for Coventry – and Warwick University.
The first in a series of pieces on how the 2017 generation of winners from Labour increased their majorities.
For my colleagues who’ve smashed through the Red Wall – pick those bricks up and build anew.