Tory Conference continues
Day three and Boris is still the Man.
Finance Fair puts social investment in the spotlight
Make the most of the rapidly growing social investment market was the key message to come out of the biggest Social Finance Fair ever held outside London yesterday.
Tories Arrive in Birmingham
The Conservative party conference has got underway, accompanied by protests and several no-shows.
Exclusive: Nique Clegg Deported to US To Face Libdem Charges
by Howard Elston, our Whitehall reporter with his ear to the ground and his nose in a mellow Speyside malt
City awaits the Conservatives
ICC staff are ready for Cameron & co.
Public Meeting: No private profits from policing
The West Midland Police Authority is developing a Business Partnering for Policing Programme. What does this mean for West Midlands residents?
Mitchell: I Never Called That Cop ‘A Clegg’
HOWARD ELSTON, our breaking news reporter, with the latest on the chief whip and his foul mouth
Shock Report: Cameron to Re-Stage Olympics
LORD HOWARD ELSTON, our sports editor, is back after an enforced break and community service and says a Games re-boot is on the way.
Birmingham representatives meet the Premier
Local politicians and business leaders have commented on a recent meeting with the Prime Minister
Birmingham welcomes back Conservatives for Autumn Conference
Birmingham is gearing up to host the Conservative Party for an unprecedented third Autumn Conference in five years, when it returns to the city next month.
The X Filed
If you want to vote, make sure you’re registered.
UKIP chooses Birmingham for 2012 Annual Conference
The UK Independence Party (UKIP) is to stage its 2012 Annual Conference in Birmingham from 20 – 22 September.
The Old Etonian and the refugee
Steve Beauchampé still doesn’t like David Cameron, or much of the press.
University of Birmingham welcomes South Korean Ambassador
The University of Birmingham hosted Choo Kyu-Ho, the Republic of Korea’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, this week at its Edgbaston campus.
West Midlands Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Palestine rights campaign calls for G4S to be barred from West Midlands Police services contract
The Blair Interview: He Reveals All To Howard Elston (OBE)
Howard Elston (OBE, DOA) , our diplomatic editor, sits down with Tony Blair for an exclusive interview at the former PM’s exclusive HQ in someplace hot and sunny and rich
Kurdish politicians to debate Iraq in free University seminar
The democratisation of Iraq will be the focus of a free-to-attend seminar in Coventry next week as two key personalities from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) visit the city to discuss the issues and challenges faced by the country.
Jeremy Hunt: Still Under a Murdoch Cloud
There’s nothing more disheartening than having a journalistic rant when everyone seems to agree with you, says Richard Lutz
Heritage – Who knows best?
The current concerns as to whether Culture Minister Jeremy Hunt was influenced by those with a financial interest in the outcome of his decision on BSkyB reminds Alan Clawley of the arguments used by Friends of the Central Library to challenge the decision that Hunt made not to list the Central Library.
Of Machiavelli, Murdoch and The Media
RICHARD LUTZ peers into a crystal ball to see how the Murdoch Saga might really be playing out behind the tattered scenery.
Shock Exclusive: Cameron to Act Over Law Change
Our diplomatic correspondent HOWARD ELSTON says the legal system is to be rocked to its very foundation by a new campaign in the wake of…well, everything.
Democratise Birmingham
Urban Parishes, cross-party council committees and male and female candidate lists are amongst Green Party member David Williams’s proposals to refresh Birmingham’s democracy.
Man City ‘To Buy Greece’
Howard Elston, back from a secret mission, has this exclusive to make your eyes pop.
Changes to Birmingham City Council announced
The Council Cabinet will henceforth have eight Councillors, including the Leader and Deputy Leader
It Was the Press Wot Wun It
Dave Woodhall on the mayoral verdict and the headline we’ve been dying to use since we started.
Birmingham mayor: Too Much Like Hit and Hope
Salma Yaqoob’s heroic idealism seems more like an act of desperation
Learning more about elected mayor issues and an alternative at ORT café in Balsall Heath
The Birmingham Press’s Mayoral debate at the Ort Café last Thursday was a thought-provoking event.
“Young people do have political power “, says National Youth Agency head
Don Stewart, the new Chair of the National Youth Agency, says George Galloway’s by-election victory shows young people do have political power and will not be afraid to use it
A mayor for Birmingham? Read our fact sheet
Localise West Midlands and The Birmingham Press have collaborated on a fact sheet
Mayoral Referendum; The Birmingham Press debate
Debra Davis announced as speaker at Mayoral Referendum debate