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Birmingham lacks strong candidates for mayor, says Bernard Zissman Aug 18 2011

Supporters of an elected mayor need to shape up because Birmingham shows little sign of producing a dynamic figure capable of the leadership and vision required, says Tory elder statesman Sir Bernard ZissmanRead

Campaign backing an elected Birmingham Mayor kicks off Aug 04 2011

A group of young professionals have teamed up to launch the official campaign for an elected mayor for Birmingham.Read

Birmingham MP Roger Godsiff condemns 'trendy' plans for elected mayor Aug 02 2011

A Birmingham MP has condemned proposals for an elected mayor in the city as a “gimmick” - and vowed to work with people from all parties to block the scheme.Read

Iron Angle: Tired old scare stories about elected mayors Jul 21 2011

And so it has come to this. The campaign against a Birmingham mayor is based around the hoary old scare story that the job will go to a power-crazed “elected dictator”.Read

Birmingham MPs unite to oppose plan for elected mayor Jul 21 2011

Two Birmingham MPs are setting aside their party political differences to campaign against the city council being run by a directly elected mayor.Read

Mayoral candidate Sion Simon wants public to set Birmingham manifesto Jul 14 2011

Mayoral candidate Sion Simon is promising extensive public consultation to help frame a manifesto for Birmingham.Read

Post Comment: Making the case for a mayor Jun 30 2011

The confirmation this week from Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles that elected mayors will have no more in the way of direct executive powers than council leaders has been greeted with a collective sneer and shaking of heads by the many opponents of change.Read

Iron Angle: Labour's mayor candidates capable, but no X factor Jun 30 2011

The importance of the centre stage that Birmingham will take when it comes to choosing a directly elected mayor is beginning to dawn on Labour's high command. Read

Birmingham will have to pay for mayor referendum Jun 23 2011

Plans to make Birmingham pay for a referendum on creating an elected mayor have been slammed as “an absolute scandal” by a city MP.Read

Government scraps plans for shadow mayor before referendum Jun 20 2011

Ministers have scrapped controversial plans which would have seen Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby installed as an acting elected mayor without being voted in.Read

Albert Bore sets his sights on the Birmingham hot-seat once again Jun 17 2011

Sir Albert Bore, leader of the city council’s opposition Labour group, is to seek his party’s nomination to run for elected mayor of Birmingham. Public Affairs Correspondent Paul Dale assesses the chances of the politician dubbed the Great Survivor.Read

Post Comment: Birmingham mayoral race off to a slow start Jun 17 2011

A decision by Sir Albert Bore to enter the race alongside former Erdington MP Sion Simon makes Labour the only political party to be showing any interest in filling what will be the biggest local government job outside of London. Read

Iron Angle: A gutless Government losing enthusiasm for the big ideas Jun 17 2011

It is perhaps a sign of the uncertain times in which we live that two truly transformational projects for Birmingham and the whole country are being pursued by the Government with about as much enthusiasm as a wet weekend at Clacton.Read

Sir Albert Bore's 1999 prediction of an elected mayor for Birmingham Jun 17 2011

It’s been 12 years since Sir Albert Bore announced that it was inevitable Birmingham would follow London by choosing to be governed by an elected mayor.Read

Birmingham mayoral candidate Sion Simon calls for clean campaign Jun 15 2011

The former MP who wants to become the first elected mayor of Birmingham has called for a clean and “comradely” fight after his first rival was announced.Read

Albert Bore launches Birmingham mayor bid with underground train plan Jun 14 2011

Birmingham Labour leader Sir Albert Bore has launched his campaign to become the city’s first elected mayor by reviving plans for a city centre underground railway.Read

Study calls for elected mayors to have increased powers Jun 14 2011

Big city mayors will help to cut unemployment and improve public transport – but they must be given more powers, a major study has recommended.Read

Sir Bernard Zissman joins calls for an elected mayor of Birmingham Jun 03 2011

A former city Conservative group leader and successful businessman has thrown his weight behind the campaign for an elected mayor of Birmingham.Read

Pro-mayor campaign gets active ahead of next year's Birmingham referendum May 27 2011

A referendum asking whether Birmingham should be run by an elected mayor is less than a year away and campaigners for the radical new system are beginning to emerge, explains Local Government Correspondent Neil Elkes.Read

Jonathan Walker: All-powerful mayor move could leave us in a pickle May 27 2011

I’m not sure if a powerful directly-elected mayor would be a good thing for cities like Birmingham and Coventry, but the Government’s plans to introduce “shadow mayors” in the meantime look increasingly barmy the more we learn about them.Read