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Birmingham could still have elected mayor despite No vote in referendum

Birmingham Post — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Birmingham could still have a directly elected mayor, either to run the city or as a “metro mayor” with responsibility for the wider region, Ministers have insisted.

Richard McComb: Using war casualties to score political points

Birmingham Post — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:21:00 GMT

It would be in poor taste to evoke the spectre of Luftwaffe raids and the killing of innocent civilians during a prosaic political debate over the rights and wrong of appointing an elected mayor. That, however, is what a tawdry bunch of self-aggrandising local politicians has done.

No to Birmingham mayor campaign compares itself to battle against Hitler

Birmingham Post — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:43:00 GMT

Campaigners against a directly-elected mayor for Birmingham have compared the battle to stop a mayor being created to the battle against Hitler.

Labour MPs tried to block May referendum on elected mayors

Birmingham Post — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:06:00 GMT

Labour launched a last-minute bid to block May’s mayoral referendum, describing the Government’s decisions to force cities to hold a vote as “Leninist”.

West Midlands MPs push for crackdown on metal thefts

Birmingham Post — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT

Metal thieves are facing the prospect of a major crackdown after MPs demanded new laws to stop them in their tracks.

Opponents to elected mayor for Birmingham launch 'No' campaign

Birmingham Post — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 06:49:00 GMT

Opponents of an elected mayor for Birmingham launched their campaign this week, under the slogan ‘vote no to a power freak’.

Birmingham MP Roger Godsiff condemns 'trendy' plans for elected mayor

Birmingham Post — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 06:31:00 GMT

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.

Iron Angle: Tired old scare stories about elected mayors

Birmingham Post — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:49:00 GMT

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”.

Birmingham MPs unite to oppose plan for elected mayor

Birmingham Post — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:28:00 GMT

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

Birmingham MP condemns care homes firm Southern Cross as it announces job cuts

Birmingham Post — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:45:00 GMT

A Labour MP has condemned two close aides of former Prime Minister Tony Blair for their role in ailing care home provider Southern Cross, which runs 43 homes in the West Midlands.