Will an elected Mayor help Nottingham hit the heights again?
Amanda Ramsay reports on the campaign for an elected Mayor for Nottingham, ahead of today’s referendum.
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Will an elected Mayor give Sheffield the steel to deal with government and investors?
With an elected Mayor, will Sheffield bring more influence to bear when dealing with government and investors?
Vote 2012: How to vote in the London Assembly and Mayoral elections
Malcolm Clark presents a simple guide to voting in today’s London Assembly and Mayoral elections.
We need to make Mayoral politics more worthy of the name
Politicos who value local democracy should take some time to think about how mayoral politics can be made more worthy of the name, writes Ellie Cumbo.
Salmond to be dragged before Leveson as ‘Wee Eck’ refuses to say if he’s been hacked
It was reveled today that Alex Salmond will appear before the Leveson Inquiry as the first minister refused to tell MSPs if he’d been hacked, reports Shamik Das.
Author of new climate sceptic report was set to receive $1000 a month from oil lobby group
Joss Garman reports on climate sceptic report author Indur Goklany, who is linked to a number of oil industry funded US lobby groups.
The Murdoch stench lingers around Salmond
The bad smell lingering around Scottish first minister Alex Salmond’s relationship with Rupert Murdoch gets worse and worse, reports Ed Jacobs.
Boris accused of being “out of touch with housing reality” as Ken targets Lib Dems
Labour today warned there will be further instances of London councils seeking to export families north as the government’s welfare reforms begin to bite.
Charity survey shows up shambolic work programme
In the wake of the unfolding A4e scandal, a new survey reveals bafflingly low client referral rates among welfare-to-work subcontractors. What’s going on?
Will an elected Mayor bring the glory days back to Coventry?
Amanda Ramsay reports on campaign for an elected mayor in Coventry ahead of the referendum this Thursday.