He describes the authoritarian and grossly under-reported way in which our future MPs, and ministers, are being chosen.
John Stevenson MP, Dehenna Davison MP and Jake Berry MP discuss the economic, social and political future of the North of England.
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.
Plus: How I was booed in Birmingham. On to Nottingham…via Exeter. And: who would I vote for, if I had a vote?
This region shows that Liberal Democrat progress, at the expense of Labour, remains modest.
York, Derby High Peak, Gravesham, Amber Valley, and Basildon are among the councils where the Tories face losing power.
Esther McVey with the support of MPs from across the party is refreshing and renewing the project.
The final part of our series this week on May’s elections. Will there be a LibDem revival – which polls have yet to indicate?
I strongly believe that the region is poised at one of the most exciting and opportunity-rich junctures of its post-modern history.
We won without yet breaking through in the North, urban Britain, or Scotland – but we’re now in a position to make real headway in all three.
In the aftermath of the election, we revisit our regional profiles to see how the parties fared compared to expectations.
In the first of our series looking at May’s electoral battlegrounds, we explore the fierce fights which are taking place across the North West.
It may deliver better value than other mega-projects – more ‘levelling up’ across the UK and perhaps even help preserve the union itself.