Birmingham Mayor, directly elected mayor campaign

TV focuses on mayor battle Oct 19 2007

CAMPAIGNERS across Birmingham are gearing up for tomorrow's Day of Action to demand a referendum on the issue of an elected mayor.Read

Petitioning the case for email Oct 17 2007

HOW come, I was asked recently, there are more people wanting Gordon Brown to make Jeremy Clarkson Prime Minister than there are Birmingham residents wanting a say in their city's form of local government?Read

Lend your support to mayor campaign Oct 17 2007

SCORES of community groups and volunteers are backing this Saturday's Day of Action in support of the referendum on elected mayors.Read

Mayor's top of the shops Oct 16 2007

SHOPPERS in Sutton Coldfield and Alum Rock will be among those given the chance to support the petition for the right to decide whether an elected mayor should run Birmingham.Read

Petition ready to hit the streets Oct 15 2007

SCORES of petitioners will take to the streets of Birmingham on Saturday in a bid to force a referendum on an elected mayor.Read

Cameron: I'm for mayors Oct 03 2007

CONSERVATIVE leader David Cameron has warned that expensive regeneration projects in Britain's inner cities had failed because local councils were given too little freedom - and repeated his support for directly-elected mayors.Read

Mayors help cities thrive, Heseltine tells Tories Oct 01 2007

ELECTED mayors would give Britain's great cities "a chance to thrive", Conservative peer Michael Heseltine predicted.Read

Blears enters mayor debate as party gathers Sep 24 2007

CITIES such as Birmingham must reform if they want more freedom to make their own decisions, local government secretary Hazel Blears has warned.Read

Taking democracy to the doorsteps Aug 06 2007

THE shoppers and residents of Alum Rock were given a crash course in local democracy when the Birmingham Citizens hit the streets to boost the Mail's referendum petition.Read

We need one head honcho Jul 27 2007

AN EXPERT panel of Birmingham business and community leaders have enthusiastically backed calls for an elected mayor.Read

Mail editor and MP debate elected mayor Jul 27 2007

CITY MP John Hemming and Birmingham Mail editor Steve Dyson last night debated the petition for an elected mayor at a public meeting.Read

MP hopeful rejects Cameron's Mayor policy Jul 24 2007

A WOULD-be Birmingham Tory MP today rejected party leader David Cameron's election pledge for an elected mayor for Birmingham.Read

What would Mayor Chinn do for Brum? Jul 20 2007

CARL Chinn would be Birmingham's hero for the working classes should he throw his hat in the ring.Read

Cameron's mayor pledge Jul 20 2007

CONSERVATIVE leader David Cameron is to make elected mayors for cities like Birmingham a firm manifesto pledge.Read

He hates the idea of a city mayor... but Whitby could get the job! Jul 11 2007

BIRMINGHAM'S first elected mayor could very well be council leader Mike Whitby under plans being developed by the Conservative Party.Read

Minister warns council over mayor vote Jul 06 2007

THE Government has warned Birmingham City Council that it will not be allowed to block a referendum on an elected mayor.Read

Cameron: I'd demand mayor referendum Jul 05 2007

TORY chief David Cameron this afternoon used a high-profile speech in Birmingham to hammer home his support for elected mayors.Read

Female mayor backs referendum call Jul 05 2007

BIG cities like Birmingham need an elected mayor to unite the people behind a recognisable leader.Read

Powerful role for Gordon's 'mayor' Jul 04 2007

PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has effectively appointed an 'elected mayor' for Birmingham and the West Midlands, it was revealed today.Read

Praise for Chinn's mayor vote call Jul 02 2007

POLITICIANS, business leaders and community groups battling for an elected mayor referendum have hailed popular historian Carl Chinn's intervention as a major boost for their campaign.Read

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TV focuses on mayor battle Oct 19 2007

Petitioning the case for email Oct 17 2007

Lend your support to mayor campaign Oct 17 2007

Mayor's top of the shops Oct 16 2007

Petition ready to hit the streets Oct 15 2007

Cameron: I'm for mayors Oct 03 2007

Mayors help cities thrive, Heseltine tells Tories Oct 01 2007

Blears enters mayor debate as party gathers Sep 24 2007

Taking democracy to the doorsteps Aug 06 2007

We need one head honcho Jul 27 2007

Mail editor and MP debate elected mayor Jul 27 2007

MP hopeful rejects Cameron's Mayor policy Jul 24 2007

What would Mayor Chinn do for Brum? Jul 20 2007

Cameron's mayor pledge Jul 20 2007

He hates the idea of a city mayor... but Whitby could get the job! Jul 11 2007

Minister warns council over mayor vote Jul 06 2007

Cameron: I'd demand mayor referendum Jul 05 2007

Female mayor backs referendum call Jul 05 2007

Powerful role for Gordon's 'mayor' Jul 04 2007

Praise for Chinn's mayor vote call Jul 02 2007

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