Birmingham Mayor, directly elected mayor campaign

Minister tells Brum to be more ambitious Mar 08 2007

A GOVERNMENT minister has strongly hinted that Birmingham's leaders should ask the people whether or not they want an elected mayor.Read

Bosses back Brum's voters Mar 07 2007

A THIRD major business group today backed the Birmingham Mail's campaign for a people's poll on elected mayors.Read

Monkey business was all too much Mar 06 2007

THE voters of Birmingham came close to being given the right to decide who runs their city - five years ago.Read

That 46pc vote is no 'majority' in favour of you, Mr Whitby Mar 06 2007

COUNCILLOR Mike Whitby really should watch his language. I don't mean that our city council leader has suddenly become potty-mouthed, just rather careless.Read

Young business backs call for vote on mayors Mar 05 2007

BIRMINGHAM'S young business people have backed the Birmingham Mail's call for a referendum on elected mayors in a new poll.Read

Council leader 'ties himself up in knots' Feb 28 2007

CITY leader Mike Whitby has "tied himself up in knots" by attempting to hide from calls for a people's poll on a directly elected mayor for Birmingham.Read

Citizens: It's our right to decide Feb 27 2007

HUNDREDS of Brummies from community groups across the city are to vote on whether to force the council to hold a referendum on an elected mayor.Read

Mallon's hair today but Brady's got legs Feb 16 2007

WELL, it was St Valentine's night but none of the worthies assembled in the Council Chamber let sex cross their minds.Read

Mayor phone vote results - plus video from the Big Debate Feb 16 2007

THE leader of Birmingham City Council's largest political group says his party will back the Mail's call for a referendum on an elected mayor.Read

Have your say on the elected mayor debate Feb 15 2007

HAVE your say on the Elected Mayor debate by voting in our online poll.Read

Brum 'must listen to the people' - view the video NOW Feb 15 2007

THE man who has introduced a new style of Town Hall politics has spelled out the secrets of success that earned him an overwhelming 64 per cent share of local votes.Read

Call for vote on elected mayor issue Feb 15 2007

THE citizens of Birmingham must be allowed to decide if Birmingham should have an elected mayor.Read

Elected mayor is wrong for our city - MP Feb 15 2007

AN elected Mayor would not be a panacea for all Birmingham's problems, warned MP Khalid Mahmood.Read

Is it time for an elected mayor? Feb 14 2007

WITH the Mail's Big Debate taking place tonight, two prominent figures give their views on the issueRead

Outsider made Brum proud Feb 14 2007

STRAIGHT-backed, top-hatted, with a monocle in his right eye and fresh orchid pressed into the buttonhole of his long-tail jacket, he was the most distinctive politician in the land.Read

We Brummies do it for ourselves Feb 13 2007

LET me introduce myself. I work at Birmingham University, and I know lots of stuff about local government. But I'm absolutely NOT an "expert" on the Birmingham mayor question.Read

D-Day on a city's future Feb 13 2007

TOMORROW night will see two political giants battle it out in the hothouse of Birmingham's grand Council Chamber.Read

Elected mayor can be a celebrity - expert Feb 12 2007

PEOPLE are being denied the right to choose the most important political leader in Birmingham, a leading academic claimed today.Read

An elected mayor is not in our city's interest Feb 09 2007

BIRMINGHAM City Council leader Mike Whitby explains why he believes the case for an elected mayor is based on spin and not substance.Read

The buck stops with the elected mayor Feb 07 2007

STEVE Bullock, The Mayor of Lewisham, gives a first hand account of why elected mayors work.Read

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Minister tells Brum to be more ambitious Mar 08 2007

Bosses back Brum's voters Mar 07 2007

Monkey business was all too much Mar 06 2007

That 46pc vote is no 'majority' in favour of you, Mr Whitby Mar 06 2007

Young business backs call for vote on mayors Mar 05 2007

Council leader 'ties himself up in knots' Feb 28 2007

Citizens: It's our right to decide Feb 27 2007

Mallon's hair today but Brady's got legs Feb 16 2007

Mayor phone vote results - plus video from the Big Debate Feb 16 2007

Have your say on the elected mayor debate Feb 15 2007

Brum 'must listen to the people' - view the video NOW Feb 15 2007

Call for vote on elected mayor issue Feb 15 2007

Elected mayor is wrong for our city - MP Feb 15 2007

Is it time for an elected mayor? Feb 14 2007

Outsider made Brum proud Feb 14 2007

We Brummies do it for ourselves Feb 13 2007

D-Day on a city's future Feb 13 2007

Elected mayor can be a celebrity - expert Feb 12 2007

An elected mayor is not in our city's interest Feb 09 2007

The buck stops with the elected mayor Feb 07 2007

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