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Democracy at work or monkey business?

MINISTERS' enthusiasm for elected mayors has cooled since Stuart Drummond made a monkey out of them.Read

Does we need a Robomayor?

NEXT week Ray Mallon, Mayor of Middlesbrough, comes to Birmingham to explain how elected mayors can work in a live debate. Today, in the latest of the Mail's Big Debate series, Neil Elkes looks at Mallon and his impact on Teesside.Read

No love lost in Valentine's Day debate

READERS are being given the rare opportunity to meet an elected mayor and take part in the Birmingham Mail's Big Debate on February 14.Read

Does Birmingham need an elected mayor?

IN the run-up to our Big Debate on the issue of an elected mayor for Birmingham, Liberal Democrat MP John Hemming and former city council leader Sir Albert Bore give their views on the issue.Read

You decide who governs Brum

CLEANER streets, more police, buses running on time and a personality to sell Birmingham to investors and tourists as a global brand.Read