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Jonathan Walker

The Birmingham Post's Political Editor based at Westminster.

Hotline for informing on smoking pubs
Economic Development
A 'shop-a-smoker' hotline will launch next summer when a ban on lighting up in public is imposed in Birmingham.
Retirement at 68 - but not until 2015
Economic Development
Laws increasing the retirement age to 68 were published by the Government yesterday.
Rail tickets to rise in new year
Economic Development
Rail passengers face above-inflation fare rises in the new year, with some ticket prices increasing eight per cent.
Brum needs a mayor, says Blair
Economic Development
Birmingham needs a mayor, Tony Blair said last night.
Clarke calls for Midlands 'grand committee'
Economic Development
Former Home Secretary Charles Clarke has said the West Midlands should have its own committee in the House of Commons to interrogate ministers
Blair 'supernannies' to tame tearaways
Economic Development
Parenting experts are to help families with problem children, the government has announced.
New Street full to bursting - but will new plan arrive on time?
Economic Development
Birmingham's main rail station already has a capacity crisis.
Rail route facing meltdown
Economic Development
The main rail route between the West Midlands and London is likely to hit its capacity by 2015, a government report has warned.
Illegal immigrants targeted
Economic Development
Police are to be shifted from the front line to help clear up the chaos in the immigration system, John Reid announced yesterday.
Brown 'delays' council tax review
Economic Development
A controversial review of council funding has had its publication delayed after the intervention of Gordon Brown, it has been claimed.
Council loan to bail out cash-strapped hospital
Economic Development
Telford & Wrekin Borough Council is to loan the Princess Royal Hospital /authors/jonathan-walker/20m
/authors/jonathan-walker/26m to ease road chaos
Economic Development
Plans for a hi-tech Urban Traffic Control scheme in the West Midlands have been submitted to the Government
Congestion charge call to end gridlock
Economic Development
A report has revealed that commuters in the region take longer to get to work than in anywhere else outside London.
Harman: Bring the conference to Brum
Economic Development
Harriet Harman, a leading candidate for Labour's deputy leadership, has said the party should hold its conference in Birmingham
Fury at CSA plan to write off /authors/jonathan-walker/1bn
Economic Development
Family lawyers have attacked plans to write off /authors/jonathan-walker/1billion owed by to single mothers by fathers.
Region's 拢74m health debt
Economic Development
Debt-ridden hospitals and health trusts in the West Midlands are set to run up a combined deficit of 拢74 million, the Department of Health has admitted.
'Stay out unless you can speak our language'
Economic Development
Immigrants should not be allowed to settle in Britain unless they can speak English, according to a survey of Birmingham residents by a city MP.
A step closer to paying to drive
Economic Development
The prospect of charges on West Midland roads has moved a step further with the announcement of a 拢600,000 grant to draw up proposals.
Wages row: Union threatens council with legal action
Economic Development
The row over council employee wages has escalated with a union threatening to take court action.
Mahmood praises ethnic mix in Brum schools
Economic Development
Birmingham's schools can provide a lesson for colleges across the country in how to encourage children from different ethnic groups to mix, a city MP told the House of Commons.
New Street campaign launched
Economic Development
Passengers at Birmingham New Street are being urged to back the campaign for a railway station worthy of the city.
Battle to keep Elgar on the /authors/jonathan-walker/20 note
Economic Development
Plans to replace Worcestershire composer Elgar on the /authors/jonathan-walker/20 note with a Scottish economist are being strongly opposed
PM enters chaplaincy row
Economic Development
Tony Blair has said that hospital chaplains facing the axe in Worcestershire provide an important service to patients.
New Street set for more delays
Economic Development
A decision on the redevelopment of New Street station could be put off until next summer.