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Jonathan Walker

The Birmingham Post's Political Editor based at Westminster.

MP urges Conservatives to apologise for miners' strike
Economic Development
Government papers from 1984, just released by the National Archives, show Mrs Thatcher secretly considered calling out troops at the height of the strike, amid fears union action could bring down her government
The Birmingham Post political awards for 2013
Opinion
Jonathan Walker hands out the gongs in the annual review of the year in politics
Housing shortage sees hundreds of families in B&Bs
Economic Development
MP Shabana Mahmood says figures prove the city needs more housing.
Questions asked as closed courthouses cost 拢22,000 a month
Professional Services
Ministers say the aim was to dispose of buildings which were unfit to be courts and deny Labour claims the policy was designed to save money.
Eric Pickles' bid to stop council PR being too interesting
Opinion
Eric Pickles says council newspapers are being used to promote authorities, and wants them to be scrapped.
Midlands towns and cities hit by funding cuts while wealthy south gets increase
Economic Development
Funding for Birmingham and the Black Country has been cut again - but wealthy authorities in the south enjoy bigger budgets
Sir Albert Bore: South East flourishing at the expense of cities
Economic Development
Councils across the West Midlands are bracing themselves for another round of funding cuts
Closed Midland courthouses costing taxpayers 拢22,000 a month to maintain
Economic Development
Figures were released by Ministers in response to questions in Parliament
Birmingham Airport's expansion plans rejected by Davies Commission
Economic Development
A Government-backed inquiry has called for airport expansion in the south east but rejected plans for a new runway in the Midlands
Sweeteners for city if elected Mayor plan goes through at second attempt
Economic Development
Birmingham voters shunned the idea last year when 57.8 per cent said no to creating a role similar to Boris Johnson鈥檚 in London
Bashing MPs over their pay for the sake of it breeds more cynicism
Opinion
MPs could receive an 11% pay rise to 拢74,000 after the Parliamentary Standards Authority recommendation.
Surge in numbers asking for help with housing costs
Economic Development
Region has seen a 99 per cent rise in working people claiming housing benefit since 2009 and also the smallest increase in new businesses
Bribery plan unveiled to bring elected mayors to Birmingham
Economic Development
The Government returns to elected mayor plans and could use bribery to try to win support for the idea
Nearly 3,500 metal theft recorded every year by West Midlands Police
Economic Development
West Midlands Police deal with almost ten cases of metal theft every day, it has emerged.
Watchdog slams Government's regional economic growth policies as Chancellor delivers statement
Economic Development
The National Audit Office has criticised the Government's regional growth plans as Chancellor George Osborne announced measures to back high streets and cut youth unemployment
George Osborne's message - the future is bright but be very afraid
Opinion
Political Editor Jonathan Walker gives his instant analysis of Chancellor George Osborne's Autumn Statement
Splits may yet see wheels come off 海角视频IP bandwagon
Opinion
The United Kingdom Independence Party faces the prospect of a split in the eurosceptic vote.
Data shows households are not switching despite high electricity bills
Economic Development
Figures show that 65 per cent of properties in the West Midlands are supplied with electricity by npower, the firm that bought the Midlands Electricity Board in 1999
Scotland dwarfs West Midlands for infrastructure spending
Economic Development
While the two areas are similar in population, Scotland enjoys more infrastructure and public expenditure
Sterling bid a big leap of faith by SNP
Opinion
The 海角视频 has kept out of the Euro but could be forced into a new monetary union if Scottish nationalists get their way.
Crime commissioner Bob Jones calls for return to police authorities
Economic Development
Bob Jones backed calls from Lord Stevens, the former head of London鈥檚 Metropolitan Police, for the post to be axed
Andrew Mitchell: I was spat at in the streets after Plebgate row
Economic Development
A police officer is facing a criminal charge and he and four colleagues could lose their jobs over the row
HS2 opponents given chance to put their case to Commons committee
Economic Development
High Speed Rail project connecting Birmingham to the south has divided opinion throughout the country
MP calls for prisoners to be tested for legal highs
Economic Development
Ministers have backed calls from a West Midland MP to give prisons more powers to test inmates for drugs 鈥 including so-called 鈥渓egal highs鈥.