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Jonathan Walker

The Birmingham Post's Political Editor based at Westminster.

Government urged to give back West Midlands property portfolio
Economic Development
Birmingham business and civic leaders are to call on Prime Minister David Cameron to give back land once owned by scrapped regional development agency Advantage West Midlands.
Who foots the £44bn bill for the high speed rail link?
Economic Development
Birmingham’s employers and council tax-payers face massive bills after the Government revealed they will have to help pay for the £44 billion high speed rail line.
Cameron urged to give back region's property portfolio
Economic Development
Birmingham business and civic leaders are to call on Prime Minister David Cameron to give back land once owned by scrapped regional development agency Advantage West Midlands.
Commons to take new look at 'benefits' of high speed rail
Economic Development
The consultation into a proposed high speed rail link between Birmingham and London was launched this week.
Jonathan Walker: We all work together – unlike other regions...
Economic Development
Congratulations to Redditch and Wyre Forest, who have joined East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Tamworth, Bromsgrove and Cannock Chase as members of the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership.
Sandwell leader snubs Gove over building schools for future discussions
Economic Development
Black Country council chiefs are to reject demands that they travel to London to explain why a £138 million school building scheme should go ahead.
Birmingham MPs oppose plans for high speed rail depot at Alstom site
Economic Development
Plans to make a Birmingham neighbourhood the national train maintenance centre for a high speed rail line have been rejected by MPs.
MPs reject plans to create high speed rail depot in Birmingham
Economic Development
Plans to make a Birmingham neighbourhood the national train maintenance centre for a high speed rail line have been rejected by MPs.
Sandwell leader snubs Education Secretary over building schools for future discussions
Economic Development
Black Country council chiefs are to reject demands that they travel to London to explain why a £138 million school building scheme should go ahead.
Sandwell told to make new bid for £138m schools building programme
Economic Development
Education chiefs in Sandwell have been given until April 11 to explain why a £138 million school building scheme should go ahead after all.
David Cameron defends huge spending cuts at Birmingham City Council
Economic Development
David Cameron has defended Birmingham City Council’s decision to slash public services by £212 million.
Sandwell told to make new bid for £138m schools building programme
Economic Development
Education chiefs in Sandwell have been given until April 11 to explain why a £138 million school building scheme should go ahead after all.
David Cameron defends huge spending cuts at Birmingham City Council
Economic Development
David Cameron has defended Birmingham City Council’s decision to slash public services by £212 million.
Ministers urged to save libraries following Walsall campaign
Economic Development
Ministers have been urged to protect libraries following a campaign to save facilities in Walsall.
Regions missing out as London takes large chunk of transport cash
Economic Development
An unfair funding system which pours transport cash into London at the expense of regions including the West Midlands must end, MPs have insisted.
Ministers urged to save libraries following Walsall campaign
Economic Development
Ministers have been urged to safeguard libraries following a campaign to save facilities in Walsall.
Birmingham MP to reveal plans to scrap foreign aid to range of countries
Economic Development
Britain is to scrap aid to a range of countries including Kosovo, Bosnia and Iraq - but will continue giving £280 million a year to China, Birmingham MP Andrew Mitchell will reveal.
Birmingham MP to reveal plans to scrap foreign aid to range of countries
Economic Development
Britain is to scrap aid to a range of countries including Kosovo, Bosnia and Iraq - but will continue giving £280 million a year to China, Birmingham MP Andrew Mitchell will reveal.
West Midlands the poor relation in the national salary league
Economic Development
Political editor Jonathan Walker takes an in-depth look at new data on salaries in the West Midlands – and finds a host of inequalities.
Warwickshire MP leads campaign to end road sign pollution
Economic Development
Stratford-upon-Avon MP Nadhim Zahawi is campaigning against what he sees as an unecessary clutter of road signs in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ.
Jonathan Walker: There's no alternative – you'll soon be sick of AV
Economic Development
Birmingham has hosted one of the first in a nationwide series of debates on changing the voting system, and it went swimmingly, by all accounts.
Big business backs the Birmingham to London high speed rail link
Economic Development
Embattled ministers planning a £17.5 billion high speed rail link from London to Birmingham have been thrown a lifeline by business leaders who urged the Government to press ahead with the scheme.
High speed rail noise will affect less than 5,000 homes, Government claims
Economic Development
Up to 4,860 homes will experience additional noise as a result of a high speed rail line from London to Birmingham, the Government will admit next week.
High speed rail noise will effect less than 5,000 homes, Government claims
Economic Development
Up to 4,860 homes will experience additional noise as a result of a high speed rail line from London to Birmingham, the Government will admit next week.