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Jonathan Walker

The Birmingham Post's Political Editor based at Westminster.

Jonathan Walker: Tories fail to see proud families
Economic Development
Labour likes to attack the Conservatives for being a slick PR machine with no substance, but they鈥檝e proved they鈥檙e not so slick this week.
Birmingham needs new station to cope with high-speed link
Economic Development
Birmingham needs a major new city centre rail station to cope with high speed services which will revolutionise the region鈥檚 transport network, according to Network Rail.
How high-speed railways could change your life
Economic Development
Jonathan Walker looks at Network Rail鈥檚 proposals for a high-speed line from London to Birmingham.
Worcestershire MP in quit threat over use of wife as secretary
Economic Development
A Midland MP has threatened to quit the House of Commons if he is barred from employing his wife as his secretary.
Grayling鈥檚 鈥楾otal nonsense鈥 on inner city crime 鈥 Birmingham MP Khalid Mahmood
Economic Development
A senior Conservative who compared life in Britain鈥檚 inner cities to an episode of The Wire has been accused of talking 鈥渢otal nonsense鈥 by a Birmingham MP.
MP opposes rally ban despite violence fears
Economic Development
A rally against Islamic extremism should be allowed to go ahead, despite the shocking scenes of violence at a similar event earlier this month, according to an MP.
ISPs may face burden of piracy blitz
Enterprise
People who repeatedly swap and download copyrighted films and music could have their internet accounts suspended, after the Government toughened up plans to fight online piracy.
Conservatives make rail top priority
Economic Development
Conservatives would start work on a competition to build a new high-speed rail line as one of their first acts in Government if they win the next election, Shadow Transport Secretary Theresa Villiers has said.
Lessons to be learnt as we slowly recover
Economic Development
Japan, France and Germany have managed to free themselves from the grip of recession.
Former Walsall Tory candidate could return for safer seat
Economic Development
The Conservative candidate who walked away from a West Midlands constituency is still eligible to apply for another seat after the party decided to keep her on its official list of candidates.
Jonathan Walker: Countdown to general election date starting already
Economic Development
It feels a bit like walking into Tesco and discovering the shelves are already stocked with Christmas puddings, but here on the Post we鈥檙e starting to think about our election coverage.
Post comment: Vital more than ever that the NHS spends money wisely
Economic Development
The future of the NHS is in the spotlight, thanks partly to the debate raging in the United States about the best way to reform healthcare.
Patrick Cormack MP calls for Commons salaries to be doubled
Economic Development
A West Midlands MP has called for House of Commons salaries to be doubled in return for scrapping the controversial second home allowance.
Excessive salary attack goes on without Chancellor鈥檚 backing
Economic Development
A campaign for the establishment of a High Pay Commission to crack down on excessive salaries is to continue, despite the Chancellor鈥檚 warning that he was 鈥渘ot persuaded鈥 by the idea.
Downloading 鈥榩irate鈥 has designs on Worcester MP Mike Foster鈥檚 Westminster seat
Economic Development
A Worcester graphic designer is to challenge a Government minister at the next election as leader of the 海角视频鈥檚 own Pirate Party, which campaigns to change the laws on sharing films and music over the internet.
Poor politics on file-sharing, probably unenforceable
Economic Development
It was nine years ago that Ann Widdecombe, at that point a Conservative front-bencher, announced plans for a major crackdown on cannabis users.
Benefits of retaining Forensic Science Service
Economic Development
The West Midlands has suffered disproportionately from the effects of the recession, and has the worst unemployment rate of any region in the country.
Rural Midlands police forces using Tasers
Economic Development
Police in parts of the rural West Midlands are using Tasers at least once a week, new Home Office figures have revealed.
Post comment: Little sense in closing Solihull Library as swine flu antivirals collection point
Economic Development
Councillor Maggie Throup鈥檚 comments may strike a chord with many people.
Time to debate high speed options
Economic Development
First, the good news. It seems that the Government will have no trouble attracting rail companies to operate a high-speed line, if and when a new service is built.
Hemming anger at Ainsworth鈥檚 鈥榙efeatism鈥 claim over Afghanistan
Economic Development
Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth has provoked an angry response after he claimed British troops in Afghanistan were being let down by a lack of support on 鈥渢he home front鈥.
Councils transforming empty shops to keep high streets alive
Economic Development
Boarded-up shops will receive a facelift with the help of Government cash, in a bid to keep high streets alive during the downturn.
Time needed before MPs forgiven
Economic Development
MPs have been queuing up to apologise in recent months.
Cormack sees restrictions on perks and pay dissuading likely politicians
Economic Development
Restricting MPs鈥 pay and perks could put people off entering Parliament because it is an 鈥渆xtremely expensive business鈥, according to a West Midlands MP.