They are at the heart of my plan to create skills, and opportunities across the region, as well as 35,000 jobs.
While I support the principle of these zones, a poorly executed plan will bring up the cost of living.
Across the West Midlands, voluntary groups are also leading the way to put new life into stations, cinemas, town halls, and other landmarks.
I’ll get back to work the moment the election result is announced.
The choice facing voters on May 6 is simple: do we accelerate the progress of the last four years, or do we go back to the old failing approach?
There are very, very few shows where you can see life here on your screens, or hear our accents.
From the start, I have made it very clear that I am a Mayor for the whole region, not just ‘Greater Birmingham’.
It’s not surprising that I do things differently, since I came to the role from a business background, rather than via the world of politics.
From reversing the Beeching cuts to pioneering ‘Very Light Rail’, it shows what a Conservative mayor, working with Government, can do.
This is an ambitious project designed to appeal to the 30 per cent of people here who don’t cycle but say they would like to give it a go.
The ‘rules of origin’ requirements give us a chance to reshore much of the supply chain – and the skilled jobs it creates – for our automotive industry.
For too long, the workhorse of public transport has been a poor relation compared to trams and rail.
Completing the regeneration of Longbridge would be a powerful example of Conservative policy actively “levelling up” the economy.
They are simply outdated and, given the financial challenge we now face, the often-suggested online sales tax looks even more attractive.
I am very conscious that I am only one of 141 Conservative candidates campaigning in these elections.