It offers the opportunity to devolve powers directly to county and unitary authorities – rather than imposing a one-size-fits-all Metro Mayor model.
We cannot fall into the Corbynista trap of being more obsessed with running the party than running the country.
From new housebuilding techniques to green manufacturing, the West Midlands is leading the way towards greater security.
In 1979, the Nationalists helped Thatcher oust Labour and got smashed. They won’t help the Prime Minister.
Also: it looks like it will be a good day for Labour in both Wales and Scotland as Douglas Ross struggles to make headway.
A judge-led enquiry into the ferry scandal and a unified national census are obvious starting points.
London has set a pattern for big talk and no action, but that this seems a hostile leak may be grounds to take it seriously.
Also: Rees-Mogg once again talks tough on the Protocol – but does the Government really have the will to act?
Also: Sturgeon likened to Trump after she bans print journalists from SNP launch event.
Ministers must not forget that parts of the South East, including some coastal communities, are as in need of attention as anywhere else.
Watch in particular for interaction between Ukrainian refugees and small boats as the year lengthens.
Also: as Scottish Labour ditch the traditional rose, when will the national parties overhaul their ageing brands?
His call for a stronger British state reflects the thinking of many Conservatives… but not, yet, the Government’s actual policy.
With traditional cluelessness, Westminster devolved planning policy without a carve-out for vital national infrastructure projects.
This argument is often called upon when there is a requirement to act in order to safeguard an ‘essential interest’.