Will the Commonwealth Games come to Birmingham? Despite a poor record when bidding for similarly prestigious events in the past, there is no reason why this time we shouldn’t triumph.

With Steven Spielberg directing a film on the streets of Birmingham city centre it is tempting to envisage a new era when the Second City is at the heart of all things media and culture.

Will the recent rail fare rises start driving commuters out of the capital and into the arms of the welcoming provinces?

The non-UK EU citizens working in the NHS in England make up 10% of registered doctors and 4% of registered nurses.

At the forefront of regional growth thinking in recent decades has been cluster theory, introduced by professor Michael Porter in his book The Competitive Advantage of Nations back in 1990.

Seconds out… Northern Powerhouse vs Midlands Engine