All articles by Jonny Ball

Mayor Ben Houchen and the “Houchenist” manifesto

The mayor of Tees Valley in the UK is implementing a new kind of Tory agenda that mirrors global economic shifts.

Why are the UK’s trains so expensive?

Fares have increased by a fifth in real terms since privatisation, along with demand for rail travel.

Spotlight poll: Pandemic response to post-Covid recovery – the view from local government

Ahead of local elections next month, Spotlight polled councillors across the country on Covid-19, economic recovery and party politics.

Among private renters, the housing crisis is a more pressing concern than Brexit

A Century after radical leftists were elected to its city hall, Vienna’s social democratic base is slipping away