A revolution on Clydeside?
Michael Crick argues the significance of council elections in Glasgow could be greater than the mayoral race in London.
Michael Crick
Michael Crick has left Channel 4 News. This is an archive of his reports.
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Hunt: ‘I must see what James thinks’
Was Jeremy Hunt really teasing when he ended a meeting saying: “I must just see what James thinks about all this”?
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Will ‘Fake Sheikh’ give details of 261 convictions?
An investigative journalist has written to the Leveson inquiry questioning the claim by Mazher Mahmood that his work for the News of the World led to 261 criminal convictions. Click here for more.
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The Boadens – will it be a DG & PCC double act?
2012 could be a interesting year for the Boaden family reports Michael Crick.
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Could three little words undo the plan for some city mayors?
“This may seem incredibly trivial – what do three extra words really matter?”
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Will Donny scrap its elected mayor?
While ten British cities are voting on whether to have an elected mayor, Doncaster, which introduced the post in 2001, is voting on whether to scrap theirs – which suggests the system hasn’t been a great success.
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The politics of the next BBC director-general
Channel 4 News Political Correspondent Michael Crick examines the politics, or possible politics, of the runners and riders in the race to be next director-general of the BBC.
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Police Commissioners – the latest line-up
Michael Crick rounds up the runners and riders for the newly created posts of Police Commissioner.
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Osborne set to scrap 50p tax rate
Chancellor George Osborne is rumoured to be preparing to cut the 50p top rate of tax in next week’s budget.
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Mike Olley writes his last column
Channel 4 News Political Correspondent Michael Crick blogs on Mike Oley, who is hoping to win the Labour nomination for police commissioner in the West Midlands.
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Chutzpah or something for the Electoral Commission?
Michael Crick asks should the Electoral Commission be taking an interest in early campaigning to be the West Midlands police commissioner?
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Lib Dems Against the NHS Bill: Emergency motion
Lib Dem critics of the Health and Social Care Bill have tabled an emergency motion that they hope will be debated and passed at their party’s spring conference.
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Police commissioners – the latest hats in the ring
Over the past few months I’ve been keeping my eye on who might be interested in standing for election as police commissioners. Here are my very latest findings.
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Labour leader says coalition ‘packing’ and ‘gerrymandering’ Lords
Channel 4 News Political Correspondent Michael Crick blogs on the Coalition’s plans for the Lords.
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Simon Weston ‘inspired’ to run for police post by Tim Collins
Channel 4 News Correspondent Michael Crick blogs on Simon Weston’s decision to stand for election as a police and crime commissioners (PCCs).
