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Taking a look at the new West Midlands Mayor

Written by Professor Catherine Staite, Director of Public Sector Reform and Dr Matt Cole, Department of History. "How will we judge success? Soft measures will include the quality of the relationships of trust that he establishes across the region, as well as an increased recognition of him and the Mayoral role and understanding of the added value he brings to solving complex, long-standing social and technical problems."

University of Birmingham Aston Webb building