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Patrick Burns

Patrick is the political editor of BBC Midlands. He has been on the "inside track" at Westminster from the "high water" mark of the Thatcher period, through the Blair/Brown era to the unfolding drama of the Cameron/Clegg coalition. Patrick grew up in Birmingham and went to university in Manchester. He has lived in Birmingham for 25 years.

  • My retirement and the new meaning of legacy

    Published
    4 August 2020
    Attribution
    England
    Patrick Burns

  • Midlands glimpses the new abnormal

    Published
    10 July 2020
    Attribution
    England
    Chancellor Rishi Sunak (centre)

  • Two metres or not two metres?

    Published
    19 June 2020
    Attribution
    England
    The queue

  • George Floyd protests reveal double standards

    Published
    5 June 2020
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    England
    George Floyd on a protester's T-shirt

  • Why Midlands car industry is in a state

    Published
    27 May 2020
    Attribution
    England
    Jaguar Land Rover worker

  • Chancellor promises double-digit unemployment

    Published
    20 May 2020
    Attribution
    England
    A young woman looks at her phone

  • When a global crisis becomes a regional issue

    Published
    12 May 2020
    Attribution
    England
    Schilliger Garden Centre in Switzerland

  • Councils want ministers to match words with action

    Published
    5 May 2020
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    England
    Council leader Ian Ward

  • Why the standstill will speed everything up

    Published
    28 April 2020
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    England

  • Midlanders learning to live with the lockdown

    Published
    21 April 2020
    Attribution
    England

  • Holes in the shield protecting vulnerable people

    Published
    9 April 2020
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    England

  • Is every food parcel a nail in HS2's coffin?

    Published
    3 April 2020
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    England

  • As Parliament steps back councils step up

    Published
    25 March 2020
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    England

  • Budget promises 'no regions will be left behind'

    Published
    11 March 2020
    Attribution
    England

  • 'Show us you care prime minister'

    Published
    27 February 2020
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    England

  • Mixed Midlands messages on HS2 and local buses

    Published
    11 February 2020
    Attribution
    England

  • Why Left is Right for chancellor

    Published
    7 February 2020
    Attribution
    England

  • £50k per bong: But for whom would the bell toll?

    Published
    15 January 2020
    Attribution
    England

  • Queen's Speech brings Groundhog Day to Westminster

    Published
    19 December 2019
    Attribution
    England

  • In the Midlands this really is historic

    Published
    13 December 2019
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    Election 2019

  • As polling day nears, fear stalks the Midlands

    Published
    3 December 2019
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    Election 2019

  • General election 2019: The view from Hall Green

    Published
    26 November 2019
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    England

  • General Election 2019: The view from a marginal seat

    Published
    15 November 2019
    Attribution
    England

  • Is it Merry Brexmas Election everyone?

    Published
    29 October 2019
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    England