John Hess
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- Moving to a new political home - 13:02 UK time, Wednesday, 13 April 2011
- Eleven candidates to contest Leicester's Mayoral election - 14:08 UK time, Thursday, 7 April 2011
- Tying the Notts for Ed Miliband and Justine's big wedding day venue - 11:13 UK time, Friday, 1 April 2011
- PM gets Enterprise Zone off on right tracks in Nottingham - 16:15 UK time, Thursday, 24 March 2011
- Voters of Leicester South now facing four elections - 12:12 UK time, Friday, 18 March 2011
- George Osborne says Derby, not Nottingham, leads the way - 11:06 UK time, Tuesday, 8 March 2011
- Hilary Benn becomes Labour's champion for the East Midlands - 13:44 UK time, Monday, 28 February 2011
- Culture minister's unexpected TV appearance is no shoe-in! - 17:05 UK time, Monday, 21 February 2011
- Government U-turn concerns remain for school sports - 14:22 UK time, Thursday, 17 February 2011
- PM says Big Society talk is not a meaningless slogan - 11:11 UK time, Wednesday, 9 February 2011
- Ministers step up criticism of Labour's Nottingham fortress - 09:16 UK time, Friday, 4 February 2011
- Is Sherwood Forest targetted for DEFRA sell-off? - 15:36 UK time, Friday, 28 January 2011
- Is GM controversy back on the political radar? - 14:05 UK time, Friday, 14 January 2011
- 2011 - the year of economic revival for the East Midlands? - 11:37 UK time, Monday, 27 December 2010
- Spending cuts force top cops to quit, says Labour - 15:47 UK time, Thursday, 16 December 2010
- Geoff Hoon anger over Standards Committee rebuke - 13:09 UK time, Friday, 10 December 2010
- Eric Pickles warned that cuts will cause social problems - 10:44 UK time, Friday, 3 December 2010
- MP appointed to assist 'boomer' minister - 11:31 UK time, Friday, 26 November 2010
- Localism Bill is NIMBYS' charter, says Labour MP - 22:47 UK time, Sunday, 21 November 2010
- MPs & Peers in good voice to remember the Blitz - 10:55 UK time, Sunday, 14 November 2010
- Will student tuition fee protests bridge the generation gap? - 12:03 UK time, Thursday, 11 November 2010
- Leicester to jump the gun for city Mayor contest? - 12:55 UK time, Friday, 5 November 2010
- Will housing reform get too tough to construct? - 09:51 UK time, Friday, 29 October 2010
- 'Reasonable force' doubts go to Downing Street - 16:05 UK time, Wednesday, 27 October 2010
- East Midlands responds to the Chancellor's plans - 15:56 UK time, Wednesday, 20 October 2010
- David Cameron's Big Society - any volunteers? - 08:51 UK time, Friday, 15 October 2010
- Business doubts over enterprise partnerships - 13:55 UK time, Saturday, 9 October 2010
- Conservatives sense Lib-Dem coalition jitters? - 12:08 UK time, Friday, 1 October 2010
- Tuned in at the Labour conference - 10:14 UK time, Monday, 27 September 2010
- Lib Dems oppose Coalition plans for "Free Schools" - 09:45 UK time, Sunday, 19 September 2010
- New MPs tipped for the top? - 16:47 UK time, Wednesday, 15 September 2010
- Councils merge services to cut costs - 10:59 UK time, Friday, 3 September 2010
- The Tory leader behind the latest job cuts - Kay Cutts - 17:34 UK time, Tuesday, 10 August 2010
- Chief Whip McLoughlin prepares to dig deep - 17:41 UK time, Thursday, 29 July 2010
- Quashing the quangos: EMDA is early casualty - 15:06 UK time, Wednesday, 30 June 2010
- Job losses predicted for East Midland councils - 17:50 UK time, Wednesday, 23 June 2010
- New worries as Labour's housing targets are scrapped - 17:34 UK time, Friday, 11 June 2010
- Why MPs face the parliamentary X-factor - 13:21 UK time, Wednesday, 9 June 2010
- Political co-operation in A453 hold-up, says MP - 16:38 UK time, Wednesday, 2 June 2010
- Ed Balls & Ken Clarke: Leadership ambitions to remain in Notts? - 11:51 UK time, Thursday, 20 May 2010
- General Election - Round Two? - 10:20 UK time, Wednesday, 12 May 2010
- Redrawing the East Midlands political map? - 16:14 UK time, Wednesday, 5 May 2010
- Labour round on critic - including his mum - 14:02 UK time, Tuesday, 4 May 2010
- Election nerves fray in knife edge seats - 18:13 UK time, Wednesday, 28 April 2010
- Election TV debate special for the East Midlands - 20:27 UK time, Saturday, 24 April 2010
- Gedling's two horse race faces Lib Dem challenge - 13:08 UK time, Tuesday, 20 April 2010
- Election vandalism targets top Tory Alan Duncan - 17:19 UK time, Wednesday, 14 April 2010
- Motorway man and woman in election seat - 13:52 UK time, Sunday, 11 April 2010
- Independence for Rutland? - 14:04 UK time, Wednesday, 7 April 2010
- East Midlands: The Battleground Region? - 11:11 UK time, Tuesday, 6 April 2010
- Parachutes circling Nottingham East? - 15:27 UK time, Tuesday, 30 March 2010
- Former Cabinet ministers for hire? - 18:42 UK time, Tuesday, 23 March 2010
- Gloria wins home for Labour - 11:31 UK time, Sunday, 21 March 2010
- Pumping up parish power? - 10:12 UK time, Tuesday, 16 March 2010
- Martin Bell targets the East Midlands? - 18:11 UK time, Wednesday, 10 March 2010
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Hello. My name is John Hess. I'm the BBC's Political Editor for the East Midlands and this blog will offer my musings on the political scene from Westminster to closer to home.