West Midlands NO! Campaign

Yes, we’ve heard similar pledges before from the Tories but this one is quite unequivical - the Tory Shadow Cabinet member for Communities and Local Government has pledged that all regional quangos will be abolished should they win the next election.
On his blog, John Redwood says that Spelman has made the following pledges:

Unelected Regional assemblies [...]

Advantage West Midlands (AWM) is advertising another non-job, paid for by the taxpayer as usual.
West Midlands Regional Observatory
Knowledge is power so empower the West Midlands region
Powering the transformation of the West Midlands, the Regional Observatory gives policy makers the data and intelligence they need to drive far-reaching change. Backed by Advantage West Midlands, this organisation [...]