ADVERTISEMENT Tees Valley mayor, Ben Houchen, was clearly looking forward to the appearance of Liz Truss on BBC Radio Tees this morning and went to the effort of plugging the show on Twitter yesterday. His tweet was accompanied by a photo of himself and Truss enjoying lunch together. Lunch, asContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT It is difficult to write an accurate account of the Labour Party Conference because you cannot attend everything which is going on. There are the main debates which tend to be set pieces, and then the fringes, where all sorts of debates and discussions go on. All you canContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT In the middle of the First World War, there was a film that got everyone in the North East talking. Which is ironic, because it was a silent film. Five Nights was based upon a novel by Victoria Cross, a popular and prolific author of the time, who wasContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT Only 12% of voters in ‘red wall’ seats oppose replacing the First Past the Post voting system used for Westminster elections, according to a new poll. In comparison, almost four times as many voters support a change to Proportional Representation. The poll was commissioned by campaign group Make VotesContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT A woman who has experienced the devasting impact of dementia first-hand is set to join hundreds of fundraisers going the extra mile for Alzheimer’s Society at South Shields Memory Walk. Nicola Marlborough, of East Herrington, is taking part in the event on 8 October to pay tribute to her mum Ann, 76, who wasContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT The Labour Party Conference is about to begin, and I have just watched Part 1 of The Labour Files. This is a three-part series, produced by Al-Jazeera and based on leaked data from the Labour Party between 1998 and 2021. The Al-Jazeera website says: “Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit (I-Unit)Continue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT I work in finance and there the political consensus is, in general, conservative. Now and again you see the cracks in that ideology showing through though. Before Brexit, Fund Managers would discuss the basic premise that the Conservative-Liberal Coalition was to make this country more like the USA, ieContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT Today, 22 September is Loss and Damage Day, a day to take action in solidarity with communities bearing the brunt of the climate crisis. UK Charity Go Dharmic is leading a twelve hour fast at Parliament Square, London. The event includes people of all faiths, and none. Some peopleContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT Saturday, 3 September, and Tees Valley Mayor, Ben Houchen is getting a little upset. Too many people have got something to say about dredging the Tees and it’s time to put a stop to it. Too many people have been sending him copies of the press statement by TheContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT New research published today by the North East Child Poverty Commission highlights “a growing chasm” between welcome government commitments on levelling up and the reality of rising child poverty in the North East – finding that the gap between the living standards of children in the region and theContinue Reading
