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A shuffle is cover for doing nothing

No Prime Minister or party leader relishes the idea of shuffling her or his team of Ministers, especially when they are pushed to do it at a time not of their choosing. And so it was last week when Rishi Sunak was forced to sack his Home Secretary Suella Braverman…

Trafalgar Day

The recent storms forced this year’s Trafalgar Day commemoration indoors for the traditional toast to Vice Admiral Lord Collingwood. Collingwood was the local hero who played a key role at Trafalgar. This year’s event took shelter in the Tynemouth Watch House home to the Tynemouth Voluntary Life Brigade and to…

Alarming rise in hate crime

This is Anti Hate Crime Awareness Week. Hate crime has increased by more than 40% in the last 5 years and recent events have made it worse. Hate crime covers race, religion, disability, sexual orientation and transgender identity. Anyone convicted risks having their sentence increased. Last year 10,000 people were…

Conference Season

Party Conference season is here once again with both parties going to northern cities to set out their stalls. The Conservatives are in Manchester – a brave move considering the controversy engulfing HS2. Labour are again going to Liverpool for what for once will be the last major conference of…

In the News

After the Suez Crisis hastened the end of Anthony Eden’s Premiership, his wife Lady Eden famously said “I have felt as if the Suez Canal was flowing through my drawing room”. Given the current unease about our polluted waterways the current Prime Minister’s wife may be forgiven for thinking Britain’s…

Animal welfare issues a big concern

Despite the poor summer weather visitors and residents alike are often seen looking for seals or dolphins off St Mary’s island or birdwatching in Brierdene or Northumberland Park. So I wasn’t surprised by a big summer campaign to make animal welfare a priority for the next Government. Strengthening animal welfare…

As Prime Minister Truss’ catastrophic budget showed, the next Government can’t afford unfunded wish lists.

Parliament may be in recess for the summer, but all of the parties are hard at work developing their offer to the voters for the coming election. The Government hope that green shoots of economic recovery will soon appear but actually the grim economic news keeps on coming which is shaping the…

Putting our region on the map

I recently met up in Parliament with Visit Britain/Visit England to find out more about their work promoting Britain as a tourist destination. Visit Britain markets Britain internationally to grow visitor numbers and help drive economic growth. Visit England supports businesses with things like digital skills and simplifying the English…

Renters need a fair deal

For many the dream of owning their own home seems further away than ever. So it’s increasingly important that the plight of renters is addressed. In May the Government introduced the Renters (Reform) Bill. There has been growing recognition that Assured Shorthold Tenancies introduced in the 1988 Housing Act and…

Retail Crime is a Costly Business

The Association of Convenience Stores came to Parliament last week to again highlight the issue of shop theft and violence against staff. Retail crime is a costly business, costing stores around £125 million a year which invariably means the cost being passed on to shoppers. That cost is estimated to…

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