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National Fishing Remembrance Day

May 12th saw the first ever National Fishing Remembrance Day to remember fishermen lost at sea. It’s a good idea and long overdue. A great deal has changed in the fishing industry to make it safer but commercial fishing remains the most dangerous peacetime occupation. The stark reality is that…

People deserve to know how policies will be paid for

A lady I spoke to last week told me that she had no regrets about retiring because she had “paid her stamp” for more than 40 years. It’s a nice phrase, often used by an older generation, to refer to national insurance contributions – at one time literally stamps on…

Town centres need more help

Town centres are described as the “core area of a town” and they’re often the beating hearts of local communities. But over the last decade or more town centres across the country have faced major challenges. There are things that government, national and local can do to help. Many local…

Make sure your voice is heard

You can hardly miss the fact that there are important elections on Thursday 2nd May. If so, I’m sure you will be reminded over the next few weeks. Firstly, there are important local council elections. This year, across North Tyneside elections are all out – meaning you elect 3 ward…

Poverty figures show state of the nation

Our children deserve better

Good schools are rightly seen as a key for economic growth and national success. But as many of us know personally they are crucial to breaking down barriers and spreading opportunity. I visit schools as often as possible to talk to headteachers and staff but also to get “grilled” by…

Cost of living crisis far from over

Age UK recently produced an excellent report called “Cold At Home” which highlights how the Cost of Living Crisis is impacting older people. Two million pensioners are living in poverty and for them and millions more people the Cost-of-Living crisis is far from over. Those who had savings have found…

Remembering the Gaul tragedy

An event described as the “worst ever single trawler tragedy” took place fifty years ago on the night of the 8th/9th February 1974. The vessel was a fishing trawler called Gaul, which sank in the Barents Sea off Norway with the loss of all 36 crew. The Gaul had been…

Flooding brings misery

Travelling back from the West Country after visiting relatives at New Year I saw at first hand the effects of Storm Henk. The already saturated ground meant the heavy rain had nowhere to go and soon roads became impassable and rivers and even canals overflowed their banks. It’s estimated that…

Dentistry in crisis

It used to be said that no one liked visiting the dentist, now many people would relish the chance to do so. Dentistry is in crisis and this week Labour took the opportunity to raise concerns in a parliamentary debate. The vote came as new figures reveal the number of…

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