News Guardian Articles - Alan Campbell MP for Tynemouth

End of the line for levelling up

So farewell, levelling up. This Government struggled to explain what this flagship policy meant in practice which allowed them to adapt it to suit their political priorities. And as the recent funding round confirmed the North East is not their priority. As I have written before, eventually the Government would…

The NHS is in crisis

As parliament returns after the Christmas recess there’s a sense of real crisis particularly in the NHS. 2023 will see the 75th anniversary of the setting up of the NHS but for many in healthcare things have never seemed so bad. There are particular challenges like Covid and flu but…

Happy New Year

Things can only get better. The Prime Minister says it’s his aim to give people peace of mind. That’s ironic because many people would like to give him a piece of theirs. There’s a cost of living crisis and a squeeze on household incomes, the problems in transport and our…

Twelve Days of Christmas

Three Prime ministers, four Chancellors of the Exchequer and five Education Secretaries might sound like part of the Twelve Days of Christmas but actually it’s the story of the last twelve months in politics. It began with the video of Downing Street Press Secretary Allegra Stratton struggling to explain what…

Small Business Saturday

December 3rd is Small Business Saturday – an annual celebration of the contribution small businesses make to our local economy and a chance to celebrate their success. There are 5.6 million small businesses in the UK employing 16 million people, making them the cornerstone of local communities. Shopping local isn’t…

Autumn Statement

This week’s Autumn Statement is a big moment for this Government. The Government says an emergency financial reset is necessary because of “global events” and it’s true most countries have been affected by fallout from Covid and the invasion of Ukraine. But Britain is the only country that is having…

Remembering our values

Eighty years ago, 15 year old Thomas Brown from North Shields, along with First Lieutenant Anthony Fasson and Able Seaman Colin Grazier captured Enigma Code books from a stricken German U boat. Winston Churchill wrote that their actions were crucial to the outcome of the war. Tommy Brown, remarkably a…

Febrile atmosphere in Westminster

My constituency postbag, or rather as it increasingly is, my Inbox, has been particularly busy over the last few weeks. Constituents concerned about the cost of living crisis, how to pay their energy bills or their rent. Concern that the Government is set to tear up environmental standards which protect…

Cost of living crisis

The new Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng had the chance to do the right thing. Everyone agrees after the last twelve years we need economic growth. Scrapping the NIC’s increase and reducing basic rate of income tax to 19p make sense in a cost of living crisis. Action is needed to help…

Her Late Majesty

When I left home for Westminster after the summer recess Queen Elizabeth II was our Head of State. When I returned almost two weeks later we had a new King and a world which seems turned upside down. I have asked myself why her Majesty’s passing has left me, like…

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