News Guardian Articles - Alan Campbell MP for Tynemouth

A growing cost of living crisis

There’s a growing cost of living crisis affecting households across our area. At the core are rising energy costs, due to increase further in the next few weeks. But there is also real concern about the rising cost of food and petrol. That’s why the Opposition sought this week to…

Happy New Year

As 2021 draws to a close I want to say thank you to all those people who have worked so hard during the holidays and over what has been another difficult year. In some ways the pandemic has been a great leveller whether through infection or new regulations for all.…

Have a merry and safe Christmas

Which future Prime Ministers school report described him as believing he is ‘one who should be free of the network of obligations which binds everyone else’?“ would have been a good question in the Downing St Quiz. But why does it matter if we have a Prime Minister who believes…

Long term plan for social care is needed

Finding the best care for older relatives is often one of the most difficult decisions a family has to make. The Government’s announcement on a cap on social care costs was debated recently during the passage of the Health and Care Bill with the Government winning by a narrow majority.…

Return of Tory Sleaze

It has been an extraordinary week in Westminster. The Commissioner for Standards found that Owen Paterson the North Shropshire MP had broken the rules after he lobbied Ministers on behalf of Randox a company he was paid by. The Standards Committee made up of seven MP’s and seven lay members…

Budget 2021

There’s a rule which says Chancellor’s should not leak their budget speech before it’s officially delivered. Hugh Dalton broke the rule in 1947 in a comment to a journalist friend then did the decent thing and resigned. The fact that most of this week’s budget was leaked by the Government…

Visit to North Shields Fish Quay

Last week I visited the Old Low Light Heritage Centre in North Shields to see their fantastic “That’s Women’s Work’ exhibition telling the story of “Herring Girls.” I was honoured to meet one of the few women skippers whose story is also told. We talked about the heyday of fishing…

Back to conference

Parliament is in it’s short Conference recess as the main parties go off for their first physical meeting since the pandemic struck. Conference is a traditional part of the party calendar – for some a mix of politics and socialising to be enjoyed, for party business managers more a case…

COP26

Next month in Glasgow more than 200 world leaders will meet at the COP26 UN summit on climate change. Next week the Great Big Green Week organised by the Climate Coalition will highlight the vital importance of the conference – the most important since the Paris Agreement. The Climate Coalition…

A way forward for our young people

Summer recess is a good opportunity to catch up with groups and events in the constituency even if this year that’s mainly been virtual. One of the most instructive meetings was led by the YMCA to discuss how we can work together to make Youth Friendly Communities. We’ve all endured…

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