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Jamie Driscoll, North of Tyne Mayor’s regular updates
THE BOILING FROG OF CLIMATE CHANGE If you put a frog into boiling water, it’ll jump straight out. Whereas if you put it into tepid water and heat it up, the frog will not notice, and passively be boiled to death. Firstly, don’t try this at home. Secondly, it’s not true. It comes from an … Read More
Jamie Driscoll, North of Tyne Mayor’s regular updates
ABOUT TIME WE CLEANED UP POLITICS Owen Paterson, MP In George Orwell’s “1984” Winston Smith is tortured until he agrees that two plus two equals five. The point is to make him see that there is no objective truth other than what Big Brother says is true; to give up on truth altogether. Good citizens … Read More
COP26 – Councillor Holly Waddell, September 2021
On 18 September Councillor Holly Waddell was one of the speakers at the.COP26 Coalition Newcastle March and Rally. By agreement with Scott Dickinson, Holly represented Northumberland Labour and himself as Leader in emphasing Northumberland Labour’s commitment to action on climate change. She spoke about the huge potential of Northumberland in helping meet COP goals and … Read More
The Annual Walk the Tyne for Palestine event – 29 August 2021
This year’s walk was in support of Laylac, who work with children in Dheisheh refugee camp As planned, we met at 1100hrs at The Keelman pub (also known as the Big Lamp Brewery), Grange Rd, Newburn NE15 8NL The walk covers seven miles along the banks of the beautiful River Tyne, and we stopped for refreshments as usual half way. We … Read More
Jamie Driscoll, North of Tyne Mayor’s regular updates
Allan Wells. Anthony Joshua. Linford Christie. Chris Boardman. Nicola Adams. Pythagoras. Eliud Kipchoge. Haile Gebrselassie. Nadia Comaneci. All Olympic champions. No, that’s not a mistake, although it’s true that you’re more likely to associate Pythagoras with triangles, rather than the Olympics. Pythagoras didn’t win an Olympic crown for doing difficult sums. He won for boxing. … Read More
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Jamie Driscoll, North of Tyne Mayor’s regular updates
Cooperation is what makes humans special. Just look at the vaccine roll out. The way we went from research and development, into production, into the public sector organisation getting jabs into people’s arms. It also shows how vulnerable our economy is – our very lives are – when nature is disrupted and our environment becomes … Read More
Jamie Driscoll, North of Tyne Mayor’s regular updates
Talent was in the North East last week, along with Hollywood fever. The latest Indiana Jones film is being shot at stunning Bamburgh Castle. It struck me that Raiders of the Lost Ark was released in 1981. I was 11. How time flies. I expect Harrison Ford is thinking that, though anyone who saw him … Read More
Jamie Driscoll, North of Tyne Mayor’s regular updates
When we talk about transport there are two questions. First, what transport system do we want? And second, how are we going to pay for it? It’s the second one that causes all the problems. Transport is a fundamental part of everything we do. It’s a mistake to let the market dictate its direction. It … Read More
Jamie Driscoll, North of Tyne Mayor’s regular updates
From B&Bs in Berwick to micro pubs in Newcastle, small businesses across our region are opening up. They’ve had a hell of a year. No trading for six months has taken its toll on hospitality and cultural businesses. The self-employed have been hit hardest, with only a fraction of the support of other companies. Over … Read More
Jamie Driscoll, North of Tyne Mayor’s regular updates
Town planning is as old as cities. The Romans did it. In fact, the ancient city of Mohenjo-Daro in the Indus Valley had a planned water and sanitation system 2,600 years before Hadrian’s Wall was built. As Britain moved out of the medieval era, towns grew. People lived closer together, and governments needed to minimise … Read More
MASCHOMWatch, Israel
HEXHAM LABOUR FRIENDS OF PALESTINE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEWCASTLE LABOUR FRIENDS OF PALESTINE, AND NEWCASTLE PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN INVITE YOU TO AN EVENT featuring a short film ‘The Present’: an interview with the Director of the award-winning film. and a talk by MachsomWatch, ISRAEL with our guest speaker: Ronny Perlman. INTRODUCED BY ANN SCHOFIELD, NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCILLOR … Read More
Jamie Driscoll, North of Tyne Mayor’s regular updates
Most political leaders get to choose their cabinets – local authority leaders, Scottish or Welsh first minister, the Prime Minister. Combined Authority Mayors are the exception. Our cabinets comprise the leaders and deputies from each constituent council. I’m looking forward to welcoming the new North of Tyne Cabinet Members, regardless of party. Despite the narrative … Read More
Local Elections 2021: winning Hexham Constituency candidates
We now have two Labour Councillors in Hexham Constituency, with gains from the Conservatives in Bywell and Prudhoe North Wards. Angie Scott beat Prudhoe Mayor Tracy Gilmore to the Prudhoe North Seat by 67 votes. Angie has worked hard in the community for years as a Town Councillor and is involved in multiple projects in … Read More
Hexham Labour Friends of Palestine: Upcoming events
1830hrs (GMT), 17 May 2021, MachsomWatch, ISRAEL feat. Ronny Perlman Zoom link here Download flyer here We are very pleased to invite you to our next online event, featuring the Israeli women who form the collective, MachsomWatch, Israel. MACHSOM WATCH, ISRAEL began in 2001 when three Jewish women first saw a military checkpoint in the West … Read More