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4 July 2024

classroom of senior school pupils

Don’t let education gap become a chasm

The newly-elected government needs to acknowledge the long-term structural concerns which impact on attainment and outcomes in North East schools, and the extent to which these have been exacerbated in recent years. A failure to act now risks turning the disadvantage gap in educational attainment into a disadvantage chasm. Much of the reduction of the …

Scientists discover glaciers in meltdown

Melting of glaciers in a major Alaskan icefield has quickened and may reach an irreversible tipping point earlier than previously thought, a Tyneside-led study fears. The research, led by scientists at Newcastle University, found that glacier loss on the Juneau Icefield, which straddles the boundary between Alaska and British Columbia, Canada, has increased dramatically since …

man presenting at tech conference

North East Tech in 2024 so far

For the last five years I have been the Editor of the Newcastle Tech Digest, a free weekly newsletter covering and championing tech sector news, events and insights from across North East England.  Much potential exists in our region’s technology sector, there’s certainly enough going on to be excited about. Though, perhaps due to its …

Government minister talks to students

Collaboration is the only way forward

There are lots of different ways to talk about what’s possible in policymaking. Perhaps the policy agenda is a container ship which takes years to turn. Or your preferred policy is a raft sat on the water’s edge. You’ve done the work gathering all the pieces and lashing them together, and now you’re just waiting …

Chapter and verse of life in our village halls

Village halls — all 150 of them — are at the heart of Northumberland rural life and have been for many years. Now the Northumberland Village Halls Heritage project has celebrated their history and continuing value to the county’s communities. The project has produced a website and a new book and is the culmination of …

Number 10 Downing Street, home of the Prime Minister

Why the first 100 days will be critical for Keir Starmer

Prof Matthew Johnson is a refreshingly straight-talking, no-nonsense North Easterner with his finger firmly on the pulse of public policy research.  The son of welfare dependent parents has seen his head turned and his opinion reshaped by compelling evidence that reinforces the view that financial and social security comfortably trump austerity and economic streamlining when …

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