When Ken Livingstone was elected Mayor of London in 2000, 14 years after his previous power-base the Greater London Council was abolished by Margaret Thatcher, he began his acceptance speech with the words ‘…as I was saying before I was rudely interrupted’. As I return to the task of writing about politics for The QT, …
The North East charity sector is built on a foundation of raw northern grit, unwavering resilience, and a powerful network of community connections. It is this solid foundation that has allowed many organisations to survive and rise from the ashes of COVID-19. In the words of philosopher Bertrand Russell, ‘In a just world, there would …
The date of the next General Election might still be uncertain, but one thing we can be sure of is that this year will witness several significant mayoral elections across England. Once the preserve of constitutional scholars, English devolution is now political centrestage, and nowhere more so than here in the north east where two …
If you’re reading this, then chances are you are more curious and more engaged than most. You’ll have some sense of this being a significant year for the North East. Let’s lay out exactly how it’s significant, and what role there is for all of us as part of it. There’s the expected General Election, …
When I tell people I have a camper van, they often go a bit misty eyed. “Ahh, a camper van”, they might say. “I’ve always wanted one of those”. I have realised that particular reaction is really about a fantasy of freedom. The freedom to just set off and not know where you’re going to …
Headteachers said it ages ago. Ordinary teachers said it. School governors said it. Many (not all) parents said it. Some, but too few, MPs said it. The right-wing media never said it. But now, at long last, a committee of MPs has finally done so. At the end of January, the influential Commons Education Select …
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