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Jamie Driscoll Labour's First North of Tyne Mayor
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Jamie is now heading up and developing the North of Tyne Combined Authority, the regional body that allocates spending and will deliver on manifesto promises.
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It’s time to reward the people who do the work in our country
“On 17 October 2000, I was having a normal day working as a host, then my life changed. The train I was working on went over a damaged line at more than 100mph and it shattered beneath us, hurling everyone everywhere. As the train split, I was flung around like a rag doll, desperately trying […]
Shy bairns get nowt!
Last year I was in a meeting with the other Metro Mayors, discussing how we influence central government. “Shy bairns get nowt,” was my advice. To a Zoom screen of blank faces. A pithy phrase loses its pith when you have to explain it. A friend told me that they’d been to this excellent restaurant […]
Boris’ political Ponzi scheme
Do you remember Bernie Madoff, who executed the largest Ponzi Scheme in history? He had an extraordinary ability to persuade people to part with their cash. Madoff was asked how he could guarantee such consistently high returns. “I’m not giving away my trade secrets” he’d say, followed by some flim-flam. If anyone wanted their money […]
Cultural Unity and Common Humanity
Front row of the Tyneside cinema. Adverts and trailers over. The curtains pull back wider. I look left and right, my wife, my sons. I find I’m gripping the arm rests. It’s 36 years since the 1986 original. We feel the need, the need for speed. Top Gun: Maverick did not disappoint. Now, I’m no […]
Like an iceberg, most politics happens below the surface
Politics is like an iceberg. Nine tenths of it is out of sight, certainly as far as the news goes. Two stories dominate right now. First, it turns out our Prime Minister did break lots of lockdown rules. What, really? I’m shocked! You’ve already made you mind up as to whether the Prime Minister […]
