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Regions are dead - long live the regions
Almost without surprise, the Government has indicated its replacement plans for regional economic support in the North East might not be so well thought through. All those Local Enterprise...
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Leaping over the LEP issues...
Eric Pickles has apparently said Local Enterprise Partnerships can bid for European Regional Development Fund cash. Great. Money that councils could already bid for is now available to council...
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Confidence in conference centre?
Politics is a devious business, with many a public statement differing from the private reality. So the planners behind a Tyneside conference centre and science park could be forgiven for thinking Sir...
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The number you have dialled has not been recognised...
It is easy to lose track of what has been cut and what has been scrapped, such is the unseemly rush this coalition seems to be in to get the pain out of the way before the next general election. But...
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2.5 weeks is a long time in politics
If everyone who received money from the public sector was paid on condition they spoke in the same honest and down to Earth manner of One North East chairman Paul Callaghan we wouldn't all be so keen...
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Only slightly good applicants need apply.
So, farewell Peter Arnold. Science City's loss is some other science thingy's gain.What the city wants now is a new man in charge. But not one as good as Peter, apparently. Newcastle Science City has...
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Newcastle Council: A user's guide.
THAT live twitter coverage of council meetings is all the rage at the moment, but the 140 characters format has its limitations. 140 to be exact. So, here is a guide to who's who at Newcastle Council.
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Heading South
PAUL Linford, responsible for The Journal's political insight via his weekly column, was away this weekend. Yours truly covered for him. Since most of you would have been busy looking through Homemaker...
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Yes, we receive emails
As well as keeping literally some readers up to date on regional politics type stuff, I also occasionally help out on the news desk for The Journal and our sister papers. This affords me a fine...
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Our hero?
Saturday's Journal column, as the ever insightful Paul Linford continues to do whatever it is he does on holiday. THOSE of us covering local politics like to think we move in pretty exclusive circles,...
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Democracy in action
Why are you people not showing up for Newcastle full council? Because we had a lot of fun last night.
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A visit from Clegg
Once again I had the delight of stepping in for Paul Linford as Saturday's Journal political commentator. To bring me crashing back down to Earth I put together a what really happens when ministers...
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The power behind the throne
Saturday's politics column, looking at the two senior civil servants creating a secret sense of regionalism.THE Coalition has a trust problem, one the North East has yet to figure out how to play.
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If you build it...
Today's politics column on the mission facing the North East local enterprise partnership, and the PR firm brought in to help.IT'S not quite 'the economy, stupid' but the Local Enterprise Partnership...
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Trouble in North Tyneside
ONCE again I have covered for the excellent Paul Linford and produced one of them politics columns in Saturday's Journal. IF an elected mayor is the answer, what could possibly have been the question...
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