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Jun 20, 20221 min read
Women have been let down and we need to better at every level
The number of violent attacks against women and girls is increasing each year, and we need a plan to deal with it. Figures for the...
Jun 15, 20222 min read
Operation Payback - money taken from criminals and handed back to communities
Sometimes people ask me: “what has fighting poverty got to do with fighting crime?" The truth is, if you live in a deprived area, you are...
Mar 9, 20222 min read
Fighting Poverty, Fighting Crime
I'm proud to be the first Police Commissioner to put fighting the effects of poverty on the same footing as fighting crime. When it comes...
Mar 9, 20222 min read
A lesson for Michael Gove - if you want real levelling up, listen to Sam Fender
This month the Government published its white paper on levelling up - and it missed opportunity after opportunity to bring real change to...
Mar 9, 20222 min read
Fun without Fear - keeping women safe in Northumberland, Tyne and Wear.
“FUN without fear” is a new awareness campaign backed by myself and Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland. I love that cities and towns...
Jan 22, 20221 min read
One rule for the Tories - one rule for us
This month we heard the shocking but not surprising news that while the UK was in lockdown the Prime Minister was going to parties. I...
Jan 22, 20222 min read
Affordable? Reliable? Safe? A survey for better public transport
On buses and Metros, across Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, passengers want a network that is afford and reliable, but they also want it...
Jan 22, 20222 min read
Winter in poverty - the price of Tory failure
FAMILIES across the North East are being pushed to desperation as bills rise and pressure mounts. Earlier this year, it was reported that...
Dec 13, 20211 min read
Storm Arwen - a tale of Tory failure
Keir Starmer joined myself and others to see first hand how families in Northumberland suffered the effects of a deadly storm - all while...
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