Chester le Street, County Durham Blog Directory
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- Labour Are No Longer The Champions Of The Poor by Thoughts FromNorth Durham on Nov 17, 2009
Labour have comprehensively failed to help the most vulnerable. They have betrayed the great traditions of the Labour movement and presided over rising unemployment, declining social mobility, widening inequality and rising poverty. The Government ha...
- Test Match Cricket Should Be On Free To Air TV by Thoughts FromNorth Durham on Nov 15, 2009
Test match cricket should be on free to air TV. I strongly believe this and I'm delighted that the DCMS sponsored independent commission has reached the same conclusion as me. For the long term health of the game, as opposed to the financial health...
- Real Labour People Are Deserting The Labour Party by Thoughts FromNorth Durham on Nov 12, 2009
It has become clear to me, from talking to thousands of voters from across North Durham, that people who traditionally vote Labour have told me that they are sick and tired of the Labour Party and will be voting for a Progressive Conservative candida...
- We Must Do More To Tackle Unemployment by Thoughts FromNorth Durham on Nov 11, 2009
Figures released today show that unemployment nationally now stands at 2.46 million. In North Durham, some 2,504 people are claiming Job Seekers allowance, compared to 1,286 in January last year. That is a shocking increase of 94%. That is 1,218 m...
- Labour's Shameful Betrayal Of Young Britons by Thoughts FromNorth Durham on Nov 8, 2009
The impact of Gordon Brown's recession has been devastating on young people. We just have to note a few of the key areas in which this Government have betrayed young people during the recession: We have the highest youth unemployment rate in Europe.
- Time To Tackle The Problem Of Violent Crime by Thoughts FromNorth Durham on Nov 3, 2009
In the past few weeks, there have been violent robberies in both Stanley, where a man with a knife threatened a member of staff at a cheque centre, and Ouston, when a man with a handgun attempted to rob the local Post Office. With such frightening l...





