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International Women’s Day 2019

Imagine a world where everyone is truly equal, where your qualifications and experience are all that matter when applying for a job… Think we're already there? Think again… #BalanceforBetter #DemandBetter

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8 Mar 2019
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What funding for NHS in No Deal scenario ?

It has been announced that although the Department for Health and Social Care has been allocated £71million by the treasury to prepare for Brexit, they are unable to offer a the specific breakdown of funding for the NHS in a No-Deal scenario.

9 Feb 2019
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Government must act on projected rise of car emissions

The release of a report from Friends of the Earth, and the think-tank Transport for Quality of Life highlights that a rise in emissions from our roads could have a hugely detrimental effect on climate change and public health has brought the issue of air pollution and its effects into sharp focus. Too many places in our communities are exposed to damaging levels of airborne toxins, causing damage for the future as well as exacerbating existing conditions.

10 Feb 2019
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NORTH EAST AT THE END OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT QUEUE AGAIN

Stockton Liberal Democrats deplore the news that once again the North East is left waiting at the end of the public-transport queue. We in the North East are the ones who have to put up with trains designed for another age, when rail passengers here seemed to be a disappearing species. It seems that whoever decided on the long wheelbase of these Pacers did not think of the unearthly screeches they would emit when going round tight curves, such as on the Whitby line and in Gateshead.

17 Jan 2019
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