Most people work in or own a small business, or know somebody who des, so supporting them is supporting friends and neighbours. This day last year was worth over £1/2 billion in sales to them, a…
"We condemn the abuse heaped on Rachel Wearmouth for expressing her views online. We or may not agree with what she said, but there's no excuse online/abuse/trolling," said Cllr Wendy Taylor, the…
Newcastle Liberal Democrats welcome the Labour-run Council's pledge to be a 100% green city by 2050, but the announcement needs to be put into context. When the Lib Dems ran the Council, Newcastle…
Opposition Lib Dems ask why Tyne & Wear council leaders haven't bid for Government funds to reduce bus emissions
Unfettered Osbornomics is what we'll get on 25 November. If we had a financially literate opposition rather than Corbyn's Labour, things might be different, writes Edward Docx in this Guardian article
Earlier this week Cllr Greg Stone attended the public meeting of the NECA Leadership Board at Gateshead Civic Centre. This is the main forum for deciding the business of the Combined Authority, and…
See the full draft of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill here https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/473770/Draft_Investigatory_Powers_Bill.pdf
Cllr Greg Stone explains to the Evening Chronicle
A highly critical report from the Quality Contract Scheme board has slammed attempts to bring control of bus services under the control of local authorities after the scheme failed the viability…