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Press release on the Autumn Statement.

Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget

Sewage in our Rivers

The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.

The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

What can be recycled in Newcastle through the blue bins?

In response to a reader's question, it has been confirmed to us that staples in documents are not a problem and can be left in; these will be captured as part of the re-processing.

Why Fiscal Credibility Is Still Important

Of the many phrases that pepper the UK's political discourse, the oft used 'Magic Money Tree' has to be the most grating. Its employment is a rhetorical device used to shut down any talk of government spending by hawks who believe any movement away from a narrow focus on cuts as a weapon for reducing the deficit is not only ill-advised, but belongs to the realm of fairy tales. More sophisticated commentators know that macroeconomics is more complex than that and government spending can - in some circumstances - reduce budget deficits.

87.5% good news for the Liberal Democrats in this week’s council by-elections

Another busy week of by-elections with a Lib Dem defence, a Ukip defence, two Labour defences and four Conservative defences...

Woodchurch Road fly-tipping

Oxton Focus Team member Allan Brame has demanded action on appalling fly-tipping behind the busisest road in the area. Behind the...

Police action on Townfield gang

The Oxton FOCUS Team has taken up issues of anti-social behaviour in the area around the Townfield shops.