On 22nd September 1934 at Gresford Colliery, Wales, an explosion killed 266 men & boys underground. 6 survived and only 11 bodies were ever recovered. The wages of all were docked by half a days pay by the owners because the men had 'failed to complete their shift.'

Cameron claims victory in bonfire of the Building Regulations architectsjournal.co.uk/archive/camero…

For many years, we have uncovered the incredible underinvestment in transport infrastructure in the North 🚆 Our analysis is always transparent & accurate 🔍 The previous gov went to great lengths to create smoke & mirrors. But the facts don't lie. 👌 thread by Tom Forth ⤵️

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Less people here than died that day. The contempt is palpable

Clearly not been paying attention for the last decade or so. This is not surprising at all. Shameful, yes, but not surprising.

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This is important when the majority - 53% - of North East children are growing up in families in receipt of UC or legacy benefits. Yet Department for Work and Pensions has repeatedly been unable to confirm how many children are living in households affected by sanctions, e.g: tinyurl.com/94pmbmvm

Superb stuff 👏👏👏

Key work which is linked to the narrative re the nation's 'skills problems'.

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Last Men Standing: Our lives in County Durham pits bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

Out! Out!

Well done to John McCabe & the team for such a superb event & Rachel Anderson for being a great host 👏👏👏

“There is no way to change these trends without first getting productivity up” 📈 Henri Murison explains how we can combat the let downs of the Levelling Up agenda, in The Yorkshire Post this morning 📰 Read more here 👇 yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politics/……

What a night! Huge thanks to our event sponsors and partners Wynyard Hall, ISG, Independent Events, Racing Sims North East, Big Purple Group, Ringtons, Gateshead College, Intuit, Pulsant Limited and Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP. Same again next year perhaps? necc.co.uk/over-500-busin…

The playing field isn't level.

"I’ve reset the relationship between government & workforce — I'll treat you, and your unions, with the dignity you deserve."

Same.