From the Archive: Nicholas Gane and Les Back, 'C. Wright Mills 50 Years On: The Promise and Craft of Sociology Revisited'. (2013) journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

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This is beyond amazing made my day 🎆 The Swiss fencing team refused to turn toward the Israeli flag x.com/AvivaKlompas/s…

Reform are not on your side. A message from the Durham Miners Association to our coalfield communities as we prepare to go to the polls in the council elections on May 1: durhamminers.org/council_electi…

After Reform's surge in the locals, Everyone Hates Elon unveil a new billboard taking aim at Nigel Farage.

Ministers have no idea how much impact their cuts to disabled people’s benefits will have on levels of disability poverty, the Department for Work and Pensions has admitted. disabilitynewsservice.com/ministers-are-…

"University suspends VC over financial irregularities" It's just an example of the transformational leadership that our highly paid university senior management brag about Transforming public funds into personal assets ... theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/m…

“Strike action lasting almost four months has ended” “Newcastle University said it welcomed the settlement which meant striking staff would return to work on Monday.” Matt Perry from Newcastle University UCU newcastleucu.bsky.social says: “That’s a big win for us” bbc.com/news/articles/…

"Israel is the Jimmy Savile of nation states" Alexi Sayle

Evening. We were talking the other day on how the collieries just disappeared in a relative instant. Some 40 years after them being a major employer, there’s barely any trace in many places unless you know what you’re looking for. This is the site of Boldon Colliery, which stood

This’ll be a big old update for the Coals Archive tomorrow, so will be updating the entry then. If you’re new to this project, we have one of the most expansive databases of coal workings in the NE, which continues to be updated. Take a look! northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/coalsarchiveho…

Private Eye’s richard brooks today exposes how Lord Houchen enabled two businessmen to turn Teesworks into a taxpayer-funded gravy train. It is a staggering story. The investment should have created a wealth fund for Teesside but fills millionaire coffers instead.

Read all about one of our most regular 'characters' in our 8-page Teesside Special only in the current issue of Private Eye... ON SHELVES NOW!

If the BBC are so left wing why did they fire all their guns at Corbyn from the minute he won the Labour leadership? They had Jess Phillips, Streeting and Margaret Hodge on speed dial. It was relentless. Camped on his doorstep for almost 5 years. Left wing my backside.

Let's do it. Gary Lineker for BBC Director General. RT if you agree.

#OnThisDay 2015. The last remaining deep mine in Britain, Kellingley Colliery, North Yorkshire closes.

The managing director of Teesside airport, Phil Forster, is running the publicly owned business while holding a remarkable conflict of interest: he’s also on the books of an investor who recently tried to buy the airport and has snaffled up a large swathe of adjacent land. Full

A vote for Industrial Action at Durham University @UCU wants management to follow the disputes resolution procedure that it has previously signed off and agreed to abide by, begin meaningful negotiations, and improve working conditions and job security. ucu.org.uk/article/14400/…

In an unprecedented move, one reflective of these deeply unprecedented times, UoN branches of three different unions (@UCU, @unisonuon, and @unite_uon) have all successfully passed motions of no confidence in the Vice Chancellor and the entire executive board.