The announcement that Go North East will scale back bus services across the North East is utterly predictable. When central government fails to provide proper funding for bus services, companies are forced to cut back on vital bus routes because they are unviable to run. It makes a mockery of levelling up and leaves behind the communities that need public transport the most.
ECHO COLUMN: Lack of bus services makes mockery of Tory levelling-up rhetoric.
The announcement that Go North East will scale back bus services across the North East is utterly predictable. When central government fails to provide proper funding for bus services, companies... Read more
Sharon Hodgson MP's report - Apr-May 2022 number 150
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The Tories are not overseeing a cost of living crisis; they are its very cause. This year, families in the North East and nationwide will fork out an extra ten billion pounds on petrol, when compared to this time last year. This is money our families simply do not have.
ECHO COLUMN: The Tories are not overseeing a cost of living crisis; they are its very cause.
The Tories are not overseeing a cost of living crisis; they are its very cause. This year, families in the North East and nationwide will fork out an extra ten... Read more
Sharon Hodgson MP's report - Mar-Apr 2022 number 149
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Echo Column: Office closure makes it clear levelling-up rhetoric is hollow.
ECHO COLUMN: Office closure makes it clear levelling-up rhetoric is hollow.
Echo Column: Office closure makes it clear levelling-up rhetoric is hollow. Read more
Sharon Hodgson MP's report - Feb-Mar 2022 number 148
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Feb-Mar 2022 number 148
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A child’s access to healthy food should not be quibbled over.
I wish to express my utter and complete condemnation for Vladimir Putin and his administration as it wages an invasion in Ukraine, killing innocent civilians and wounding many more. I have been working closely with colleagues to ensure that the Government offers the best route to asylum for Ukrainian refugees fleeing their homes as their brave soldiers repel the Russian invaders.
But, closer to home, this week I raised the issue of regional food inequality in Parliament.
ECHO COLUMN: A child’s access to healthy food should not be quibbled over.
A child’s access to healthy food should not be quibbled over.I wish to express my utter and complete condemnation for Vladimir Putin and his administration as it wages an invasion... Read more
Sharon Hodgson MP's report - Jan-Feb 2022 number 147
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You can read Sharon's latest Echo column below, or on the Sunderland Echo Website
One hundred and fifty thousand Britons have died of coronavirus,
and this could be as high as 175,000 if the 28-day marker is not used.
ECHO COLUMN: Tories play fast and loose with your safety but want yet more.
You can read Sharon's latest Echo column below, or on the Sunderland Echo WebsiteOne hundred and fifty thousand Britons have died of coronavirus,and this could be as high as 175,000... Read more