
Daniel Holland
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Local Democracy Reporter in the North East for @ChronicleLive, BBC, and others. I go to council meetings so you don't have to. [email protected]
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http://chroniclelive.co.uk 19-01-2012 10:56:34
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Lots of talk about the electoral impact of Labour's planned PIP cuts (among other things...) But this report from Health Equity North predicts the NE economy will be worst hit by the welfare reforms. Estimated £269 per person loss is more than double London's. chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-eas…

Here's a cartoon Graeme Bandeira did for the Northern Agenda newsletter back in February... I'd say it accurately sums up where we are after Reform UK won Durham and Lancashire councils and the mayoral races in Hull/East Yorks and Greater Lincolnshire... 1/2


This week marks a year since North East mayor Kim McGuinness took office. She's popping into our office tomorrow for a Q&A, so send us your questions for her. You can reply to me on here, email [email protected], or comment on this article ⬇️ chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-eas…

Very exciting news for Newcastle broken by Daniel Holland this afternoon - our city and the the Utilita Arena Newcastle are to host the Mercury Prize on October 16 - the first time it has ever been held outside London chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-eas…





Quite used to reporting on fairly grim numbers when it comes to poverty in the North East, but this really struck me. 23% of people dying in Newcastle end their lives in poverty, says Marie Curie chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-eas…

More grim reading here, I'm afraid. Young people in Newcastle Central and West have the worst life chances of anywhere in England, according to new The Sutton Trust study analysing social mobility of children eligible for free school meals. chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-eas…

Really enjoyed putting this together. Not many papers can say they and their readers paid for heart transplants... chroniclelive.co.uk/news/health/ho… The Chronicle
