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The north-east’s devolution doughnut

There is good news for the north-east of England this week, as its devolution deal – effectively paused since March – is back on track. Six of the seven members of the leadership board of the North-East Combined Authority (NECA) voted yesterday to support the...

Eccentrics, enterprise and the English

In March 2015, Conrad Clitheroe of Woodley, Stockport, was arrested and jailed in Dubai on charges of espionage. He was a plane spotter, spending his holidays with his mates Gary and Neil who shared his hobby of looking for rare aircraft. As Conrad lived in the...

The far-right are down, but not out in Austria

Austria dodged electing a far-right president by the smallest of margins yesterday. In an election that was too close to call on Sunday night, postal votes pushed Green Alexander Van Der Bellen over the line, beating Norbert Hofer of the far-right Freedom party (FPO)...

Riots should not define Oldham

It is 15 years this week since Oldham was plunged into dark riotous scenes that none os will ever forget. It is an unhappy anniversary and yet it has remained constantly at the forefront of our minds since then in everything we are doing to improve the prospects of...