Location: London Salary: London Living Wage (£8.30) Job Details: Chi Onwurah, MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and Shadow Minister for Innovation and Science, is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the team for 10…
Enjoy the Jubilee Weekend…
The Assembly Rooms and Marco Pierre White at Hotel Indigo in Newcastle hosted a street party to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The band, ‘The Vieux Carre Jazzmen’ kindly offered Chi a lesson on the banjo (don’t worry, she won’t be giving up…
We need debate not destruction of GM experiments
Commenting ahead of a proposed “day of action” by an anti-GM pressure group around the GM wheat trial at Rothamsted, Chi Onwurah MP, Labour’s Shadow Science Minister called on the Government to take the lead and promote a real debate…
Keeping You Informed (May 2012)
Dear Newcastle It is now generally agreed by everyone that the budget was bungled, the question remaining is whether it was a failure of communication as the Chancellor claims, or substance as the opposition believe. In any case what is…
Government must not let vested interest determine our digital future
I fear this column risks turning into a ‘Waiting for the Green Paper’ tragi-comic epic. Another month has passed and we have neither sight nor sound of the much awaited and much delayed Communications Green Paper. To recap, this critical…
Correspondence between Chi and Baroness Warsi
Letter from Baroness Warsi to Chi regarding Unite CLP donations and Chi’s repy to Baroness Warsi.
Chi secures assurances from Ordnance Survey on St James’ Park
Chi has secured assurances from Ordinance Survey that they will not use Sports Direct Arena but will continue to use St James Park on its reference maps. Chi said: “ I am very happy that Ordinance Survey recognise the importance of St…
Keeping You Informed (April 2012)
Dear Newcastle I hope everyone has had a good Easter. I am sorry that this is my first newsletter since January. In February I broke three of my fingers. I was walking in a hurry and eating a sandwich, not…
Chi attacks tax cut for the rich
Chi Onwurah MP for Newcastle Central has attacked the Budget as handing the rich money whilst taking away from pensioners and ordinary working people. She said: “ Last year 5,438 additional people in the North East were forced…
Britain is becoming an ‘innovation follower’
New analysis by the House of Commons Library on data released by Eurostat has shown that the UK is falling behind in science investment and is isolated amongst EU member states in its decision to cut investment in response to…