This article was first published on epolitix on 8th August 2012. As a former engineer Labour MP Chi Onwurah knows the challenges that exist for women in engineering and how successive governments have failed to get more women into the…
Woman’s Hour on Science and Technology
Dear Maggie I listened with interest to your piece yesterday on the lack of women in IT yesterday. As a Chartered Engineer myself until entering parliament in 2010 it is a subject dear to my heart, and figures published by…
Keeping You Informed (July 2012)
Dear Newcastle At last the sun came out in the North East, so of course some are beginning to complain that it is too hot! But it is great to see the city bathed in sunlight after many weeks of…
After the Deluge
Sadly many people were caught up in the flooding and traffic chaos caused by the truly exceptional rainfall yesterday when around 30mm of rain fell in just an hour. I know that many people had to cope with deep water in their…
Chi raises tax threat to pretzels
Chi Onwurah MP for Newcastle Central has questioned the Treasury Minister about the government plans to tax pretzels. Ms Onwurah said: “ I am sure you know that Newcastle is the home of the Greggs pasty and so I was hopeful that…
Parliamentary Summer Intern Vacancy
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…