Flags for Eurovision: a memorable day in Liverpool
Peter Benson describes a wonderful day at Eurovision in Liverpool - a joyous celebration which is about to get even...
Read moreIrish born Peter Benson moved to the UK in 1987. Peter is a frequent visitor to the North East and has been an active campaigner to stop Brexit and the damaging effect it would have on the peace process in Northern Ireland. He is very much committed to social justice and frequently highlights the many inequalities in society in letters to newspapers and on social media in addition to campaigning on these as well Peter is married with two grown up daughters and lives in London.
Peter Benson describes a wonderful day at Eurovision in Liverpool - a joyous celebration which is about to get even...
Read moreWhy do I feel that we are being bullied and lied to all the time by the government?
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Read more"The reason this keeps happening is we have a government whose only principle is party first, country second." Bridget Phillipson
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Read moreOne of the North East's great success stories. Another great year for Greggs
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Read moreThe workers of this country are striking for a very basic reason - the right to dignity, a fair wage...
Read moreWe need the word “rejoin“ to have the same weight and significance as the word “Brexit“
Read moreToday’s budget announcements are a disaster for the entire nation. There will be massive austerity, cuts to public services and...
Read moreThe right to protest and demonstrate is a fundamental human right
Read more"Let’s rejoin the EU and let’s make the word “Rejoin” as mainstream as the word Brexit"
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Read moreWhy do men tend to keep it bottled in and seem more reticent to talk about mental health?
Read moreIt's time to be active and say "Enough is Enough"
Read moreTrickle-down economics doesn't work like a chocolate fountain
Read moreLiz Truss and her team have made a gigantic error in judgement
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Read moreWe live in a very divided society but to hear that it was formal government policy to promote these divisions...
Read moreLiz Truss's recent (and now withdrawn) policy was hardly 'levelling-up' for the North East
Read more“Money can’t buy me love but a pair of Prada loafers can get me votes”
Read moreDoes Wetherspoons boss, Tim Martin, still support the Brexit decision?
Read moreWe, the tax payers and citizens of this country must realize that Boris Johnson has been sticking up his middle finger...
Read moreIt was a chance meeting that has got me thinking just what motivated her to put herself at such risk to...
Read moreEmmanuel Gomes was a Ministry of Justice cleaner, who died during the pandemic in April 2020 after working for five...
Read moreThe cost of living crisis has become so acute that some families save energy by staying in McDonalds. Peter Benson...
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