Isn't it strange how despite what appear to be massive breaches of security, the illegal tapping of phones, the involvement of police in cash payments for information and whatever else, there is still a tacit acceptance of this being a high-level problem and somewhat remote from the ordinary people like us.
I can quite imagine if the papers involved had been the Morning Star or any other left-wing publication there would be a holy outcry for hangings and the disgrace and abuse of the media.
Blyth Valley MP Ronnie Campbell writes for the Blyth & Cramlington Extra
The current debate on care for the elderly is one that isn't going to end soon and nor should it.
The reality is that as our society grows older we will continue to face a growing situation where caring for the elderly becomes a higher and higher priority and some would say drain on our resources. Personally I don't call this need a drain; instead, I see it as a testimony to the success better standards of living and health care has been having.
Blyth Valley MP Ronnie Campbell writes for the Blyth & Cramlington Extra
I am just getting over the shock that has caused me to question the common sense or lack of it that emanates from those hallowed corridors of County Hall.
Yes I know I would criticise them but really the latest one has to be challenged and I sincerely hope that through the various channels it is challenged.
However I would hope that the tale I got from a disgruntled constituent also hits you the same way it hit me and when you consider the overall situation you, like me say enough is enough!
Blyth Valley MP Ronnie Campbell's weekly column in the Blyth & Cramlington Extra
I may be wrong but at times I wonder what our Government's foreign policy means and why we always seem to get embroiled in so-called 'actions' abroad such as we are currently involved with Libya.
Now I am not going to try and stick up for Gaddafi as he has suppressed political freedom over the years until he has created a mountain of opposition to his rule.
Blyth Valley MP Ronnie Campbell's weekly column in the Blyth & Cramlington Extra
Coming into the summer months, one thing I miss is the excitement from the Spartans!
Call me sad, but when I am down in London I always track down the North East papers to get my fix on news from Croft Park.
My support for them is well known around the Houses of Parliament as well as locally, and there is many a constituent who avails themselves of my regular attendance at the home games, and they even know where I stand each week.
Blyth Valley MP Ronnie Campbell's weekly column in the Blyth & Cramlington Extra
Just when you think things couldn't get any worse they do! If you are one of the millions of people in this country who are enjoying a longer life span thanks to better diets (arguably) and definitely better medical care you will have had a shock at the goings-on at Southern Cross.
31,000 residents of their residential homes now face being turfed out of their homes. What is it about older people and the Tories that they cannot see the underlying greed motive in everything they do?
Blyth Valley MP Ronnie Campbell's weekly column in the Blyth & Cramlington Extra
Housing: now there's a word which used to be part of what I considered to be an essential in anyone's life - good-quality housing.
Linked with good education, an excellent health service and access to decent employment opportunities, these are my four prerequisites for a decent society we could all be proud of.
Blyth Valley MP Ronnie Campbell's weekly column in the Blyth & Cramlington Extra
The big news around Parliament is of course the proposed changes to the health service and how this is splitting the coalition government.
Now it doesn't take a brain surgeon (pardon the analogy) to work out that every time you hear a Tory leader say the health service needs 'modernising' or that it is 'inefficient' or can be 'improved by cutting management' there are massive risks and cuts facing the people who deliver a brilliant service.
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