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COLUMN: Kevin Rowan - Tackling pay and employment to address poverty Sep 10 2012

THERE’S no credible evidence to support the claim that new members of the Government following last week’s reshuffle were issued with protective helmets when they received their brief.Read

COLUMN: Kevin Rowan - Policy is wrecking economy Aug 28 2012

THERE were no gasps of shock as the latest report from Eurostat showed that the economy in the EU and Eurozone shrunk by 0.2% from April to June compared to the same quarter last year.Read

COLUMN: Kevin Rowan - ITA must hold firm in battle Aug 13 2012

THE political spat over the proposals for a Quality Bus Contract in Tyne & Wear will prove to be a minor skirmish compared to the reaction of the bus companies if the Integrated Transport Authority (ITA) does decide to introduce a more regulated bus service.Read

COLUMN: Kevin Rowan - Failing by their own yardstick Aug 06 2012

IT’S not working and it’s going to continue hurting must be the conclusion of current economic outlook predictions following last week’s prediction by the Office of Budgetary Responsibility (OBR) that the North East will continue to experience double-digit unemployment into at least 2015.Read

COLUMN: Kevin Rowan - Protecting high energy companies Jul 30 2012

WITH most of the workforce now having left Rio Tinto Alcan in Northumberland the furore over one of the most major industry closures in recent years has died down.Read

COLUMN: Kevin Rowan - A daft idea that needs to be axed Jul 16 2012

TOMORROW, just ahead of the parliamentary recess, public sector pay review bodies will report to the Chancellor the results of their consultation and deliberations concerning the introduction of localised or regionalised public sector pay.Read

COLUMN: Kevin Rowan - Cancer is fear for UK workers Jun 25 2012

These reasons contribute to this being the number one fear among the British public.Read

COLUMN: Kevin Rowan - Income is key issue on poverty Jun 18 2012

THE Secretary of Work and Pensions is right when he says poverty isn't just about income - there are other characteristics that contribute to an impoverished quality of life.Read

COLUMN: Kevin Rowan - Foolhardy strategy can't go on Jun 06 2012

IT is true that there is much to be positive about concerning the future of manufacturing in the North East.Read

COLUMN: Kevin Rowan - There is an EU alternative to austerity May 21 2012

THE electoral reaction to austerity in Greece and in France, reflected too in local elections here in the UK, has contributed to much speculation and macro-political economic wrangling, with rumours that the US and the UK are among those putting pressure on Germany to ease the financial burden of Greece’s ‘euro bail-out’.Read

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