ANYA COOK reports from the Newcastle citizens’ assembly, where over 240 people gathered to create a people’s manifesto ahead of next year’s local elections – part of former mayor Jamie Driscoll’s Majority movement
Anya Cook


As more of us find ourselves locked out or expelled by Labour, a simple explanation of the leadership's motivation lies with their personal social aspirations, writes ANYA COOK

ANYA COOK reports back from an NEU educational visit to Palestine in February

ANYA COOK travelled to the refugee camps in the north of France to support the work of Care4Calais and listen to the stories of Sudanese, Afghan, Eritrean and Iranian refugees all desperate to claim asylum in Britain

ANYA COOK explains how the People’s Assembly North East are uniting with others in the community to assist an area where thousands of jobs have been lost or are at immediate risk

The benefit system is only ‘universal’ if everyone can access it — but what if you don’t speak English or have access to the internet, asks ANYA COOK