I got hold of a letter from the Department for Work and Pensions. It says that before the austerity measures were brought in, an average of 12,530 people on jobseeker’s allowance were sanctioned each month in north-east England. Under the new arrangements brought in …..." Ronnie Campbell - View Speech
"Is it not the hard-working people of this country who have not had a wage rise for three years, the poor, the sick and the disabled who have had their benefits cut who are paying for this, while the Chancellor has been looking after his friends in the City—the spivs, …..." Ronnie Campbell - View Speech
"Why are we pussyfooting with these banks? Why not just nationalise them and make them into a good public service? After all, we own half of them...." Ronnie Campbell - View Speech
"I have heard mention of at least a dozen Tory MPs in marginal seats getting a lot of money, but I have not heard much about the north-east getting money. I hope the Chancellor will not come and give us what he gave us last year, when he said that …..." Ronnie Campbell - View Speech
"When the Minister talks about the economic mess, does he mean the £600 billion that the Labour Government had to give to the banks to bail them out and keep them afloat?..." Ronnie Campbell - View Speech