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A New Deal for North East Workers – Consultation Response

A New Deal for North East Workers – Consultation Response

31 October 2025

The North East Combined Authority are consulting on their strategy to bring a New Deal for North East Workers. We broadly support these efforts but have offered a response calling for more specific measures and more involvement from business leaders.

Full details of the New Deal for North East Workers can be found here.

Our response can be found here.

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NECA GROWTH PLAN RESPONSE
One True North
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Opinion Piece – Labour won the rural vote – and just wasted it. Ed Dungait.
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    • Energy Prices
    • House of Lords Representation
    • Levelling up Council Tax
    • Lowering the voting age – be careful what you wish for.
    • NECA GROWTH PLAN RESPONSE
    • One True North
    • Opinion Piece – Labour won the rural vote – and just wasted it. Ed Dungait.
    • Out of Economic Activity…..
    • Rural Growth Event Summary
    • Should the alarm bells be ringing?
    • Skills, Skills, Skills
    • Steel Is Important
    • The North-South education gap is widening and we cannot afford to ignore it
    • Transport Connectivity Is the Key to Unlocking the North East’s Potential
    • US – UK Trade Deal Reaction
    • VAT on Schools
    • We Need an Industrial Strategy Urgently
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