Opinion: Why are Jesmond voters so apathetic?
Spoiling your ballot paper is better than not voting at all, argues comment editor Sam Wood
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Opinion: What would an elected mayor do for Jesmond?
Comment editor Sam Wood and David Baines lock horns on the notion of a Newcastle city champion
Comment: A policy to which we can finally raise a glass?
With a minimum price of 40p per unit of alcohol, the government could save our health, streets and pubs – argues Sam Wood
Comment: Should planning laws be relaxed?
Politics reporter Bob Cooper locks horns with our comment editor, Sam Wood, on whether new policy will harm neighbourhoods like Jesmond
Comment: Is the UK a racist country?
In the pubs, clubs and homes of communities like Jesmond, “casual racism” needs to be challenged, argues Sam Wood