Given that most politicians border on the obsessive, and that in elections they are fighting both for their careers and for the future of the country, it might seem odd that motivation – or lack of it – can be ... Read more »

To listen to some people, the Conservatives have done nothing for the North East. The truth is far from that… For the Jarrow constituency, we’ve helped with jobs (people claiming unemployment benefits are down 44%), 5,570 new apprenticeships since 2010, ... Read more »

Firstly, and it has to be said this was something that struck me much earlier, on my first visits to the constituency, there is a real problem with lack of hope or ambition for a lot of youngsters. It’s not ... Read more »

I’ve just compiled a survey, to give local residents the opportunity to ensure that I hear their concerns and issues. Please feel free to fill it in at http://nickmason4jarrow.org.uk/?page_id=84 ... Read more »

Today, I was granted an “interview” with the Bishop of Jarrow, which I’d requested so that I could get his perspective on how the society of the constituency was working, or not. It was strictly on the basis that what ... Read more »

So ever since I was selected, I’ve been trying to work out how to address the inherent electoral advantage that the Labour candidate has. It’s not just that Jarrow is traditionally a Labour heartland, arguably even the spiritual home. Nor ... Read more »

So on the 18th February, I turned up at Hebburn Protestant Conservative Club, to be interviewed as the prospective parliamentary candidate for Jarrow. After a long wait, as the local association conducted its business at the AGM, during which time ... Read more »