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That would be telling like

Some great graphics on this piece, courtesy of James Waterson

He can resign his peerage by writing to the Leader of the House of Lords. Tony Benn was the first peer to do this, in 1963. In 1960 he had inherited a peerage that he didn't want or ask for, and was immediately disbarred as an MP. Benn managed to get the law changed to allow people to renounce...

Just FYI, the next Houchen-related event is due to be the Hartlepool Development Corporation board meeting this Thursday 6 March. Houchen is supposed to chair it, but he's started to back-heel all of his Teesside duties in order to spend all of his time with Laura Kuenssberg and company...

Who is this Gary Macdonald guy at the TVCA? He's supposed to be their top finance bloke, but apparently he'll sign off anything that's put in front of him. I've got a mate in New York who's got a bridge for sale. I'm going to put him in touch with Gary Macdonald, see if he'll buy it on behalf of...

The trackless trams will certainly be trackless, but they won't be trams either - they'll be buses. I asked the TVCA if there is there a chance the tracks could bend? and they said 'Not on your life, my Hindu friend!'

But in 1919 it didn't

Yes, the electricity was generated from coal, but that was, and remains, a much more environmentally friendly and efficient method of powering vehicles. The alternative, which was taken, was to replace trolleys and trams with diesel vehicles, which produce dangerous amounts of emissions at the...

Cheers grumpyoldgit(y) Ray Casey and James Waterson really seem to know their stuff. Reminder of Parts 1 and 2 of the Teesworks article here https://northeastbylines.co.uk/region/teesside/teesworks-the-largest-brownfield-site-in-europe-part-1/...

Oh, yeah, just to make it clear, the Tees Valley Review found no evidence of malfeasance at TIAL (but only because the review's remit was limited strictly to Teesworks, and they weren't allowed to ask questions about Teesside Airport)

Strewth mate, stone the crows, don't confuse Newcastle Airport in Australia with the Alan Shearer landing strip outside Byker Grove. btw, Teesside Airport has got a twin airport in Spain - Ciudad Real https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_Real_International_Airport

Some good stuff here from Ray Casey and James Waterson. Does anyone know who they are? I'd like to meet them and shake their hands:)

At your service, grumpyoldgit :)

On Sunday 15 December I visited the newly opened 'Northumberland line' from Newcastle to Ashington, including a visit to the childhood home of Jack Charlton. Followed by Hirst Park at the end of his street, where he first played football. There's a statue of Jack in the park...

Here's some stuff about the dubious finances of Ben Houchen and his team: https://northeastbylines.co.uk/region/teesside/teessiders-everything-you-didnt-think-you-needed-to-know-about-the-exciting-world-of-the-tees-valley-review/