North East Media News

Issue 75

The year began with schools closed and the nation back in lockdown as infection rates rose, as predicted by health experts but denied by the Government. Worse was to come in America as Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building in Washington, seeking to overturn his election defeat and urged on by inflammatory rhetoric from their orange-faced and seriously deranged demagogue. Back home, Marcus Rashford continued his campaign on child nutrition by revealing the truth about the quality of the free meals parcels parents were receiving. Sub-contracted to companies, such as Chartwells, parcels supposedly worth £30 were actually containing items worth no more than £5. The nation’s Covid hero, Sir Tom Moore, sadly passed away whilst the vaccination programme began at a truly astonishing pace helped by the thousands of volunteer helpers. Hancock falsely attacked Pfizer for delays in the vaccine roll-out whilst Madonna chose February to travel 11,700 miles in…