Saving South-East Northumberland

 

‘British Volt’ we know how hard Labour's Ian Lavery is campaigning, but has the Tory MP for Blyth Valley Ian Levy gone back to living under his stone? 

A funding stream is urgently required to save South East Northumberland from another 30 years in the doldrums?

Yesterday's news from that august of authorities on all things affecting the economy, the Financial Times that the embryonic saviour of the future for south-east Northumberland ‘British Volt’ the proposed largest battery manufacturer in the world will be sold and left to the four winds by Christmas.

The FT article explains that at least £200m is needed to get the show on the road. Due to the deprivation both adults and children suffer from the north side of the river Blyth estuary which sits in Wansbeckconstituency, Ian Lavery has been knocking on doors nationwide in an attempt to bring the possible 11,000 jobs to the wider river basin which includes the Constituency of Blyth Valley where the quiet man, Ian Levy MP seems to be fully engaged upsetting hundreds of his constituents who have lost confidence in his ability to serve them correctly instead of attempting to secure their futures.

The article moves on to explain that TATA the Indian based engineering conglomerate may be interested in purchasing the factory site and growing the battery element to service its Jaguar/Rover cars and other are waiting in the wings and its all down to how much the Tory Government will shell out to pay for their original faux pas.

Another small problem may await on the horizon if anyone can believe or have confidence in the dealings of Northumberland County Council following the recently published papers and well reported dealings, as when under immense pressure after offering the site cheaply to British Volt, the deputy leader of the Council told the baying and growling press he had a buy back clause built in just in case the wheels came off.

The wheels look like they are well and truly off and the department for trade and industry are all at sea through the actions and activities surrounding the mini budget from Government and may not be able to give Ian Lavery MP the advice required to resolve the issues facing South East Northumberland and its long term DNA may end up being similar to its past and endemic poverty and deprivation will dog Blyth Valley and Wansbeck for another 30 years. 

It is hoped that ‘Red Wall Levy’ will wake up and join Ian Lavery in attempting to forge a great future for the residents of the whole of South East Northumberland.