Tag: Norma

Dame Norma: We need Net Zero because I say so

Readers will recall TCW writer Gillian Dymond’s attempts to get a straight answer from Dame Norma Redfearn, Mayor of North Tyneside, about why North Tyneside Council has signed up to UK100, ‘a network of local leaders who have pledged to lead a rapid transition to Net Zero with Clean Air in their communities ahead of the government’s legal […]

Rebuffing the riff-raff: A masterclass from Dame Norma

EVERY MP and councillor has experienced the irritation of receiving letters from disgruntled people who refuse to accept that their representative knows what is best for them. A good many of these unwelcome communications concern climate change and the Net Zero agenda. Aspirants to public office may be wondering how to deal with such correspondence without becoming embroiled in […]