We need to make our politics and current affairs more accessible, so check in at the end of every month for my politics roundup. In it I`ll be breaking down the most important things happening in our country each month and sometimes those things happening further afield too.

In the essays and analysis section you`ll find my take on national political events as well as local news.

Come back at the end of the year for a series of interviews across the North of England with local women, business owners and sporting enthusiasts. Here you`ll read their story, in their own words.