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ClimateNE & Climate Change Schools Project support the move to a low-carbon, resilient economy and help businesses avoid risk and realise commercial opportunities. Posts by Jen Atkinson, Krista McKinzey and Harriet Thew » It may be almost a year since Northern Rock's plunge into crisis, but the level of opinion in the region over the handling of the situation has certainly not died down.
When the North East institution went cap-in-hand to the Bank of England, we saw the first run on the bank for a hundred years as every media man and his dog camped up in the region to pore over the failings of the Rock.
Eleven months on, the nation's interest in the situation may be fading, but here in the North East the crisis will not be allowed to go quietly into the night.
With hundreds of jobs under threat and our business community still reeling from the demise of one of its greatest exports, public opinion here is as fierce and divided as it was last September.
Last week we launched our Northern Rock survey. We want to know who you blame for the fall of the Rock, how well you think the Government handled the situation and what future, if any, the lender has.
We also want to hear your thoughts on the fact that the taxpayers' pocket was used to underpin the Rock and whether or not you think the safeguarding of jobs should be the Government's top priority.
We've been inundated with responses so far and are eager to hear more. Results will be published in The Journal next month while all those taking part will remain anonymous.
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