The Big Question seeks answers

The series will ask a different question each month

The Big Question is a new series on the BBC in the North East and Cumbria, examining big issues that affect life in our region - and we need your help.

The series runs until March 2010 and will ask a new question each month. First in the spotlight is employment.

There are more than 124,000 people out of work in the region and many people are asking: "Why can't I get a job?"

We'll be trying to answer that question from 19 October and you can join the debate. E-mail: [e-mail]

There will be a whole week of coverage on Look North, BBC Radio Cumbria and online on BBC Cumbria.

Read the Job Centre Plus' advice for job-hunting, here Download the reader here

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Get in touch

You can contact The Big Question team by filling in the form below or you can call them on 0800 092 7300.

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