Author Archives: JimfromOldham

I welcome the announcement that pubs will receive a 15% discount on the business rates they pay. It recognises what pubs mean to our communities and our economy, and the real impact of revaluation at a time when costs are squeezing every last bit of headroom needed to survive. After 7,000 pubs closed during 14Continue reading “A welcome lifeline for our pubs, lets finish the job …”

81 years ago today, Auschwitz was liberated. We pause to honour the six million Jewish lives lost in the Holocaust, alongside people with disabilities, Roma & Sinti communities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and all others who were persecuted & murdered by the Nazi regime. Peace is something we must protect together by recognising how division and intoleranceContinue reading “Holocaust Memorial Day”

Another good advice surgery this week helping local people with some complex cases, thanks to those who came along. Often unseen, it is the one-to-one support away from meetings, visits, and debates that makes the some of the greatest impact for local people and we are lucky that this is a constituency full of decentContinue reading “Advice Surgery”

Another good week down in Westminster, here’s the round-up 𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 Members voted on a range of government legislation this week, such as on the Sentencing Bill in its final parliamentary stages. We’re not afraid of taking the tough decisions needed to fix the broken justice system we inherited from the ToryContinue reading “This week in Parliament”

Too many WASPI women are still being left in limbo. After years of delay, we’re now being asked to wait again even though the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s investigation took six long years and ended with a clear recommendation on compensation. That’s why I raised this in the Commons. This issue affects women in communities right acrossContinue reading “Getting clarity for WASPI Women …”

More schools’ free breakfast clubs are now up and running. On top of the early adopters who began the roll-out last year at Whitegate End Primary, Richmond Academy, Westwood Academy, & Northmoor Academy, now St Martin’s CofE Primary & Medlock Valley Primary have joined too through the National School Breakfast Programme for the children andContinue reading “Great progress on the roll-out of free breakfast clubs to every primary here in Oldham West, Chadderton & Royton”

Yesterday ministers launched a consultation on whether to ban under-16s from social media, as part of wider action on children’s use of mobile phones. That’s a welcome and overdue step. Young people need protecting from the very real harms that social media can cause. Tech companies have had years to get their house in orderContinue reading “Under-16 use of social media”

Pavement parking causes real problems for people every day, from parents with prams to wheelchair users and those with sight loss. I’ve been calling for action on this for some time, and the government’s announcement that will give councils the powers they need to keep pavements clear and communities safe is extremely welcome. This isContinue reading “More powers for councils to tackle pavement parking”