Author Archives: JimfromOldham

Yesterday marked the start of Mental Health Awareness week (18th-24th May 2020), and the theme for this year is kindness. The Mental Health Foundation want to get the message out there to as many people as possible that kindness is good for our mental health and everyone around us. The pandemic we’re in the middle of reallyContinue reading “Mental Health Awareness Week 2020”

This afternoon I asked Transport Ministers whether they would publish the evidence that suggests personal protective equipment and a change in cash handling procedures would not help save the lives of our frontline transport workers. It cannot be right that bus drivers are at a greater risk of dying from Covid-19 than the general populationContinue reading “18/05/2020 Transport Questions”

It really cannot be said enough times how damaging under-funding in local government is, if ministers do backtrack on their word and leave councils across England with a £10bn black hole it will require catastrophic cuts. For the last ten years councils have been the front line, delivering vital public services that people rely onContinue reading “Coronavirus and Council funding”

Earlier this afternoon I made my dispatch box debut as Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary in responding to Grant Shapps’ statement on the Covid-19 guidance for transport users and operators that his department had published. I am grateful for the positive and on-going communication that myself and the Secretary of State have had over the lastContinue reading “Covid19 Transport Guidance”

In this morning’s Times Red Box, I’ve written about how government needs to be much clearer with its message to commuters and the transport sector at large. In the midst of a public health crisis government advice must be clear and coherent, and when we look at the bus sector that is simply not theContinue reading “Comment: Commuters will need to mind the information gap”

Today marks 75 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe. Today is Victory in Europe Day. On the 8th of May 1945 the Allies accepted Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender. It was a time where many across Europe celebrated peace at last. In the UK millions of people took to the streetsContinue reading “VE Day 2020”

On the 28th of April every year we commemorate International Workers’ Memorial Day, we come together to remember those who have died in the workplace. The theme for #IWMD20 is ‘Stop the Pandemic in the Workplace.’  This year is especially pertinent for many of us as the risk that many of our key front lineContinue reading “International Workers Memorial Day 2020”

Jim McMahon (Oldham West and Royton) and Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) are set to hold a webinar for businesses based in Oldham and Saddleworth on Friday 1st May. Over the last few weeks the two MPs Offices have been inundated with businesses seeking support, so in combination with the Business Growth Hub theContinue reading “Oldham MP’s to host joint Business Support Webinar”