Author Archives: JimfromOldham

I have been contacted by concerned constituents affected by the failure of Collective Spirit Free School following a social media post by its former CEO. In the post it is claimed that the allegations made against those who ran the school were proven to be false. While the post does not state which allegations, itContinue reading “Collective Spirit: November Update”

Christmas is going to be different for us this year, so I’m going to try something a little bit different too. This year I want your help in putting together my online Christmas card, I want you to send me your best pictures of the constituency. They don’t have to be recent, but they can’tContinue reading “Christmas Card Photo Competition”

On Tuesday 3rd November, Oldham West and Royton MP, Jim McMahon, hosted three virtual Parliament Week events with young people from across Oldham. Over the course of the afternoon Jim was joined by Year 7 pupils from The Radclyffe School in Chadderton, a mixture of Junior and Senior pupils form Oldham Hulme Grammar School andContinue reading “UK Parliament Week 2020”

Oldham West and Royton MP Jim McMahon has written to the Health Secretary asking him to apply some common sense to Oldham’s local restrictions. In his letter to Matt Hancock, the Oldham MP states that ‘there is real confusion about the complexity of the rules applied to differing areas’, the letter contains two key asks.Continue reading “Government can’t let Oldham become a forgotten borough”

MY first and main responsibility in Parliament is to give a voice to people in Chadderton, Oldham and Royton, and that means always being willing to take on the government if they are failing our community. What is clear, that aside from the chaos that surrounds the messaging on Covid, and the confusion on whatContinue reading “The Government Doesn’t Have The Answers”

The Education Policy Institute’s 2020 Annual report on the state of education in England recently found that the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in Oldham has barely improved since 2012. The study finds that when compared to non-disadvantaged pupils nationally, disadvantaged pupils in Oldham are up to five and a half monthsContinue reading “Our kids don’t have a fair chance”

Oldham West and Royton MP Jim McMahon has this morning written to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, detailing three key asks based on Oldham’s experience of dealing with Coronavirus. In the letter Mr McMahon asks the Health Secretary to urgently reconsider the way the DepartmentContinue reading “A letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care”

I’ve been thinking about this story a lot since I read it on Sunday, and it has left me with a few thoughts. Oldham needs levelling up, and that means investment not withdrawing support. Ending the furlough scheme in October will be a mistake that could potentially devastate our town even more. Data from theContinue reading “Avoiding a cliff edge”