Category Archives: Jim McMahon MP news

I AM sick of Oldham being the test bed for the next big idea, when at the same time the basic educational needs are being cut to the bone. Now I’ve uncovered the financial cost of the failed Greater Manchester UTC Tory experiment.

MY OFFICE has received a number of emails from former employees and residents following the announcement that the Oldham Chronicle has been placed into administration. Much concern remains about the retention of the rich archive of photos and records covering much of the period since it was established 163 years ago. With over 1 million imagesContinue reading “Oldham Chronicle Archive”

SECURITY concerns at the Freehold Metrolink station have been an issue since the opening of the new Oldham line in 2012. Youths gather late into the evening both from the local community and much further afield as they use the tram network to ‘station hop’ without paying the fare.

NEWS that the Oldham Evening Chronicle has gone into administration will hit Oldham hard. More than a newspaper it is part of our heritage, our community and has worked hard to help build a future for us too. Observers of the media will have seen the demise of the printed press and with it theContinue reading “There is more at stake than a headline”

THE UK is rudderless as the weakened Tory government continue without a plan, a negotiating position or perhaps even more importantly a vision of what Britain can be after we leave the EU. Labour’s position on Brexit during the referendum was clear. We believed our country’s interests were best served as a full member ofContinue reading “Brexit smooth landing”

I am delighted to be asked to serve as a Vice President of the Local Government Association. Every year the four political groups at the LGA invite parliamentary representatives from the House of Commons, House of Lords, and European Parliament to be Vice-Presidents. As a councillor for over 13 years and former leader I playedContinue reading “Appointment as a Vice President of the Local Government Association”

If a manual was ever written on how not to roll out a new benefit it would tell the sorry tale of Universal Credit. Complaints to the government are so high that they don’t count them ‘owing to the volume!’ If you take out the politics of callous cuts, ludicrous sanctions targeted at those leastContinue reading “Universal Dis-credit”