Analysis from Labour shows that the basic state pension will be worth hundreds of pounds less in real terms over the next year, affecting 15,122 pensioners in Oldham West and Royton. The analysis shows that, as a result of rising inflation and the Conservatives’ decision to only increase the state pension by 3.1 per cent,Continue reading “Fifteen thousand pensioners in Oldham West and Royton could see any energy bill savings wiped out by Tories”
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Government must tackle soaring food prices
Labour demands Government spell out plan to tackle soaring food prices as cost of living crisis deepens As inflation spirals and pushes up the cost of a weekly shop, Labour will demand the Government sets out its plan to tackle soaring prices and hunger in the UK. Jim McMahon MP, Shadow Environment, Food and RuralContinue reading “Government must tackle soaring food prices”
Levelling Up plan must deliver on promises – UPDATED!
03/02/2022 – Update! After the long awaited white paper was published Jim said, “After all the fanfare, it turns out the Levelling Up white paper is as empty as the slogan. It brings no new money, and no new powers. These are recycled policies cobbled together to try and save a Prime Minister who hasContinue reading “Levelling Up plan must deliver on promises – UPDATED!”
Government has no plan to combat rising cost of living
Labour MP Jim McMahon has accused the Government of not having a plan to bring down food prices. The Oldham MP and Shadow DEFRA Secretary met with key insiders from the food and drinks industry this week to discuss issues in the sector, he was told that rising inflation, the CO2 crisis, and the risingContinue reading “Government has no plan to combat rising cost of living”
PM should follow Oldham’s lead and do the right thing
I cast my mind back to the time when here in Oldham we were under much tighter rules than almost anywhere else in the country, even our neighbours with similar rates of infection. People in Oldham didn’t just ignore the rules as unfair as they may have seemed at the time, so the Prime MinisterContinue reading “PM should follow Oldham’s lead and do the right thing”
#SaveOurBees
the Co-operative Party are quite fond of bees. But bees are more than just a symbol of the co-operative movement: they’re essential to our food systems, our environment and our climate. That’s why last year, thousands of our members and supporters urged Boris Johnson to halt plans to use a banned bee-killing pesticide in England.Continue reading “#SaveOurBees”
Oldham’s Toxic Politics | Part 5 | Online hate begins
Two years have passed since the Department for Education released their report into allegations of corruption and fraud at the Collective Spirit Free School and Manchester Studio School. The highly critical report named Raja Miah together with long-time associate Mohib Uddin and another director. Around the time the report was released the online attack beganContinue reading “Oldham’s Toxic Politics | Part 5 | Online hate begins”
Oldham’s Toxic Politics | Part 4 | Follow the money
This is the fourth in a series of articles which tells my first-hand experience of the current toxic politics putting a dark cloud over Oldham. Previously I have touched on the abuse, harassment, and intimidation, fed by hatred and division in the town. As the articles set out the consequences of the campaign, it wasContinue reading “Oldham’s Toxic Politics | Part 4 | Follow the money”
