Saddleworth Whit Friday Band Contest Concerns
Following approaches from constituents, sharing their concerns about the future of the Whit Friday Band Concerts, I will do everything I can to support the organisers of Saddleworth’s Whit Friday Band Concerts, as these events are such an important part of the area’s heritage and it’s local volunteers who are putting their hearts and souls into trying […]
Shocking Increases and Variations in Council Charges for Home Care Services
I am shocked by the scale of charge increases for home care, which is used by the most vulnerable in society. The Government must take responsibility for the care crisis after cutting more than £1 billion from local authorities’ budgets for older people, since the coalition came to power. Home care services allow people to […]
Action on jobs Need in Oldham East and Saddleworth as Long Term Youth Unemployment Continues to Rise
With Britain falling into a double dip recession made in Downing Street young people in Oldham and Saddleworth are paying the price. The number of young people out of work for a year or more in Oldham East and Saddleworth is up 288% in the last year, yet complacent ministers simply aren’t doing enough to […]
Wrong Priorities from an Out of Touch Government
Following some truly catastrophic local election results for the two parties of the coalition government, both David Cameron and Nick Clegg claimed that they would learn lessons from their various defeats. The perfect opportunity for Cameron and Clegg to demonstrate which lessons they have learnt presented itself on Wednesday last week, when the Queen opened […]