Jim McMahon MP Articles

The general election is now less than eight months away and as the political battlelines are being drawn Labour is defining a new message: gaining power to give it away. The period since the last general election has been interesting. With unprecedented cuts targeted...

If we are honest the last 12 months have not been great for advocates of cooperation. The debacles at the Co-operative Group and Bank have cast doubt on the value that cooperative principles bring to the lives of ordinary families. It is sadly part of a wider process...

The challenges Labour in local government has faced in recent years mirror those the next Labour government would have to deal with from day one. Being in power requires hard choices. To govern in these times is to walk the narrow path between reducing resources and...

Like most of you I came into politics to make a difference. I want the best for my family, my town and my party and know that the prospects for all of them are closely inter-related. Oldham, like many of our northern towns, has a great history but an uncertain future....