Jim McMahon MP Articles

Young people have earned their right to have a greater say in our politics, writes Jim McMahon.  This article is part of a guest edit on #VotesAt16. The campaign to lower the voting age is not a new one. But there is a point in history when the time comes. We have...

For change to happen successfully, it must be owned by everyone, not just a few, argues Jim McMahon MP The publication last week of the interim report into integration of immigrants by the all-party parliamentary group on social integration was welcome and timely,...

Taking the support of working-class northerners for granted is no longer an option for Labour, if it ever was, warns Jim McMahon   The working classes of the north of England are industrious and ambitious. We are deeply proud of our roots and of the honest graft of...

The public accounts committee report published today, Financial sustainability of local authorities 2014, is shocking, but sadly not surprising. Their evidence reveals not just the impact of funding cuts on the financial sustainability of local government, but the...