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Jim McMahon Articles

Democracy is about franchising people

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...
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The art of the possible

It has taken a while for Labour local government to be properly recognised by the party nationally. While there is still much work to be done, the efforts of Labour LGA under the leadership of Nick Forbes and the brilliant Jim McMahon before him, mean that the...
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Earn it or lose it

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...
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A minister for England?

On 8 March 2016, in the Boothroyd room of the House of Commons, Jim McMahon, member of parliament for Oldham West and Royton, called upon Jeremy Corbyn to create a minister for England, while Chuka Umunna, MP for Streatham, reaffirmed his call for an English...
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The art of the possible

The art of the possible

Oct 26, 2016 |

It has taken a while for Labour local government to be properly recognised by the party nationally. While there is...

A minister for England?

A minister for England?

Mar 14, 2016 |

On 8 March 2016, in the Boothroyd room of the House of Commons, Jim McMahon, member of parliament for Oldham West and...