I always try to ensure that my columns here in the Reporter aren’t too repetitive, but unfortunately sometimes circumstances force me to repeat myself. It was only four or five months ago that I used this column to encourage you all to formally submit your objections...
One of the main reasons that I got into politics – firstly as a councillor in Denton and now as MP for Denton and Reddish – was to fight against injustice wherever it might be found. There are, unfortunately many injustices that need to be fought – the situation...
Last Friday was a truly historic day. After 47 years of membership and 3 years of bitter argument, we have now finally left the European Union. Nationally, 52 percent voted for Brexit and here in Tameside it was even higher. It has been a frustrating time for many...
I’ve written a few times recently about the importance of clean air, but the issue comes up time and again in my work as an MP. The importance of keeping our air clean to protect the environment and our lungs is obvious to most people, but it goes way beyond that. Not...
This Monday, the 27th January, marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Allied forces. Around 1.3 million people – the vast majority of them Jewish – were imprisoned in this single camp between May 1940 and January 1945. At least 1.1 million were...
Last week in Parliament, we debated the Queen’s Speech. This is written by the Government and sets out their plans for the coming year. Now that the Tories have a big majority, they can win almost every parliamentary vote very easily and that’s exactly what happened...
