Opinions

Every week I make it my mission to talk up our borough, as well as working to make it even better. This week I got to do that again, but this time alongside...

Last week we watched in horror as Israel – a friend and ally – came under attack from Hamas, a barbarous terrorist group. On that day, 7th October 2023, more...

When I became the MP, I promised to reverse the long-standing trend that had taken root in Westminster – namely that Burnley and Padiham didn’t matter...

I can’t start this column in any other way than mentioning the amazing visit we had on Sunday from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife. The third visit by a...

Lots going on across Burnley and Padiham this week, and a big part was the celebrations to mark 10 years since our area was named the Most Enterprising in the...

Some big news this week. The first was on inflation where, despite the expectations of forecasts and experts, we saw a further fall to 6.8 per cent (down from a...

In the realm of public policy, few matters are as pressing as securing the welfare of our senior citizens – those who have worked and paid into the system their...

With the summer recess over, this week I restarted the twice-weekly journey between Burnley and London. And it’s been straight back to it, with plenty to be...

This week I wanted to pay special attention to the biggest improvement Burnley town centre has seen for many decade – the official opening of Pioneer Place...