Opinions

The earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria last week are heart-breaking, and as each day goes by, we get more reports about the devastation they have caused. The...

There’s been a buzz of activity this week in Parliament, not least with the arrival of the Ukrainian President, who on Wednesday addressed both Houses in...

This week the Government announced its Urgent and Emergency Care Plan, a comprehensive strategy aimed at transforming the country's health care system. The new...

It’s been another busy week working through several policy and local issues that have been raised with me as well as getting out and speaking to residents on...

The first job of Government is to keep the public safe. We are all rightly concerned when wait times for services like ambulances, or fire crews, goes beyond...

With Parliament back after the Christmas break, I wasted no time in starting off a year of delivery as pledged last week. The first business was the Procurement...

Happy new year! Walking around Burnley and Padiham town centres over the Christmas period it became apparent just how much we have going on. Whether it’s the...

It’s been just over 1,100 days since the 2019 General Election and, as has become custom, I’m using my final column of the year to look back over the last 12...

December is my favourite month of the whole year. Everywhere you turn our borough looks fantastic. Christmas lights up in Burnley and Padiham town centres and...