Wakefield Express Column

Simon Lightwood MP: ‘we can’t afford another Budget of decay and decline’

After fourteen years of the Conservatives, the country desperately needs change. The Tories have failed on the economy, failed on public...

Tory Empty Slogans

Simon Lightwood MP says: 10 years on since The Northern Powerhouse was first proposed, it still feels like an empty slogan ‘The Northern...

Happy new year!

The new year is a good opportunity to reflect on the year that has passed and to look forward at the year ahead. 2023 was a busy and...

People should not have to choose between heating and eating this Christmas.

The past year has seen weak Rishi Sunak pushed around by a chaotic and divided Conservative Party which has presided over the biggest hit...

Column: The Conservatives have given up on governing

At the Conservative Party Conference, Rishi Sunak promised change, but in his first (and hopefully his last) King’s Speech, all he...

Column: Let’s Get Britain’s Future Back

Over the last thirteen years successive Conservative Governments have presided over economic decline and uncertainty now part and parcel...

Column: The Tories are failing our children

Under the Conservatives, children in Wakefield and across the UK are being let down by an education system quite literally coming apart...

Column: Fix our broken public transport system

Under the Conservatives, our transport system has been brought to its knees. I am inundated with emails and letters every week from...