Josh Charters

Favourite pub in Oldham. Always happy to see them thriving.

Might need to call in after I get back from my holidays and have a lovely pint

John Prescott was a true friend of local government and inspired so many.

We thank him for all he did.

Goodbye and rest in peace. 🌹🌹🌹

John Prescott’s coffin has arrived at Hull Minster for his funeral. Appropriately, the hearse was a Jag, as is the family’s car.

A knowing wink you suspect. Two Jags to the end.

It’s not an “Elon Musk salute” it’s a bloody Nazi salute and they’ve gone fully mask off now haven’t they

unrelated - BlueSky not allowing video files over 50mb has really made it hard to do HQ videos on here

Using rail lines and other existing infrastructure to unlock brownfield housing sites and develop more vital infrastructure (like doctors, shops etc) is a brilliant idea and we need to do more and more

Glad to see the government trying to address the issues, and we need to tackle the root causes - investment in our towns, making sure that people can afford to live and that they don't have to make the decision between heating and eating on a daily basis.

The streets where it’s too expensive to work A young woman is pushing a pram across Featherstall Road.

This is a really difficult article to read from @charlotteliviahall.bsky.social, mainly because I know so many people in the same boat, and no matter what we try to do locally, things don't necessarily feel better.

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YouTube video by Cllr Josh Charters Bee Network Motion Oldham Council 20th Jan 2024=5

🐝 Celebrating the Bee Network! 🚍

Almost a year since Oldham’s buses came back into public control—here’s what’s we've achieved

✅ £5/week savings with Bee Network Annual Passes
🎫 £2 hopper fares valid for 1 hour
⏰ More punctual buses

#BeeNetwork #Oldham #BetterBuses

🔗 youtu.be/MxX-a43jZn0

Sexual exploitation affects all communities & doesn’t discriminate by gender. From my 14 years as a Crown Prosecutor, I’ve seen this firsthand. I asked the Home Secretary to ensure any review also examines the abuse of boys & young men. Every victim deserves justice.

Delighted to see HAF is continuing. It’s a lifeline for so many families in my own ward, and I’ve seen firsthand the difference it makes to kids, who otherwise would be stuck at home or out on the streets potentially being led astray.

The electoral commission needs to be given proper powers to investigate lies and malicious acts from candidates. The police often aren’t equipped to deal with this, leading to civil action being the only recourse… if you can afford it

Never known anything like the last two elections in the West Midlands for fakery and aggression. I hope this woman got a pretty penny for what she went through to start a new chapter with her baby. Her personal story will be taken and learned from in how we protect individuals and our democracy.

The dog has once again summed up my mood for the day

There’s being bold and there’s being plain bonkers. No-one who thinks for 5 minutes can believe means testing the state pension is a good idea - but that is what Kemi Badenoch says she’s up for

We need to do more to understand why this particular pattern of abuse is more prevalent among some groups of men. That’s not racism – it’s common sense.

It's not religion or race that defines these crimes, it’s the crimes that define these men.

We welcome this announcement and indeed any action that the government takes to establish genuinely survivor-led inquiries into historical sexual abuse.

Survivors must be at the heart of any inquiry into these horrendous failings.

A brief and incomplete history, not including serious case reviews, police and council inspections and others I can’t immediately recall

Children’s commissioner: 2012
Rotherham: 2014, 2015
Manchester: 2020
Oldham: 2022
Telford: 2022
National: 2022

Badenoch’s call for new grooming gangs probe reflects old fixations Tory leader raises valid concerns but her diagnosis suggests she has not looked at all the evidence

Kemi Badenoch’s comments on the grooming gangs show her to be incapable of doing the job she currently holds and unfit for the one she seeks:

MPs back one-month cap on advance rent payments MPs vote for a cap on advanced rent payments in England as the Renters' Rights Bill edges closer to becoming law.

Really glad to see the government taking action on this. Now to get on with reforming the housing market, building more homes and more council homes too!

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The issue with being the person who takes the photo is that you can’t see that I was there too

The priority needs to be implementing the recommendations and making sure that children are kept safe

Professor Alexis Jay said that starting a new inquiry could hinder the implementation of the recommendations from her 2022 report. "We have set out what action is required and people should just get on with it," she told the BBC. She added: "I've certainly been very unhappy about the politicisation of child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse in the way that many people, sometimes in a very uninformed way, have waded into the argument."

Professor Alexis Jay, who led a 7-year review of sexual abuse which reported in 2022, says starting a new inquiry would delay any implementation of her own recommendations:

Dropped twitter almost permanently now. Only keeping it on my phone for work reasons, because it’s genuinely been a detriment to my mental health this week.

Now to get on with the business of making 2025 the best year possible

Fantastic Christmas stall in Oldham with many chats and treats thanks to my amazing constituency team and councillors lending a hand. 🎄🎅

We had an opportunity to highlight the @coopparty.party.coop campaign to end violence against shopworkers which has a lot of local support.