Linda Riordan

My latest Courier column on Government welfare policies, specifically the jobseekers bill , can now be read online by clicking here.

Linda has slammed the Government’s bedroom tax after it emerged that over 2,000 Calderdale pensioners, disabled and vulnerable people will be forced to move house. This unfair, unwanted and divisive policy will hit working people and the most vulnerable sections on the…

My latest articles in the Halifax Courier are on Walk in Health Centres, the Future of town centres, and the recent rally against Government cuts. Just click on the links to read them!  

The Big Issue in the North has a big article on last week’s regional government debate. Their take on the debate and how the campaign is moving forward can be read here

Here is Linda’s take on last Saturday’s rally against Government cuts to Northern towns like Halifax. It will be appearing the Halifax Courier tomorrow (8 February). ‘Last Saturday’s rally against government economic policies was very well attended. They came in…

Linda has vowed to raise the issue of Calderdale child poverty in Parliament. Recent statistics showed just over 20 percent of the district’s young people are estimated to be living in poverty. The measures for poverty is when the families are…