Author Archives: joshmacmp

Last week the government released data on the amount of sewage dumped into our waterways by water companies in 2023 and it turned out to be the worst year on record. Sewage is being dumped in local becks, rivers and the sea at more than 50 sites right across West Cumbria. Into the Irish SeaContinue reading “It’s time to stop the sewage”

– Business and political leaders call on National Grid to rethink plans A group of business and political leaders in Cumbria have joined forces to ask the National Grid ESO to look again at their plans for the future electricity system in the UK as it overlooks vital capacity needs in West Cumbria. National GridContinue reading ““Put West Cumbria on the grid””

We’ve secured a major victory in our campaign to improve local bus services! The campaign, launched in December last year, sought improvements to existing services and for the return of some vital axed routes which left whole communities cut off from the public transport network. I wrote to the Secretary of State for Transport demandingContinue reading “Better Buses are coming!”

Labour’s Parliamentary candidate for Whitehaven & Workington, Josh MacAlister, has called on the Government to release vital funding for new dedicated sixth form space at Whitehaven and Workington academies to free up space for more students to attend the schools. Cumbria Education Trust, which runs the academy, has submitted a request to the Government forContinue reading “Call on Government to release funding to expand school places”

Labour’s Parliamentary candidate for Whitehaven & Workington, Josh MacAlister, has condemned the Government for what he calls a “shocking betrayal” of West Cumbria over new nuclear. Sign up to Josh’s New Nuclear Now campaign Information revealed in answers to Parliamentary Questions tabled by Labour MP Sarah Jones on behalf of Josh MacAlister shows “at best,Continue reading “Answers to Parliamentary Questions reveal Government’s “shocking betrayal” of West Cumbria over new nuclear”

Last year I wrote to the Prime Minister demanding the transport funding we need to upgrade our railway, roads and buses in West Cumbria. Ahead of the Budget this week I wrote to the Chancellor demanding that he commit the funding we were promised to improve rural bus services and upgrade local roads and theContinue reading “Response to Budget”

I was delighted to welcome Ed Miliband, Labour’s Shadow Energy Secretary, to the Port of Workington to discuss the pitch laid out in my industrial plan for West Cumbria to double the Port of Workington in order to attract new industry to the area. Major expansion of the Port of Workington is central to myContinue reading “Shadow Energy Secretary backs Port of Workington for investment”

Labour’s Parliamentary candidate for Whitehaven & Workington, Josh MacAlister, has launched a survey seeking ideas from Whitehaven residents to make the town “the Whitby of the west”. The survey has already received almost 100 responses in just a few days, with ideas ranging from very simple things like cleaning up the streets and the frontagesContinue reading “Call for ideas to make Whitehaven “the Whitby of the west””

I was delighted to welcome Bridget Phillipson MP to West Cumbria this week. We visited Howgill Family Centre in Cleator Moor, held a Q&A with apprentices at Gen2 and hit the streets to talk to voters about our campaign for free breakfast clubs for every primary age child. Sign my petition here Read the coverageContinue reading “Shadow Education Secretary visits West Cumbria”

Our area has a proud history of leading the world on nuclear power. We need government approval for a new nuclear plant in West Cumbria so that we can unlock new advanced manufacturing and industrial jobs.  That’s why I’ve been leading the New Nuclear Now campaign. The Tories are continuing to drag their feet onContinue reading “Comment on government’s nuclear roadmap”