Deltic55🏴🇪🇺🇺🇦
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@Deltic_55
Retired teacher of Technology/Technical Education. Dad and grandpa, All views and mistakes I sometimes make are my own unless I say otherwise.
WATCH: Last interview I did with Andy Burnham (in February) for a radio piece on whether Manchester’s 3% decade long annual growth had lessons for rest of the UK economy… Was it really anything to do with his Mayoral powers? What about rates of homelessness… Do people live in these skyscrapers? He talks about the centrality of the university, tech and inward investment. He says there is now net inward migration to Manchester from London to fuel the economy, and invites more people to come. And then he talks about attracting massive international showcases to the region/ North - the Olympics, the Women’s World Cup final (for which he seems to have gone around the back of the FA to fifa), the Ryder Cup, the Brits… Here it is in full, from the archives: youtube.com/watch?v=6jojMb…
Starmer' 'crunch' speech didn't change anything. Catherine West's decision to go ahead with her challenge confirms it. Now up to Scottish Labour MPs to decide what and who they stand for. Public is watching.
🚨NEW: Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay turns down an invitation from FM John Swinney to meet to "talk about post-election priorities" All parties were invited except Reform
