@FrankJo85581815@karlos_smiga@PippyBing@johnmerro1 So 2005, many years before Burnham got involved with the campaign.....
Ultimately the only people whose opinion matters on Burnham and Hillsborough is the victims families. And not one family have anything but praise for him 👍
A bit of Andy Burnham lore that shows exactly why I rate him so highly.
I was chatting to a homeless guy who’d fallen on hard times one late evening recently. As a long shot, I messaged Burnham. Within minutes he replied and helped.
He’s genuinely one of life’s good guys.
@PippyBing@johnmerro1 I will never forget Burnhams response to hillsborough and his genuine passion for the cause. He’s a good guy with genuine values. I’d have him my PM all day.
@PippyBing When I was drowning in the canal, Burnham walked on water and saved me. Then he raised his hand, and up popped a fish. He cooked that fish on a flame emanating from his palm, and fed me grilled fish betwixt the canal and a pile of steaming dog shit.
Burnham is God. (Is this OK?)
Here’s Andy Burnham having a run. Politicians are a very strange bunch. So many of them like to get the TV cameras on them when they are jogging. Even the rather hefty Boris Johnson repeatedly did this. Why do politicians do this sort of thing? It’s so weird.
Talking Heads performing “Once in a Lifetime” at The Pantages Theatre in 1983 feels like watching a nervous breakdown turn into art. The groove keeps moving, David Byrne looks like he’s receiving messages from another planet, and the whole performance captures that strange feeling of waking up inside your own life and wondering how you got there.
Rating out of 10 how well screen adaptations would work for these epic fantasies if done well:
Green Bone: 10
Cradle: 10
Black Company: 9
Dresden Files: 9
Mistborn: 9
Scholomance: 9
First Law: 7
Kushiel: 5
Stormlight: 4
Malazan: 0
Ask me for others in the comments
We're very sorry to hear of Alan Rothwell's passing and extend our sincerest condolences to his family at this very sad time.
He created an iconic and memorable character in David Barlow and will forever be remembered as one of the original cast members of Coronation Street.
I can confirm that I will be requesting the permission of the NEC to stand in the Makerfield by-election.
I grew up in this area and have lived here for 25 years. I care deeply about it and its people. I know they have been let down by national politics.
Ten years ago, I decided to leave Westminster. Why? Because, after 16 years, I came to the conclusion that our national political system does not work for areas like ours. I learnt this fighting its failure to invest in the Wigan borough, for justice for the Hillsborough families and against its treatment of Greater Manchester during the pandemic.
Over the last decade, I have been challenging this failure from the outside and building a new and better way of doing politics. We have built Greater Manchester into the fastest-growing city-region in the UK and put buses back under public control, introducing a £2 fare cap to help people with cost-of-living pressures.
However, there is only so much that can be done from Greater Manchester. Much bigger change is needed at a national level if everyday life is to be made more affordable again. This is why I now seek people’s support to return to Parliament: to bring the change we have brought to Greater Manchester to the whole of the UK and make politics work properly for people.
Millions are struggling and they need the Labour Government to succeed. It has already made changes to make life better for them in its first two years. After this week, we owe it to people to come back together as a Labour movement, giving the Prime Minister and the Government the space and stability they need as the by-election takes place.
I want to recognise the difficult decision taken by Josh Simons and the sacrifice he and his family are making. I have worked closely with him as Mayor on issues like flooding and illegal waste dumping and have seen first-hand how effective he has been. He has put the communities of Makerfield first, made a real difference for them and should take great pride in that.
Finally, I truly do not take a single vote for granted and will work hard to regain the trust of people in the Makerfield constituency, many of whom have long supported our party but lost faith in recent times. We will change Labour for the better and make it a party you can believe in again.
ENDS