@AndyBurnhamGM Come on @AndyBurnhamGM
- it’s time for a proper PM
- it’s your time
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Johnston Craig 🏉
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Johnston Craig 🏉
@millie80r
I'm Johnston Craig. Rugby fan (PLRFC), retired man, food fan & all things East Lothian
Dirleton, East Lothian Katılım Mayıs 2009
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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
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Daily #photooftheday - bucket list France 30, must sees - from famous showstoppers to secret places... What's on your France bucket list? 😍
6. Carcassonne, the fairy-tale looking fortress is the largest medieval fortress in France...
#thegoodlifefrance
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@ScotRugbyNews Pity it didn’t inspire the 23 professional rugby players into playing like professional rugby players.
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Simply spine-tingling💙
An incredible rendition of Flower of Scotland with over 10,000 Scots in Rome. There's nothing else like it 🏴
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Visit East Lothian@goeastlothian
Today we celebrate #BurnsNight 🥃 Did you know Scotland's National Bard, Robert Burns, has deep-rooted connections to East Lothian? His brother Gilbert Burns, his mother Agnes Burns, and his sister Annabella Burns all lived in the quaint village of Bolton, situated just outside Haddington. The family's final resting place is in Bolton Parish Churchyard. Visitors can find commemorative landmarks in the region, close to Bolton: 🔹The Grant Braes Monument / Burn's Mother's Well This marks the site where Robert Burns' mother, Agnes Brown Burns, lived and where the poet spent some of childhood years, with the monument itself often appearing as a stone marker or cairn, a significant historical spot linked to Scotland's national poet. Burns' mother lived with her son Gilbert after he took the job of a farm-worker on the Lennoxlove estate. It was at this well that Agnes collected water for the family. 🔹Robert Burns Memorial Shelter, Prestonpans Wander the coastal walk at Prestonpans and you might find a humble stone shelter. But look closer. This isn't just a resting spot; it's a vibrant tribute to Scotland's National Bard. The interior bursts with colour, thanks to a mural by artist Kate Hunter depicting the wild tale of Tam O'Shanter. It’s where art meets ancestry. Visit the John Gray Centre in Haddington to find out more - johngraycentre.org/people/writers… Images credit: SEANETTA / Atlas Obscura User, John Gray Centre (National Portrait Gallery Scotland), Rosser1954 (Wikimedia) #RobertBurns #EastLothian #ScottishHeritage #VisitEastLothian
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@scottiewilson Ah well.
You’re about 2/3rds of the way to a Drambuie 😉
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Tell me you don’t understand my accent without telling me you don’t understand my accent
I ordered a Dalwhinnie 🥃
I received hot water and honey! 😳
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Pure, innocent, powerful, proud and untameable
- that’s why the unicorn is our national animal.
Scotland, on St. Andrew’s Day.
Slainte!
#Scotland #standrewsday #Culross
#unicorn
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@bbc5live @rachelburden So how much is it at Gordon Ramsey's?
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This morning @DailyMail admits that it published a statement it claimed I had made when I have never said anything like it. 🤔
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Well!
For the 3rd time 😋
Got to think of a new starter word now.
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Scottish Rugby@Scotlandteam
Have your say 🗳 We will be inducting one male player from the 2000s into the Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame 🏴 We've narrowed down your selection to Scott Murray, Nathan Hines, Mike Blair, Simon Taylor and Jason White. Cast your vote in the link below ⬇️ #AsOne
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@PrestonLodgeRFC Once a Muppet . . . . . . .
. . . . . . always a Muppet!
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This weekend’s McKirdy Brothers Butchers Man of the Match Award goes to Fraser Falgate, who was superb today in both attack and defence during a hard-fought win.
Well played Fraz 👏🏻❤️
#DriveOnPL #OneClubOneCommunity
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It’s Matchday!
The 1st XV travels to Aberdeen Grammar this afternoon to kick off our National League 3 campaign, and you can watch the action live on our YouTube channel 📹📱
#DriveOnPL #OneClubOneCommunity
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@richardosman Get yourself a penny chew from your winnings.
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Going to put a couple of quid on Scottie Scheffler #TheOpen
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@daftladdie Break a leg!
- and drink a keg!
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@robbiejscott @elcourier Well done everybody 👍
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Well done team @elcourier ♥️
ScotPressAwards@ScotPressAwards
As sponsored by @CalMacFerries, the runner up of Weekly Newsbrand of the Year goes to the @cumnockchron. Congratulations to @elcourier, this year’s winner and collecting the award is Robbie Scott. Thanks to Duncan Mackison for presenting this award. #ScottishPressAwards2025
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