Colin Blackledge

Je parle français. Я гаварю па русский. Love badminton, Shakespeare , Thomas Hardy. Tai chi. Wigan Athletic. Member of The Royal Exchange Theatre

[Colin Blackledge @BlackledgeColin]

Herman Hesse said ' If you hate someone then you hate something in yourself' Hatred is born of ignorance, jealousy,anger and disgust. Let's all do our best not to hate. It's difficult sometimes. I know!

[Colin Blackledge @BlackledgeColin]

@HOMESofFOOTBALL I used to have a season ticket there. Shame Leigh is more of a rugby league town. Leigh Sports Village was great but we never had a team to match it. We ended up in Atherton. Then oblivion.

[Colin Blackledge @BlackledgeColin]

@InterceptorsTV
I am always interested to watch Interceptors. However, who decided to turn it into a comic book?. It's tasteless. It trivialises the seriousness of the scenes we see. Stop it now please.

[Royal Exchange Theatre @rxtheatre]

Meet the cast of Shakespeare’s fantastical comedy, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.

Are you ready for chaos to erupt in the round?

Join us this September 📅
More details here ➡️ https://t.co/Gxb8jm6nS8

[Lauryn Redding @laurynredding]

There’s power in people..
Big up to our @juliehes and co 💪🏼🧡
Forever thanks! And long live Oldham Coli 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[Colin Blackledge @BlackledgeColin]

@JoPlattLeigh Hi Jo. Not a good start. Darren Jones, chief secretary to the treasury, like a seasoned politician,not answering/avoiding a question about PR given to him by Rachel Burden on 5 Live Breakfast. Very very very disappointing.

[BBC Politics @BBCPolitics]

"It's my job to make sure [I hold] feet to the fire on this"

Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham says the "problem" with Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds' comments on Tata Steel is "there's never jobs guarantees attached"

#BBCLauraK https://t.co/4UbQQl3ahn

[Masih Alinejad 🏳️ @AlinejadMasih]

Iran: Shocking but True!

Sharifeh Mohammadi, a labor activist and mother of a nine-year-old child, has been sentenced to death on charges of “rebellion.”
The trauma inflicted on her innocent child is a heartbreaking consequence of this injustice.
While the whole world is focused on the so-called election in Iran, this is the news that is being buried.

After seven months of imprisonment, she remains in the women’s ward of Lakan Prison (Rasht Central Prison).

This is the harsh reality of the Islamic Republic. A woman, a labor activist in Iran, is condemned to death for fiercely opposing the regime’s exploitation policies against the working class. She refuses to let this unjust system masquerade as a defender of workers.

Sharifeh Mohammadi’s trial was skewed by the regime’s narrative, linking her to the Kurdish Kumala Party to secure a death sentence—a punishment frequently imposed on Kurds in Iran. Just a few months ago, four Kurds from this party were murdered after 19 months of disappearance. Sharifeh Mohammadi’s case sets a dangerous precedent; if her death sentence is not halted, expect more unjust verdicts against labor activists, especially women.

After seven months of imprisonment, she remains in the women’s ward of Lakan Prison (Rasht Central Prison).
The plight of activists like Sharifeh Mohammadi is a stark reminder of the brutal realities faced by those who dare to challenge the regime. The international community must not turn a blind eye to these human rights violations amid the political spectacle.

[🎙️Progress with Unity - Wigan Athletic Podcast @PWUPodcast]

Great appointment, congratulations @lisanandy

#UpTheTics
#wafc

[Colin Blackledge @BlackledgeColin]

@UKLabour Well done Jo. So glad you are back . I now feel hope in my heart instead of hopelessness.

[Deborah Meaden 🇺🇦 @DeborahMeaden]

Me too…. Always have!!

[Euronews на русском @euronewsru]

Что будет после победы лейбористов на выборах в Великобритании? https://t.co/9Zu3dmparo

[Colin Blackledge @BlackledgeColin]

@jessgreenpoet That's got to be the first line of your next poem. Brilliant!!! 😀. So happy those Tory tossers are gone.

[Conal Cunningham @conalcunninghm]

Here’s what @JoPlattLeigh had to say to Leigh and Atherton voters after her election win for Labour

[Jo Platt @JoPlattLeigh]

Thank you Paul. Your support means a lot 🌹

[Lisa Nandy MP @lisanandy]

Thank you Wigan 🙏

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

Finally.

Now let’s get the NHS back to where it belongs.

[Carol Vorderman @carolvorders]

Genius begging video on behalf of Tory MPs from @larryandpaul 👍🏼😂⏬️
#ToryMPAppeal

[Jonathan Pie @JonathanPieNews]

A new day in Westminster has dawned...

[RFI @RFI]

🇬🇧🗳️ Le raz-de-marée rouge a bien eu lieu au #RoyaumeUni où la victoire des travaillistes emmenés par Keir #Starmer est sans appel.

► C'est donc la fin de 14 ans de pouvoir conservateur.

🎧Précisions de notre envoyé spécial @julien_chavanne #RFImatin 👇

[FRANCE 24 Français @France24_fr]

🇬🇧 Le futur Premier ministre britannique Keir #Starmer a promis ce vendredi un "renouveau national" pour le #RoyaumeUni, après la victoire écrasante du parti travailliste sur les conservateurs aux élections législatives