Nathan Bones

Byronic Hero, music & film snob, husband, father of 3, graps connoisseur, history nerd & all-round Renaissance Man. Opinions my own.

[Nathan Bones @fretlessnathan]

@MittensOff Crossed himself in the Orthodox fashion. Unreal scenes…

[Mukhtar @I_amMukhtar]

This is so beautiful, what a lovely neighbour. Bless Lynn.

[Nathan Bones @fretlessnathan]

@andy4makerfield Holocene! Yes!!!!!!

[Andy Burnham @AndyBurnhamGM]

Politics isn’t working for places like ours.

I will change that.

#AndyBurnham #ForUs

[Nathan Bones @fretlessnathan]

@zarahussain999 Vile.

[Andy Burnham @AndyBurnhamGM]

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

[Osita Mba @DrOsitaMba]

@owenjonesjourno @aharmlessturtle @ZoeGarbett And 20 years’ old university student Dylan Law is the new Deputy Mayor of Hackney 💚

[Nathan Bones @fretlessnathan]

@Kephfas @bigmatt215 @IANdrewDiceClay the state of him.

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@IANdrewDiceClay @JoeStephenson96 Stacked!

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@I_amMukhtar @Im_K1992 Almost as though they thought it was their Reichstag Fire moment. Ghouls.

[Nathan Bones @fretlessnathan]

@adammac0905 @NetflixUK Yep. Can only think it’s licensing related. What a cluster.

[Nathan Bones @fretlessnathan]

@adammac0905 @NetflixUK It’s been pulped…

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@I_amMukhtar Boat the boats! 🤷🏼‍♂️

[Nathan Bones @fretlessnathan]

@I_amMukhtar

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@IANdrewDiceClay

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@CooperHaans @IANdrewDiceClay They’re on a par I think. Both being a precursor to terminal decline.

[Nathan Bones @fretlessnathan]

@IANdrewDiceClay God, that head tattoo is a choice…