James Martin

My beautiful girls, my lovely wife, LFC, food & music.

Yes, I'm the chef off the telly.

[James Martin @jimzeh]

@NEDUszn8 So easy this. It's Hercule Poirot

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

@Nigel_Farage Are you getting desperate, lad?

Maybe keep your crypto millions for something else. 😂

[James Martin @jimzeh]

@RobKenyonReform 😵‍💫

[James Martin @jimzeh]

@AndyBurnhamGM Some Might Say that it was a missed opportunity not ending with Shakermaker(field) @AndyBurnhamGM 😉

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

Immigration makes Britain brilliant.

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

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

[Simon Maechling @simonmaechling]

Bots aren’t just noise.
They’re the engine of disinformation.

Analysis of 1.269M accounts on X.
Result? 64% look like bots.

That means most of what you see in your feed…
…isn’t real people talking.

So how do bots push disinformation?🧵1/

[James Pearce @JamesPearceLFC]

'We're going to win the league,' is the jubilant chant from the away end at the Etihad. #LFC

[James Martin @jimzeh]

@danjeoryphoto @1PercentClubITV I'm not complaining 🤣

[Kris Griffiths @KrisGriffiths]

I followed Nigel Farage on and off for 10 years.

When all's said and done about his standing in Clacton, milkshake incident etc, he remains at the end of the day one of the most repugnant shameless liars in UK history.

Some of his standout lesser-known lies I've compiled FTR 🧵

[James Martin @jimzeh]

@Miss_Snuffy Do you think we should revoke a child's access to all devices supporting access to the internet as well?

[Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot]

Things can only get wetter

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

Our ongoing experiment into whether anyone reads website T&Cs continues. We put this in our terms back in February. Just got claimed.

[James Martin @jimzeh]

@Conservatives

[James Martin @jimzeh]

@kcoleman @cozdas

[James Martin @jimzeh]

@kcoleman @cozdas Thanks Keith! I can't DM you as I'm not a "verified" user, but here's my profile minus my alias

[James Martin @jimzeh]

@kcoleman @cozdas This is happening to me too, @kcoleman. Weirdly, there are windows where note writing is unlocked (usually after I receive notification of a helpful rating contribution), only for it to disappear again a short time after.

[Runcorn Linnets FC @RuncornLinnets]

💛💚 | We are deeply saddened to learn that long-time Linnet John Martin has passed away.

John began supporting Runcorn in the early 70s, regularly attending games at Canal Street to follow their rise to the top of the Alliance Premier League in 1982.

https://t.co/wg4eEaPcTb

[Blackburn Rovers @Rovers]

@Joey7Barton Hi Joey, if you could have your public meltdown without bringing our town into it, that'd be great. Thanks.

[James Martin @jimzeh]

@shamotzil @BBCNWT For me it would do the exact opposite of 'improve' my shopping experience. We should have both options available...