Mark Jackson

Lewisham, Labour, Spurs - in that order

[Mark Jackson @MarkDJacks1]

It’s been a privilege to serve #GrovePark as your councillor over the last 4 years.

I’m not going anywhere, but a few thoughts after a couple of days of reflection and (mostly) sleep.

[Mark Jackson @MarkDJacks1]

@Billie_T The entire club/fanbase was summed up in this tweet six years ago, only gets more true with every passing year.

[Mark Jackson @MarkDJacks1]

If you don’t have kids and also want to learn this lesson, I would suggest getting a cat.

[Sully @sullymygoodname]

Being a dad is realizing your dad didnt actually give a shit about your bedtime he just wanted you to go to bed so he could do other things.

[Central @WestHam_Central]

RT IF YOU SUPPORT A LONDON CLUB AND HAVE WON A EUROPEAN TROPHY

[Tottenham Hotspur @1882_Tottenham]

Winning in Europe isn’t for everyone

[Tottenham Independent Transfer Stories @solventspurs]

European trophies:

Brennan Johnson - 2

Arsenal - 0

[Mark Jackson @MarkDJacks1]

Today, I feel Parisian

[Mark Jackson @MarkDJacks1]

@JadeFrancesAzim Clearly stolen from you in 2020 when I vividly remember you having a bell at a phone bank to ring when it was time for pints.

[Mike Bird @Birdyword]

People say Tony Blair isn't a true Labour man but I don't know what's more Labour than sharing a 6,000 word blog post about your relationship with the Labour Party

[Jack Pitt-Brooke @JackPittBrooke]

Don't want to overdo it but the coach welcome at Spurs was huge. Kids on their dads' shoulders. One guy up a lamppost. At least 10 fans on top of a bus stop.

[Alasdair Gold @AlasdairGold]

Great welcome for the Spurs players.

[Mark Jackson @MarkDJacks1]

@kateferguson4 I do think there is a case to take planning/licensing powers out of local authorities in Zone 1 and give to the GLA because central London absolutely isn’t just a ‘local’ space. Not sure you’d be able to do the same for the entirety of the city let alone Greater London though.

[Mark Jackson @MarkDJacks1]

@AbdiDuale_ Happy birthday!

[Mark Jackson @MarkDJacks1]

@AaronBastani Correct position politically but Kane/Haaland would be a nightmare balance-wise, they’d be constantly getting in each other’s way. Lampard/Gerrard again but 30 yards further forward.

[Mark Jackson @MarkDJacks1]

The Green Party really are supplanting Jeremy Corbyn as the unluckiest anti-racists in Britain.

[Bill Curtis @billcurtis0]

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Green by-election candidate Chris Kennedy shared posts on social media describing an attack on Jewish ambulances in north London as a “false flag”

When approached by The Times, he apologised for the posts and quit today citing "personal reasons"

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[Mark Jackson @MarkDJacks1]

Me watching an enormous number of otherwise clever people desperately drawing outsized conclusions from @FindoutnowUK, notoriously Britain’s least reliable pollster, publishing a poll of political party members, the hardest group of people to accurately poll.

[Dr Allison Gardner MP @AllisonCGardner]

Despite what people think politics isn't a game. So many of these people misunderstand the important role of a local councillor in keeping our communities running, being a councillor is an honour. This is an insult to voters and a huge waste of money.

[Mark Jackson @MarkDJacks1]

Really hope this bill gets supported by MPs high up in the Private Members’ Bill ballot.

Parents of seriously ill children shouldn’t have to worry about their job when taking time out to look after them.

[It’s Never You I Parents Deserve Better @ItsNeverYou22]

It’s almost time for the Private Members’ Bill ballot in Parliament. A chance for an MP to put forward something meaningful, powerful and workable into law.

What better opportunity than supporting parents of seriously ill children? Hugh’s Law is not just an idea anymore. It is already operating in practice, protecting over 20,000 employees across the UK through employers who have voluntarily adopted its principles, including Premier League clubs, national businesses and professional organisations.

It is drafted and ready to go.
It is researched.
It is costed.
It is workable.

Now Parliament has the opportunity to do the right thing and place these protections onto a statutory footing for every parent facing the unimaginable.

Parents deserve better. 🇬🇧

[The Labour Party @UKLabour]

Congratulations to @AndyBurnhamGM - Labour’s candidate for Makerfield.

[Mark Jackson @MarkDJacks1]

Good to get back out on the doorstep in Crofton Park 🌹

Note to the bots in the replies - Crofton Park isn’t in Makerfield and this is a by-election to Lewisham Council! 😂

[Ellie Reeves @elliereeves]

Great to be back out on the doors in Crofton Park ahead of the by-election on 18 June. 🌹

[Ellie Reeves @elliereeves]

Great to be back out on the doors in Crofton Park ahead of the by-election on 18 June. 🌹