Labour candidate 2026 Unite the Union branch Chair Trades Council Chair
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Luke Thomson retweeted
The council’s lack of transparency allowed them to use £600,000 of this money on their own projects. This should have gone back for community consultation.
The SNP, Greens and Your Party denied that.
I’ll never tire standing up for Shettleston.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Health Minister Andy Burnham talk to care home residents in Stockwell in London. (March 2010)
Who you gonna call? The Open University 👻
Launched under Wilson in 1969, with lectures broadcast late at night on BBC2, Wilson said it was the achievement he was proudest of 🎃🌹
Luke Thomson retweeted
24 hours on and - as I said on TV this morning - no human being has yet been able to discern whether the SNP-led Scottish Government actually supports the U.K. Government’s decision to consent the Jackdaw field…or not? 🤷♂️
Luke Thomson retweeted
Nigel Farage has got Paul Nuttall vetting Reform's candidates. Seems like the ideal bloke for the job.
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My piece in this morning’s Press & Journal. 👇
Douglas Alexander: The north-east has powered the UK for decades – here’s how we can keep that going ift.tt/7oUp6dq
Luke Thomson retweeted
Jackdaw is a welcome, pragmatic decision good for jobs & energy security and signals we are in the North Sea, with the workforce in years to come. The £2 billion transition package is vital. We need the skills & supply chain to build renewables at scale using our own workforce.
Energy Secretary @Miatsf has agreed that the regulator can grant consent for gas to be produced at the licensed Jackdaw field.
Gas from Jackdaw is expected to start reaching British homes and businesses as early as the end of this month.
ALT Jackdaw gas field gets green light to begin production
Luke Thomson retweeted
I don't hound candidates. I actually admire most of them for the big sacrifices they make & privately often encourage contenders when they fail, & are feeling downhearted & I encourage them to apply again.
That’s seven by my count? Blair famously failed in 12 selections before he finally got Sedgefield. I wonder if something like that would be possible today, given social media and the likes of Crick hounding recurring candidates on @tomorrowsmps. It feels far more restrictive.
Luke Thomson retweeted
Energy can be the sector that powers economic growth in Scotland. But Scottish workers need the skills and training to grab those opportunities.
Luke Thomson retweeted
Today marks 60 years since the Aberfan Disaster, one of the darkest days in our history.
The tragedy, which cut short so many lives, remains etched in the memory of our nation. We remember the 144 who died and pay tribute to a community of such strength and resilience.
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Energy can be the sector that powers economic growth and secures well paid jobs in Scotland.
Jackdaw is a key development in Scotland’s reindustrialisation.
This is a pragmatic decision that puts industry before ideology. It’s the right decision.
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The limpest of limp statements from the SNP Government, which fails to even welcome the Jackdaw decision.
Nationalists will have to climb down off the fence eventually.
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Luke Thomson retweeted
It was great to visit Nigg yesterday to help open the new factory.
Scottish Secretary @D_G_Alexander visited Sumitomo Electric’s new £350 million facility at Nigg.
Backed by the UK Government, this investment means hundreds of skilled, long-term jobs, a boost for the Highland economy & vital subsea cables to power our clean energy future.
#Politicle: 20/10/2026
I identified the mystery MP after 1 clue
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Can you do better?
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Luke Thomson retweeted
Andy’s not just an advocate of devolution - he’s been a practitioner of it and so speaks with real authority about how empowering communities can deliver better results. We need more of that thinking here in Scotland.
