People often ask me why I was blocked by Labour. This is what I said to the The London Economic

This is great. Emotional

Dear Voters, you have permission to break with your normal voting and go INDEPENDENT for a change. 😀

When he was running to be leader, Keir Starmer told Jamie Driscoll he wanted to create a culture where people worked together. Once elected he banned Jamie from being a Lab candidate @MayorJD isn't standing to represent Keir. Hes standing for the the NE. Vote for him if you can

Absolutely shocking lies by The Labour Party and Kim McGuinness The graph is from the 2019 General Election.

Done the deed! Bet you can’t guess who I voted for! 🗳️ Don’t forget to vote! Polls are open till 10pm.

.The Labour Party and Kim McGuinness if you’re going to try and win an election with lots of paid advertising, at least be truthful with the public. The North East deserves better. Electoral commission and advertising standards have been informed. #NorthEastDeservesBetter

One of the great privileges of being Mayor is getting to meet so many different people. Recent highlights include my ‘armchair mayor’ sessions in Newcastle, Durham & Sunderland. Where passers-by could sit down and chat with me about anything. A visit to the beautiful Gurdwara

BARNARD CASTLE Scenes. VOTE JAMIE DRISCOLL for NORTH-EAST MAYOR!

"The polling shows he’s 2 points behind Labour - and the Tories are nowhere, so there’s no risk of them winning" #JD4Mayor #nemayor #ToriesRtoast

#JD4IndyMayor #NEMayor #JamieDRISCOLL

#JD4IndyMayor #NEMayor #JamieDRISCOLL

The polling stations have closed and the voting is over. It’s been an incredible few months. Thank you to the hundreds of activists who have pounded the streets hour after hour, to deliver 400,000 leaflets. The army of online supporters who spread our digital messages across

What an astonishing campaign. I’m in awe of everyone who gave their time, energy, resources and votes. When recent GE polling in the North East shows Labour with 60+% of the vote, most commentators thought Labour would walk this. The fact that we got 126,652 votes here, with no

Don’t shout at the telly. Join me next Saturday to build a movement of independents. Book your free ticket: bit.ly/4dWk5S8 The General Election coverage has already descended into trivia. Ooh, look, Rishi Sunak got wet. Keir Starmer keeps saying “change” a lot – what

Happy birthday to my favourite person and the real leader of the people. Let's celebrate his birthday by getting everyone to #VoteCorbyn Sign up Votecorbyn.com I ❤️ Jeremy Corbyn t-shirt.

This is so incredibly dangerous from Jonathan Ashworth - recycling racist narratives on asylum seekers & indulging in dog whistles about people from the Indian sub-continent. Send them back. How absolutely shameful. Glad I left.

I went to my local climate and public transport hustings last night. Labour, Tory, Reform didn't turn up. The SDP climate skeptic spoke about the 70's sitcom the Good Life. As my 18 year old son said, “Well, that was entertaining in ways it probably shouldn’t have been.” Link:

Need a favour Twitter/X people. Been off the platform for a while. Just started posting again but getting literally zero engagement. Am I being punished for my absence?! 😂 If you see this post, could you give it a quick like or comment? Thanks good people!

Gearing up for the latest ‘Act Now’ book launch event in #Durham with Jamie Driscoll and hosted by The People's Bookshop You can grab a copy here manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526180766/