Nick Cook
@MrNickCook
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Head of UK Public Affairs, People's Postcode Lottery. Director & Chair UK Public Affairs, Lotteries Council. Ex-Advisor, Ruth Davidson. Ex-politician, pundit.
Edinburgh/London
Joined August 2013
For every retweet of this post, I will donate £1 to the @VC_and_GC_Assoc up to £50,000. Time is running out following @I_W_M’s decision to close the Lord Ashcroft Gallery. Visit while you still can, to honour the bravery of those who risked so much to protect our great nation.
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A really great reception 🧡
We were pleased to once again this year host a @scotlibdems reception at their UK Party Conference in Bournemouth. With thanks to @agcolehamilton and @wendychambLD who addressed the capacity crowd alongside our own @MrNickCook
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We were pleased to once again this year host a @scotlibdems reception at their UK Party Conference in Bournemouth. With thanks to @agcolehamilton and @wendychambLD who addressed the capacity crowd alongside our own @MrNickCook
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🥡 🐟 🍕 🍛Time for more polling you never knew you needed? Voting intention by favourite take away. Reform dominates with fans of Chinese & does well with Fish/Chips. Labour will hope to turn out pizza lovers (where they have an 18pt lead) & McDonalds to recover from its slump
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Congratulations to Ian's young family. The undoubted winners of this disappointing news. As well as a hard paper round being his Party's only MP, Ian also never got the deserved credit for roundly defeating me in order to be re-elected in 2019 😉
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Despite clear evidence from their own report, the Government has refused to lift the cap on charity lotteries, a change that could unlock millions in extra funding for good causes. You can read more about it here:
wendychamberlain.scot
Earlier this year, I brought forward a Private Member’s Bill calling for the cap on charity lottery sales to be lifted. I worked closely with the People’s Postcode Lottery on this Bill. At the time,...
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Barnstorming session with former Clinton strategist James Carville on Democrat facilitation of Trump phenomenon, ably steered by @campbellclaret #SirHarrySummit
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Superb, balanced and amusing chat, @TinaBrownLM with Atlantic's @JeffreyGoldberg on Trump admin Signal chat storm, while acknowledging invite to @WhiteHouse , focus on 'attention' and unpredented press access given by current US adminstration. #sirharrysummit
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Gripping opening panel and excellent point from Joe Kahn of @nytimes: @realDonaldTrump feeds off NYT as a foil, but there it is, still on the tables of Mar-A-Lago - he craves validation of his valued 'local' paper and learns things from coverage #sirharrysummit
"I find it striking in the first few months of the Trump second term, his (Trump) approval ratings have only moved in one direction - the information, the news coverage is still seeping through to many Americans" - says @brianstelter of @CNN 🔴Livestream:
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Many thanks to everyone who attended @PPLPubAffairs annual reception in @UKParliament. A capacity crowd from across government, parliament and the charity sector. Thank you! #freetofund
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A great workshop, with a wonderful MP. Many thanks @mimsdavies and the fantastic good causes from across East Grinstead, Uckfield and the Villages
A huge thank you to @mimsdavies for cohosting a funding workshop with us today for local good causes. We had an amazing turnout, and many insightful questions were asked by the organisations attending. Good luck to everyone with your applications. 🍀
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Dear @elonmusk, thanks for your input. We’d love to introduce you to any of the 10,000 people experiencing homelessness that we work with. You’ll be surprised to know that not having a home is a real thing! You’re welcome, any time.
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6 years ago today, apparently. First trip to @ScotParl with precious girl No.1. Also, an excellent chair.
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The 2005 GE campaign. A cocky young teen high on my newly awakened politics, I was in awe to see John Prescott turn onto Princes Street in a coach, bellowing over a loudspeaker to Vote Labour. I flipped him the V. He flipped it right back and grinned, without missing a beat.
Seven memorable moments in the life of John Prescott https://t.co/UhWXHneZYi
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‘Charity tax’ on lotteries will deny good causes £1 million a year, Reeves told @Independent
https://t.co/GUvgkR3WP1
independent.co.uk
Britain’s 500 lottery fundraisers have new gambling levy could exacerbate problems caused by the national insurance hike
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