Tim Jenkins

Populists like Farage promise voters a simpler life. In fact, they produce ever more hassle and chaos | Andy Beckett Centrists won’t beat Reform UK by echoing its messages. They should emphasise the true unworkability of policies like Brexit, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

Populists like Farage promise voters a simpler life. In fact, they produce ever more hassle and chaos. Centrists won’t beat Reform UK by echoing its messages. They should emphasise the true unworkability of policies like Brexit. - Correct!
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Huge thanks to @marycreagh.bsky.social and the Cov E team, Nina, Neil, Matthew, Cllr Seyi Agboola plus @jayneinnes.bsky.social from Cov NW to join us with Warwickshire County Council candidate Cllr Rob Roze for a really positive session in sunny Bedworth. #LabourDoorstep

Department for Education confirms launch of natural history GCSE Campaigners have been calling for the qualification for years but plan stalled despite a curriculum being drawn up

Fantastic news!

So pleased this government is reconnecting young people with our national natural heritage!

Department for Education confirms launch of natural history GCSE.

I understand the worry that the tariffs announced by Donald Trump will have caused for businesses in North Warwickshire and Bedworth. If you’re a local business and you’re impacted by the US tariffs, please get in touch with my office and I’d be happy to help.

Closed Coventry hotel building given Grade II listed status The landmark, 19th Century Chace Hotel was originally the home of a

How about the Chase Hotel in Willenhall?
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In the @mirror.co.uk helping out with @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social's Great British Spring Clean campaign that has gathered 435,345 bags of rubbish (and counting) in a fortnight!

We drop more than 30 million tons of litter a year in Britain.

Let's look after our streets, green spaces and wildlife!

Labour's new Western Forest will see 20 million trees planted by 2030, improving air quality, preventing flooding and bringing people closer to nature. I was proud to help plant some of the first trees. Here's a clip from BBC News this morning.

Wonderful to be in Purbeck Dorset with @HattonLloyd @nationaltrust @BeaverTrust @NaturalEngland @UniofExeter for the first ever wild release of beavers in England!

After 14 years of Conservative failure, we have record levels of illegal sewage dumping in our rivers, lakes and seas.

This Labour government is putting that right👇🏻

n important part of Labour’s Plan for Change. We're putting more money in people’s pockets and turbocharging economic growth across the country with up to £20million each for 75 UK towns. #Labour

Proud but worried dad that my wonderful daughter has been at the counter protest to the racist march in Nuneaton. What an apt message and beautiful placard.

Major investment to boost growth and cement Britain’s place as cultural powerhouse Over £270 million Arts Everywhere Fund for arts venues, museums, libraries and the heritage sector in major boost for growth

The government announces a £270m 'Arts Everywhere' fund to support hundreds of arts venues, museums, libraries & heritage buildings.

The funding will help keep important cultural venues & buildings open, support hundreds of jobs, enable important upgrades, & run educational events for young people.

New: Starmer ready to offer Youth Mobility Scheme Keir Starmer's youth mobility proposal aims to strengthen UK-EU relations, addressing labour shortages and opportunities

🔥 Finally!! Starmer ready to offer Youth Mobility Scheme.

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Tree Equity Score UK Find your score and help create Tree Equity in cities and towns across the UK.

Did you know – if you live in an urban area (in Scotland, England, NI & Wales), your community has a #TreeEquity Score?
Get your score, and find out more about why Tree Equity is so important here 👉
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Government is busy: but the media are not telling you Despite what the press tells us, the government is very busy, often doing popular things. But you wouldn’t know it from the press coverage

Did you hear about these 20 government actions? No? That’s the problem. The media aren’t telling you what’s happening.

@stephenmcnair.bsky.social reports

Three of the children from St Gregory’s Catholic Primary school in Coventry, wrote to their MP - me! So today I visited to talk about the issues they raised; homelessness, litter and helping people who are poorer than them. What a wonderful afternoon!

National Campaign Weekend. Come along and join Mary speaking with voters - Labour Party Door knocking and speaking with voters There will be experienced campaigners out with us so don't worry if this is your first time door knocking!

Join me for National Campaign Weekend - and Valentine’s Day!

Come along and join me in Wyken at 3:30pm to talk about Labour's plans to make work pay. #labour

Coventry MP hails city's "incredible" wildlife hotspot amid litter-busting plans Mary Creagh gave her views on how to tackle fly-tipping

On the canal in Foleshill and Longford I saw a kingfisher, a fox and evidence of otters - and too much litter that looks awful and endangers wildlife. As Minister for Nature I will protect and preserve the blue and green wildlife corridors at the heart of our cities.

Wetlands are vital for #biodiversity, including as critical habitats for many migratory species.🐦🌍🧪

— @ipbes.bsky.social #LandDegradation Assessment

Yet, many of these #wetlands are now threatened.

Learn how wetlands support biodiversity with Ramsar for #WWD2025:

www.worldwetlandsday.org

Great to be out on Coventry Canal with Mary Creagh MP, and the Canal & Rivers Trust staff and volunteers this morning. We were lucky enough to spot a kingfisher and a sleeping fox.

Great to have Minister @marycreagh.bsky.social our National Network Conference today - brilliant speech about the governments plan to clean up supporting #DepositReturnScheme #EPR and #SimpleRecycling and all things @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social

Hippos, narwhals, sperm whales and orcas get protection from trade in ivory The UK Ivory Act has been extended to ban the import, export and dealing in ivory items from more species.

We’re increasing protection for hippos, killer whales, narwhals and sperm whales from today as the Extended Ivory Act regulations come into force. Labour is doing all we can to end the horrible trade in ivory.

On #HolocaustMemorialDay, we remember 6 million Jewish people and those from other persecuted minorities murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust.
 
80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau we must stand against antisemitism so such horrors are never repeated.
#HMD2025 #LightTheDarkness

‘Move closer to Europe – not Trump’ voters tell Starmer in major UK poll Pressure growing on Labour to improve trade with EU as Rachel Reeves admits Brexit damaged UK

“Move closer to Europe – not Trump”

Huge UK poll shows Brits overwhelmingly want Starmer to prioritise trade with EU not US. Even in Farage’s constituency!

Excellent work by @bestforbritain.bsky.social & @pimlicat.bsky.social.

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Ah... the car insect splatter of days past... as @landielf.com reminds us.

Overlooked for too long these bugs are the cornerstone of our ecological systems... they go, we go ... to paraphrase @jennyrhodes42.bsky.social report

YouTube video by Larry & Paul What Is Causing Extreme Weather? - #BrokenNews

If you're not subscribing to Broken News on YouTube, you're missing out.

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Pesticide emergency authorisation denied for 2025 to protect bees An emergency authorisation for Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide, will not be granted

So, so proud of our govt for refusing the emergency use of harmful neonicitinoids as promised. The Tories U-turned on their pledge to ban them year on year.

This will help protect our bees and help our riverine ecosystems, of which 85% tested had neonics present.

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I was proud to introduce a Deposit Return Scheme for plastic and metal drinks containers. The Tories voted against it. Their former Defra ministers didn't even bother to turn up. Don't worry though, we're cleaning up their mess.

@marycreagh.bsky.social has just delivered her speech, she said: "We want to be world leaders in circular design, tech and industry. It's about rethinking design, manufacture, use and end-use."

The first 6 months: what has Labour actually done? Yesterday we highlighted some of the achievements of our new government in its first six months. Here we explore some of the detail

To restore some of the workers’ rights removed by decades of Conservative legislation, Labour have fast tracked the Employment Rights Bill. With over 100 clauses.

Just one change in Stephen McNair's review of Starmer's first 6 months.