Cllr Matthew Jenkins

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. 150,000 Green Party Members Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

🚨BREAKING : The Green Party has passed 150,000 members 🥳

Thousands are joining right now to help us replace Labour and take the fight to Reform.

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Make hope normal again. Join the Green Party now ⤵️

With all the milestones, how extraordinary this is can get lost!

Last Sunday on the BBC I announced we overtook the Tories at 124k members.

That's +26,000 members in the last week.

Hope is feeling normal again....

🚨 BREAKING | Greens surge to **17%**

➡️ REF – 28% (+1)
🔴 LAB – 18% (-4)
🔵 CON – 18% (-1)
🟢 GRN – 17% (+4)
🟠 LD – 11% (+1)

Via @LordAPolls, 16-20 Oct (+/- vs 11-15 Sep)

YouTube video by The News Agents Zack Polanski on populism, patriotism and poverty

Lower bills.

Fund the NHS.

Invest in our communities.

My long form conversation with @lewisgoodall.com 👇🏼

youtu.be/j8hiBI6T_24?...

British.

Vacancies on committees due to lack of active Reform councillors At the recent meeting of Worcestershire County Council, I asked the leader of the council, Reform councillor Jo Monk, the following question: The leader is struggling to fill several places on committees and panels with Reform councillors. If they are unable to find councillors to take these places, can they be shared between opposition councillors? My question was prompted by the fact that several scrutiny panels and committees had vacancies due to no Reform councillors being willing to put their names forward.

Vacancies on committees due to lack of active Reform councillors

At the recent meeting of Worcestershire County Council, I asked the leader of the council, Reform councillor Jo Monk, the following question: The leader is struggling to fill several places on committees and panels with Reform…

Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act Tory leader says she would replace it with ‘cheap energy’ strategy, ending decades-long consensus on climate

Tory party’s long journey away from science, reason, responsibility, common sense and truth is complete

Yes, but it will probably be too late at that point to prevent some very bad outcomes.

Let's hope so. Although, I imagine most of their voters do not see climate change as a big priority.

How do we fix this mess?

"A United Nations commission of inquiry has released a landmark report on Israels actions in Gaza. Its found that Israels committing 4 of 5 acts of genocide under the 1948 convention, holding it responsible for carrying out genocide against Palestinians"

No Reform councillors agree with climate science! Following a debate at Worcestershire County Council about the science of climate change, it was revealed that not a single reform councillor could support the statement that "man-made climate change exists." Due to a lack of time, I was unable to participate in the debate; therefore, I have included my prepared speech below. To summarise, when it comes to climate science, Reform are ignorant, conspiracy theorists in the pocket of big oil.

No Reform councillors agree with climate science!

Following a debate at Worcestershire County Council about the science of climate change, it was revealed that not a single reform councillor could support the statement that "man-made climate change exists." Due to a lack of time, I was unable to…

Labour has succeeded only in strengthening Farage. The way is now open for Zack Polanski’s Greens | George Monbiot By caving to the hard right and corporate greed, Labour has left a gaping hole the new Green party leader is best placed to fill, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Those who can channel our anger at 15 years of misrule, who can speak the language of outrage and hope, are the politicians of the moment. They will contribute to what could be, in 2029, the greatest electoral reset in our modern history.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Legitimate Concerns?

47% of people think immigration is primarily illegal. There were 4% irregular arrivals in March

New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation

Done!

Voting is open. Zack Polanski

For environmental, social, racial and economic justice.

For growing our grassroots movement & electing many more Greens.

For Bold Leadership. Now.

You know what to do.

#BackZack

If we continue burning fossil fuels we may destroy civilisation itself

Yet only 51% of Britons think we should use less gas & only 62% think we should use less oil

That these numbers are anything less than 99% is testament to the extraordinary power of the oil industry in shaping the narrative

Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Has Accepted £2.3 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests, Climate Deniers, and Polluters Since 2019 Election Reform UK has received more than £2.3 million from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers since December 2019, amounting to 92 percent of the party’s donations...

I wonder why Reform councillors dismiss climate change?

www.desmog.com/2024/06/04/n...

‘The place is bleached, a dead zone’: how the UK’s most beloved landscapes became biodiversity deserts National parks, famous for their rich natural heritage, should be at the heart of efforts to protect habitats and wildlife. Instead, experts say they are declining – fast

Only 6% of land in England & Wales National Parks is being managed effectively for nature

Large parts of Dartmoor & Lake District are 'biodiversity deserts'

“We have become used to these landscapes, We’re admiring rocks, not what should be a living ecosystem.”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. The Guardian 'Humanitarian city' would be concentration camp for Palestinians, says former Israeli PM Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert has said Israel's plan for a ‘humanitarian city’ in Rafah would create a “concentration camp” if it goes ahead.

The already devastated Palestinian population cannot be subject to yet more unfathomable cruelty at the hands of Netanyahu.

Well done to @cllrmattjenkins.bsky.social for asking for a straight answer from Reform’s cabinet member with responsibility for environment in our county on human-made climate change. How unsurprising that the member wouldn’t give one!

www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/2530505...

Reform’s Environment Cabinet Member doesn’t believe in climate change Yesterday, I asked the Reform Cabinet Member for Environment, Councillor Ian Cresswell, whether he agreed that human actions cause climate change. Councillor Cresswell broadly suggested he did not believe human activity was the main driver of climate change. The response fell short of a clear endorsement of the scientific consensus. This sparked immediate concern across the chamber. Many councillors expressed dismay that the senior figure responsible for environmental policy appeared unwilling to acknowledge the overwhelming evidence on the human causes of climate change.

Reform’s Environment Cabinet Member doesn’t believe in climate change

Yesterday, I asked the Reform Cabinet Member for Environment, Councillor Ian Cresswell, whether he agreed that human actions cause climate change. Councillor Cresswell broadly suggested he did not believe human activity was the…

Israeli strike on Gaza seafront cafe kills at least 20 Palestinians, witnesses and rescuers say The outdoor cafe was frequently used by journalists, activists and local residents.

At least 20 Palestinians were killed in an IDF air strike that hit a popular seafront cafe frequently used by activists, journalists, and local residents in western Gaza on Monday, according to medics and eyewitnesses. www.bbc.com/news/article...

June 2025 Canal Litter Pick - Worcester Canal Group Join us for our next litter pick along the canal on Saturday, 28th June. Meet in Lansdowne Park at 10:30 am. Equipment provided.

The next Worcester Canal Group litter pick is on Saturday, 28th June. All welcome.
www.worcestercanalgroup.org.uk/event/june-2...

On LBC @zoejardiniere.bsky.social lists 3 previous instances where military aircraft have been targeted by campaigners in order to prevent them being used in war crimes, and she describes the govt banning Palestine Action as terrorists as an abuse of state power.

Well said.

The River Severn is drowning in chicken muck. The High Court just threw it a lifeline

The River Severn, the longest river in the UK, faces death by chicken muck. But a High Court decision could change that.

I've joined to vote for Zack.

Love this news so much! Welcome @graceblakeley.substack.com

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Watch the British right continue to try and attack net zero policies as too expensive whilst yet another intenational crisis sends fossil fuel prices rocketing

Chart 11: Proportion of pedestrian casualties by IMD decile of casualty home postcode, by age, 2019 to 2023 (England only)

Chart of who owns the cars on our streets. Ten columns with poorest households owning 1/5th as many cars as highest income households

A damning pair of charts.

People on lowest incomes own FIVE TIMES fewer cars than the richest do.

Meanwhile kids in most deprived areas are FIVE TIMES more likely to be injured by cars.