Thank you @carladenyer.bsky.social for lobbying the Government on business rates, which are at risk of devastating our high streets. I was pleased to support the letter as a Bristol Central councillor with many small businesses in my ward who are struggling with the rise in business rates.

Friday was my first full day as leader of Worcestershire County Council. It's been a hectic few days, including lots of interviews with the news media.

Politics is changing fast as Greens take over in councils around the country. But #HouseofLords has a long way to go to catch up....

I just contributed with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: Donate at this event; Double Your Donation!. Contribute here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

Labour is briefing that they know they won't win the Gorton and Denton by election. The Greens are favourites and are the only party that can stop Reform. Lower bills, tax the rich, protect the NHS. We will win.

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte... Scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 The Green Party now has over 190,000 members! Membership growth, polling surges, by-election wins and defections... the Green Party is making hope normal again. Join today!

A nice write-up of work by councillors @cllrmattjenkins.bsky.social and @alexmace.bsky.social to make getting to the canal towpath accessible to all in response to residents’ requests. Well done, both! www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/2571733...

Reporter: Renee Good was shot in the head and killed by an ICE Agent. Leavitt: Why was she killed? Reporter: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably Leavitt: You’re a left-wing hack. You’re not a reporter.

🚨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. Are you in? 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)

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…

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

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…

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?

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!

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

I wonder why Reform councillors dismiss climate change? www.desmog.com/2024/06/04/n...

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/...

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…

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...

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

Love this news so much! Welcome @graceblakeley.substack.com Join us, we’re building a movement: join.greenparty.org.uk

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.

In case you're wondering, authoritarians use this strategy of escalation to manufacture crisis, provoke outrage, then use the reaction to justify repression. It’s not about restoring order, it's about creating a spectacle of chaos they can claim only they can control.

🩸 Blood supplies are critically low. If they drop further, surgeries and treatments—like transfusions for cancer patients and women after childbirth—risk being delayed. Please book your donation today: blood.co.uk #GiveBlood #NHSBlood

The ultimate irony of halving net immigration numbers: You can do it without reducing small boats crossings at all!! This is Nigel Farage’s immigration doom-loop & Starmer is up to his neck in the death trap like the Tories before him 🤦‍♀️

I've signed this open letter calling on the Prime Minister to give more time for the #CANBill debate—and deliver the #REALChange we need. We need action for a greener, healthier, happier future—where people and nature can thrive. Will you add your name too? action.zerohour.uk @zero-hour.bsky.social

I've signed this open letter calling on the Prime Minister to give more time for the #CANBill debate—and deliver the #REALChange we need. We need action for a greener, healthier, happier future—where people and nature can thrive. Will you add your name too? action.zerohour.uk @zero-hour.bsky.social

FUN FACT: Since 2019, Nigel Farage's Reform has taken more than £2.3 MILLION from oil and gas interests - making up an astonishing 92% of the party's donations. Reform are NOT for ordinary people. They're in the pockets of the big oil lobby.

Some of the things I did alongside campaigning for our local elections which resulted in us gaining two extra county councillors and the successful re-election of two great Greens - including my cllr! @cllrmattjenkins.bsky.social

The hottest start to May in the UK ever, on the same day as local elections. #VoteGreen www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Not good... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

It's the county council election today in Worcestershire. Don't forget to vote, and please vote Green. #bikesatpollingstations

🚅 Last few weeks I've travelled to Worcester, Doncaster, Runcorn, Helsby, Kenilworth, Dartford, Accrington, Lancaster, Canterbury, Kettering, Cambridge + many many more! ☀️ Next: Chippenham, Totnes, Truro + more! 💚 In 7 days real hope & real change. Vote for @greenparty.org.uk

I've been a journalist for 25+ years and I'm not sure I've witnessed as much wilful (and v likely coordinated) disinformation from certain corners of the UK media than over past few days. Sun, Mail and Telegraph have been truly awful - and seemingly shameless www.theguardian.com/business/202...