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Cllr Matthew Jenkins

@cllrmattjenkins.bsky.social
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Leader of Worcestershire County Council Councillor for St. Stephen, Worcester. (He/him) Promoted by C. Wratten on behalf of M. Jenkins (Green Party) all at 40 Foregate Street, Worcester. WR1 1EE MatthewJenkins.me.uk

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Worcester Green Party @worcestergreens.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
After years of persistence, Councillor and County Council Leader Matthew Jenkins has been successful with in getting a pedestrian refuge installed on Bilford Road. Well done @cllrmattjenkins.bsky.social! www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/2646669...
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New pedestrian crossing installed after years of campaigning
A new pedestrian refuge has been installed on Bilford Road near Perdiswell Park in Worcester after years of campaigning by residents.
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Worcester Green Party @worcestergreens.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Well said @alexmace. And well done to @cllrmattjenkins.bsky.social for taking on the leadership role and doing all you can to encourage cross-party collaboration in the best interests of all Worcestershire residents.
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Patrick McAllister 🌱 @patdbmcallister.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
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.
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Business rates rise 'stands to finally put many out of business completely'
Bristol MP Carla Denyer says small businesses need government support to survive
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Cllr Matthew Jenkins @cllrmattjenkins.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
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.
Being interviewed by ITV
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Politics is changing fast as Greens take over in councils around the country. But #HouseofLords has a long way to go to catch up....
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Cllr Matthew Jenkins @cllrmattjenkins.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
I just contributed with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: Donate at this event; Double Your Donation!. Contribute here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
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Donate at this event; Double Your Donation!
Donate to the Worcester Green Party at this event and your donation will be matched! We have a generous donor who is willing to match your donations up to £500 when you donate during one of our events...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
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.
In the constituency, embittered labour campaigners have started their slow march into an "inevitable defeat." The wording comes from HQ themselves who are briefing journalists they don't expect to win m
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Cllr Matthew Jenkins @cllrmattjenkins.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte... Scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions
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‘Homes may have to be abandoned’: how climate crisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk
As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 26/01/2026
🚨 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!
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.

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Worcester Green Party @worcestergreens.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
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...
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Canal footpath easier to reach after councillors invest in new feature
Residents, especially those on wheels, will be able to access Gregory's Mill Bottom Lock more easily.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
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.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 27/10/2025
🚨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 ⤵️
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
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....
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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
🚨 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)
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Lower bills. Fund the NHS. Invest in our communities. My long form conversation with @lewisgoodall.com 👇🏼 youtu.be/j8hiBI6T_24?...
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Zack Polanski on populism, patriotism and poverty
YouTube video by The News Agents
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
British.
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Cllr Matthew Jenkins @cllrmattjenkins.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
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…
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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.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Tory party’s long journey away from science, reason, responsibility, common sense and truth is complete
theguardian.com
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
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
How do we fix this mess?
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
"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"
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Cllr Matthew Jenkins @cllrmattjenkins.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
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…
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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.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
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...
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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
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Matt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 26/07/2025
Legitimate Concerns?
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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation
47% of people think immigration is primarily illegal. There were 4% irregular arrivals in March
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Cllr Matthew Jenkins @cllrmattjenkins.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Done!
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
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
Voting is open. Zack Polanski
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
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
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Cllr Matthew Jenkins @cllrmattjenkins.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
I wonder why Reform councillors dismiss climate change? www.desmog.com/2024/06/04/n...
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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...
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
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/...
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‘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
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 15/07/2025
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.
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.

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'Humanitarian city' would be concentration camp for Palestinians, says former Israeli PM

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Worcester Green Party @worcestergreens.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
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...
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Is Worcestershire's environment chief a climate change denier?
WORCESTERSHIRE’S environment chief has been asked to step down if he “denies the science” of climate change.
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Cllr Matthew Jenkins @cllrmattjenkins.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
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…
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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.
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Adil Ray @adilray.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
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...
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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.
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Cllr Matthew Jenkins @cllrmattjenkins.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
The next Worcester Canal Group litter pick is on Saturday, 28th June. All welcome. www.worcestercanalgroup.org.uk/event/june-2...
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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.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
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.
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 21/06/2025
The River Severn, the longest river in the UK, faces death by chicken muck. But a High Court decision could change that.
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The River Severn is drowning in chicken muck. The High Court just threw it a lifeline
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Love this news so much! Welcome @graceblakeley.substack.com Join us, we’re building a movement: join.greenparty.org.uk
I've joined to vote for Zack.
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Sam Wakeling @samwake.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
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.
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
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
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.
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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
🩸 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
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NHS urgent warning as it faces first blood Red Alert
NHS says transfusions for cancer patients and women after childbirth are among those which may be halted if a Red Alert is declared for the first time ever as the service struggles with low stocks
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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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 🤦‍♀️
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Cllr Matthew Jenkins @cllrmattjenkins.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
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
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Climate and Nature Bill Campaign
Take action to support the Climate and Nature Bill
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Cllr Matthew Jenkins @cllrmattjenkins.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
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
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Climate and Nature Bill Campaign
Take action to support the Climate and Nature Bill
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Greenpeace UK @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
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.
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Karen Lewing 💚 @karenlewing.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
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
Green Party city councillor Karen Lewing - monthly update for April of some of the actions taken
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Cllr Matthew Jenkins @cllrmattjenkins.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
The hottest start to May in the UK ever, on the same day as local elections. #VoteGreen www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Warmest start to May on record in UK as temperatures prompt wildfire warnings
Police say open water swimming poses ‘hidden dangers’ as Kew Gardens, in south-west London, registers 28C
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Cllr Matthew Jenkins @cllrmattjenkins.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Not good... www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK banks put £75bn into firms building climate-wrecking ‘carbon bombs’, study finds
Exclusive: Britain is key financial hub for destructive fossil fuel mega-projects, according to research
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Cllr Matthew Jenkins @cllrmattjenkins.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
It's the county council election today in Worcestershire. Don't forget to vote, and please vote Green. #bikesatpollingstations
Me at the polling station with my bike #bikesatpollingstations
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