Nature and place writer. Find me @jmagarrett on Instagram, Threads, Bluesky and https://nitter.gq/t.co/a2ObeeoGPA
Bristol, England
Joined March 2009
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Jennifer Garrett retweeted
This is pure evil. I’m surprised anyone in this government has time to talk since their tounge seems to be permanently planted on the home builders federation’s boots. It will be the poorest communities that will suffer the most from losing nature under this exemption 😡
The chancellor will exempt brownfield residential development sites of up to 1.5 hectares from the need to deliver biodiversity gains, he said in the autumn budget.
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Jennifer Garrett retweeted
It rained....
And as predicted on @LBC with @HenryRiley1 not 48 hours ago.
Anything in brown is sewage being dumping into the environment right now, in real time, anything in red is sewage dumped over the last 24 hours.
Jennifer Garrett retweeted
When I put my hand into the moth trap to remove the egg boxes, I didn't expect it to bite back... New blog post about the hornet that stung me 🐝 theeverydaywild.substack.com…
Jennifer Garrett retweeted
Very sad news of the death of Bill Oddie: birder, comedian, musician, artist and environmental campaigner, and dear friend and colleague to me and many others. 1/3
Jennifer Garrett retweeted
Our full page advert is in The Observer today, with details of how to sign our open letter to Andy Burnham.
"Welcome to Your New Home.. now let's talk about everyone else's."
welcomehomeandy.com
Sign our Welcome to your New Home letter to @andyburnham
It's time for a planning system that protects green spaces, involves communities and delivers truly affordable housing.
We will hand the Letter to No. 10 on Monday morning. #handsoffgreenspaces
@mtpennycook @AngelaRayner
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Jennifer Garrett retweeted
When the heatwaves forces me to water the allotment at 10pm, I come to appreciate the nocturnal residents. My latest Substack post - free to subscribe: open.substack.com/pub/theeve…
Jennifer Garrett retweeted
Tree protection law is no longer fit for purpose:
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Jennifer Garrett retweeted
River Severn Glass Eels (abandoned and left to perish)
Millions of critically endangered baby eels die every year, trapped by man-made barriers in the River Severn while authorities look the other way. Against all odds, they complete an extraordinary journey—only to perish at the final hurdle.
Driven by instinct, under moonlit waters, one of nature’s most remarkable migrations unfolds: the glass eel migration. But for many, it ends before it truly begins.
@EnvAgency @DefraGovUK
@NaturalEngland @WildlifeTrusts @RSPBEngland
Jennifer Garrett retweeted
Save Brislington Meadows is a community run campaign that is completely non-political. Our only aim is to have this designated site of nature conservation interest saved from any development so it can be enjoyed by future generations. We don’t care WHO saves it. 💚
Jennifer Garrett retweeted
Omg! We are all making a difference!!!!! This is fantastic news. Keep up the pressure everyone! This nature harming bill has got to go.
Here’s a link to email your MP is you haven’t already 💚
homesforeveryone.org/#email-…
Jennifer Garrett retweeted
We're seeing it again: FPTP makes a mockery of democracy.
🚨Turning elections into a lottery
🚨Giving 100% of the power to parties with 25% of the vote
🚨Making us vote for the "lesser evil"
🚨Silencing millions of voices
Sign the petition to scrap it:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
Jennifer Garrett retweeted
BREAKING: The West of England has a Mayor that only 25% voted for.
3 in 4 voters chose a different candidate and didn't get the chance to pick their second option.
Regardless of which party you support, one thing is clear: this is not a democratic mandate. The system is broken.
Jennifer Garrett retweeted
This is a seminal moment: a Labour government cutting disability benefits. Not just continuing Tory levels. Cutting.
This comes after a week of speculation, itself an act of cruelty by a government toying with people’s dignity.
These cuts are disgraceful - and will cost lives.
Jennifer Garrett retweeted
Around a million people will lose maybe £5,000 a year from these 'reforms'.
The gainers will receive a pittance.
This was not in Labour's manifesto. It is not the change people voted for. It is immoral.
Jennifer Garrett retweeted
My government is trying to do two incompatible things simultaneously. On the one hand, it’s trying to fix our broken welfare system while saving money. This is not possible, and I told the minister in parliament today that her £5billion cut to disability support would increase hardship in my constituency and is contrary to the values of my party.
Ultimately, this Labour government is facing hard limits in doing what is right for our class while appeasing the interests of big business and the wealthy. They are incompatible aims and my party must choose in whose interests we are governing.
Jennifer Garrett retweeted
The 4 points in one PIP component rule is a calculated tactic to reduce mental health and neurodivergent claimants. I see so many with high needs who don’t hit 4 in one area—so they get nothing. This must be challenged under the Equality Act, and it absolutely will be.
Jennifer Garrett retweeted
It’s exhausting to “debate” your rights. That’s the case for any journos from a minority. But many disabled people have limited physical energy too. You have every right not to give your precious spoons to platforms that aren’t engaging in good faith. It’s your call, always.
Jennifer Garrett retweeted
Billionaires in Britain saw their wealth increase by £35 million every single DAY in 2024.
We need to fight for a wealth tax on the super-rich.
And use the funds to improve the lives of the millions hit hard by our rigged economy.
My new article 👇
labouroutlook.org/2025/02/11…
Jennifer Garrett retweeted
History will not be kind to our Labour Govt. And I think neither will voters at the next GE.
This is such a stupid statement from Reeves. It is *exactly* the sort of environmentally ignorant attitude that has brought us to this point in our #ClimateCrisis.
"We are reducing the environmental requirements placed on developers when they pay into a nature restoration fund... they can focus on getting things built and stop worrying about the bats and the newts," Chancellor Rachel Reeves says
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