Jenny regularly writes a blog, see below, and occasionally writes for publications including The Guardian, The Independent and The Telegraph
- A return to evictions (9/24/2020) - This is the worst possible time to be making people homeless.
- Victory on Agriculture Bill (9/23/2020) - The Lords voted to keep food standards and protect family farms by amending the Agriculture Bill on Tuesday. The government managed to unite the National Farmers Union, consumer organisations, supermarkets and greens in lobbying for the Lords to defeat… More
- This government lacks vision on climate change (9/23/2020) - Lord Bruce of Bennachie asked what steps the government will take to ensure the recovery and diversification of the United Kingdom oil and gas industry supply chain…
- Will there ever be a review of Prevent? (9/22/2020) - Yesterday, the Lords debated the Counter Terrorism and Sentencing Bill. The government missed their legal deadline for carrying out a review of Prevent, their scheme for dealing with extremism. Jenny has repeatedly called for Prevent… More
- Live Animal Exports and the Agriculture Bill (9/22/2020) - The Brexit campaign promised an end to live exports and we must amend the Government’s Agriculture Bill to force them to deliver.
- Positive response from the Government on Buffer Zones (9/18/2020) - Buffer zones along waterways are a robust measure to limit pollution by run off from farm land AND they provide wildlife corridors to help species move around.
- More organisations get snooping powers (9/11/2020) - One of the joys of being a peer is being able to give a completely fresh view of things that disrupts the accepted dialogue about a topic. Here I am raising objections to the Investigatory… More
- Immigration Bill and staffing the care sector (9/9/2020) - Putting my amendment to the Lords https://youtu.be/a0VX6BdDPh0
- Rape Review question (9/8/2020) - The number of people prosecuted and convicted for rape has fallen to the lowest level since records began. Prosecutions and convictions more than halved in three years while rapes increased.
- Energy policy: use less, but pay more (7/4/2020) - https://youtu.be/tk3dUHQGCkI The Covid lockdown has resulted in a big drop in energy consumption and because of the government’s strange system of contracts will result in a big increase in home energy bills. Covid has exposed… More
