Johnny Jenkins

1 week ago | lbc.co.uk | Johnny Jenkins

Birmingham’s bin strike drags on - why have we forgotten about Britain’s second city? Birmingham’s bin strike drags on - why have we forgotten about Britain’s second city? Picture: Alamy By Johnny Jenkins @johnnyljenkinsThe Birmingham bin strike has been dragging on for 11 weeks - and yet, most of us are barely paying attention. I visited Birmingham with LBC’s Tom Swarbrick in early April. What I saw was appalling.

2 weeks ago | lbc.co.uk | Johnny Jenkins

The Crucible review: an enchanting night at London’s most magical theatre Gavin Drea as John Proctor and Hannah Saxby as Abigail Williams in The Crucible. Picture: Marc Brenner By Johnny Jenkins @johnnyljenkinsI’ve seen many productions at Shakespeare’s Globe over the years, but The Crucible might just be the most surprising. Written in the 1950s, it’s considered modern for the Globe – yet it translates astonishingly well to 2025.

2 weeks ago | lbc.co.uk | Johnny Jenkins

If you send me a voice note, I won’t listen - here’s why If you send me a voice note, I won’t listen - here’s why. Picture: Alamy By Johnny Jenkins @johnnyljenkinsIt’s time we talked about voice notes - or better yet, stopped sending them altogether. There’s a new menace in modern communication: voice notes are fast replacing bog-standard text messages. It’s somewhere between texting and calling, a hybrid which manages to be worse than both.

3 weeks ago | lbc.co.uk | Johnny Jenkins

Einkvan at the Coronet Theatre: a surreal night that pulls you in and won’t let go 12 May 2025, 15:13 | Updated: 12 May 2025, 15:16 Einkvan at the Coronet Theatre: a surreal, actorless night that pulls you in and won’t let go. Picture: Supplied By Johnny Jenkins @johnnyljenkinsYou don’t often go to the theatre and leave saying, “Well, I didn’t see a single actor.” But that’s exactly what happens with Einkvan at the Coronet Theatre in Notting Hill - and somehow, it works.

3 weeks ago | lbc.co.uk | Johnny Jenkins

Boycott dodgy car boot sales to crack down on stolen loot Boycott dodgy car boot sales to crack down on stolen loot. Picture: Alamy By Johnny Jenkins @johnnyljenkinsLet’s be honest - we’ve all walked past the dodgy table at a boot sale. The one with knock-off perfume, meat sweating in the sun, or suspiciously cheap makeup. It’s a bargain, they say. Just don’t ask where it’s from. Every time you buy that £3 razor or that fake branded lipstick, you’re fuelling a crime wave.