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3rd August 2013 by
Pic: LGBT freedom flag Greens are backing Brighton and Hove Pride 2013 theme this year under the slogan ‘gay icons’ with leading elected representatives and activists supporting the Pride Parade and festival organisers and the thousands of lesbian, gay, bi and trans residents and visitors. Out gay Green Councillor Phelim Mac Cafferty, said, “This […]
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16th July 2013 by
Pic: Caroline Lucas with Commons Speaker John Bercow and Martyn Lewis Caroline Lucas, Brighton’s Green MP, has picked up a prestigious award in Parliament in recognition of her work to represent deprived and minority communities in the city and across the country. The awards, organised by the Patchwork Foundation in association with Mosaic Associates, Three […]
3rd July 2013 by
Pic: Former Labour councillor for Hanover & Elm Grove Joyce Edmond-Smith backs David Gibson, the Green Party candidate in the Hanover & Elm Grove by-election Joyce Edmond-Smith, a well-known former Labour councillor, who represented the Hanover neighbourhood for many years, has announced she will be voting for David Gibson, the Green Party candidate in the […]
11th June 2013 by
Senior members of Brighton & Hove Green Party have issued statements in response to the GMB’s stated intention for their members in cityclean to go on strike for a week starting this Friday 14th June. Leader of the council and convenor of the Green administration,Jason Kitcat, said: “I am disappointed by the GMB decision to begin industrial […]
26th May 2013 by
Pic: A street in Hanover neighbourhood, Brighton Brighton and Hove Green Party has selected David Gibson to contest the Hanover & Elm Grove by-election following the resignation of Matt Follett. David works in housing and community regeneration. David said, “I’ve been a community campaigner all my life, both locally and nationally, where I set up […]
13th May 2013 by
In September 2012, Caroline Lucas MP will reach the end of her second term as national Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, and has announced today that she will not be seeking re-election for another two-year term, in order to broaden opportunities for the range of talent in the Party and […]
10th May 2013 by
A meeting of Brighton and Hove Green Party earlier this week overwhelmingly agreed that it could not support any Brighton & Hove City Council pay offer now being made that would leave staff worse off. The council’s pay offer, which it suggests will affect about 10% of staff, varies from employee to employee, so […]
Pic: King’s House, Hove, council headquarters Green councillors on Brighton & Hove City Council have fulfilled their party’s pledge to introduce a policy saying that no city council tenant should be evicted from a council-owned home just because they cannot afford to pay their bedroom tax. Brighton & Hove was the first city in […]
2nd May 2013 by
Delivering fairness and support to the trans community in Brighton and Hove Pic: Transgender Pride flag Pioneering measures to help make Brighton & Hove a better place for trans people to live, work and socialise in the city were agreed today (Thursday 2nd May). The project, run by the council’s apolitical ‘scrutiny’ department, aimed to highlight the […]
22nd April 2013 by
Pic: the endangered elm at Seven Dials A much-loved elm tree with some years of life ahead of it was at risk of being felled as part of safety improvements to a dangerous round-about in central Brighton and Hove. Green politicians are welcoming the tree’s likely reprieve by Brighton & Hove City Council. City […]
16th March 2013 by
In the week when the Liberal Democrats were in Brighton to defend their support for Conservative welfare legislation, the Brighton and Hove Green Party, Brighton Pavilion MP and the Brighton & Hove City Council’s Chair of Housing today announce their intention that no city council tenant should be evicted from a council-owned home just […]
6th March 2013 by
The Chancellor must ditch his failed austerity policies and invest in a green public works programme to create jobs and lift the UK out of recession, Caroline Lucas told the Institute of Economic Affairs on Wednesday. A member of the Green New Deal Group, the MP for Brighton Pavilion urged the Government to increase employment to reduce […]
4th February 2013 / 17th April 2020 by
For the first time ever in the UK, a fully Green city plan, based on Green values, has come into effect. The detailed City Plan, which outlines how the city’s homes, jobs and open spaces will develop for the next generation, based on ‘One Planet Living’ principles, was passed last week by Brighton & […]
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1st February 2013 by
Drugs policy experts and local practitioners working to reduce drug-related harms gathered at a roundtable meeting organised by Caroline Lucas today, in the first of a series of ‘dialogue’ events aimed at building on recent success in drugs treatment in the city. The meeting follows the publication this morning of recommendations from Brighton and Hove’s new […]
5th December 2012 by
Pic: L-R Brighton and Hove councillors Lizzie Deane and Jason Kitcat, Caroline Lucas MP and councillors Phelim Mac Cafferty and Ruth Buckley at 11 Downing Street Government’s programme of cuts to our city is short-sighted, irresponsible and wholly unjust Brighton Pavilion MP, Caroline Lucas, together with Brighton & Hove city councillors Jason Kitcat (council […]
30th November 2012 by
Pic: Human immunodeficiency virus which causes Aids Green Party councillors and activists in Brighton and Hove commemorated World Aids Day on Saturday 1 December. Green councillors joined organisations such as the Terrence Higgins Trust in the city in their campaign to Stand Up and Stand Out. [1] Deputy Leader of the Council, Councillor Phélim […]
21st November 2012 by
Green councillors on Brighton & Hove City Council are commemorating the Trans Day of Remembrance, an international day to remember those who have been killed as a result of transphobic hatred or prejudice. The council’s civic buildings will be flying the trans flag this week in the run up to Brighton & Hove’s remembrance […]
26th October 2012 by
Green-led Brighton & Hove City Council could become a ‘Frack Free Zone’ after a resolution was passed at a meeting of the council last night. ‘Fracking’ (or ‘fracturing’ in full) is the on or off-shore exploration and extraction of coal bed methane, shale oil or shale gas. The practice has caused controversy since its […]
29th August 2012 by
Updated pic: 2012 Green float at Brighton and Hove Pride parade with DJ Agent T and funk soul singer Matty Eeles Greens are pulling out all the stops this year to showcase their support for the lesbian, gay, bi and trans community in the city at Brighton and Hove Pride this Saturday, 1 September. […]
14th August 2012 by
Pic: Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas gets the message out to commuters on the Coalition Government’s fare hikes. Rail fares will rise by 6.2% from January 2013, the Coalition Government announced today – sparking a demonstration at Brighton station and a series of protests at train stations across the country. Train companies are permitted […]
24th July 2012 by
After a meeting of the Green Group of Councillors on Brighton & Hove City Council last night (Monday 23 July, 2012), deputy convenor Councillor Phelim Mac Cafferty said, “Following the recent vote by Councillor Christina Summers on equal marriage [at a session of Brighton & Hove City Council], Green councillors met on Monday evening […]
19th July 2012 by
Pic: rainbow equality flag One Green councillor out of 23 voted against Green Party policy and against civil marriage for same-sex couples in a motion at the 19 July meeting of Brighton & Hove City Council. Councillor Christina Summers has a longstanding faith belief which opposes marriage equality. Councillor Phelim Mac Cafferty, deputy leader […]
5th July 2012 by
Green councillors are congratulating schools, youth workers and LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi and trans) campaigners after the UK’s first Green-led council was ranked best in the country for tackling homophobia and homophobic bullying in schools. Equality group Stonewall named Brighton & Hove City Council top in the country in its Education Equality Index. The […]
21st June 2012 by
Pic: guide dog (courtesy Adactio) Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion, has backed a call to stop violence against guide dogs, as new figures reveal that attacks are now running at an all time high – an average of eight a month nationally. Caroline attended a reception in parliament and met with Dave Kent […]