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14th June 2012 by
Brighton and Hove Greens proud to continue to support equal marriage The Green Party at all levels of government- local, national and European- is showing its full support for the rights of same-sex couples to marry as the government closes its consultation. (1) The Green Party has the longest support for equal marriage of […]
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13th June 2012 by
The rules governing undercover police infiltrators and informers have come under intense scrutiny after a Parliamentary debate highlighted allegations that an undercover policeman infiltrating the animal rights movement planted and detonated an incendiary device in a department store. Speaking in a Westminster Hall debate on 13 June, Brighton’s Green MP Caroline Lucas challenged the […]
30th May 2012 by
Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion, has signed the international petition for a global ban on the use of animals to test cosmetics at The Body Shop in Brighton. The global pledge to ban animal testing for cosmetics was launched by Cruelty Free International last week at more than 300 Body Shop stores in the UK. Cruelty Free International […]
21st May 2012 by
Pic: Jenny Jones and Jason Kitcat try out the new 2m wide cycle lane on Old Shoreham Road in Hove (c) JJwaller.com Jenny Jones, Green London Assembly Member, today joined Councillor Jason Kitcat, the new Leader Brighton & Hove City Council, and Councillor Ian Davey, chair of the city council transport committee, on a […]
17th May 2012 by
Lesbian, gay, bi and trans activists and Green elected representatives in Brighton and Hove are commemorating the 2012 International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) today and tomorrow, 17-18 May. Leading Greens will address or voice support for commemorative events in the city, including Councillor Phelim Mac Cafferty, new deputy leader of Brighton and […]
26th April 2012 by
Caroline Spelman MP the Conservative Food, Farming and Rural Affairs’ Secretary of State has joined Caroline in paying tribute to Brighton & Hove City Council’s sustainability drive. Brighton and Hove City Council’s efforts to reduce its ecological footprint and live and work within a fair share of the planet’s resources have been recognized in […]
20th April 2012 by
After this week’s Council of Europe conference in Brighton on modifying the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) relations with treaty states, leading Greens say they are “relieved” that the Brighton summit did not result in a weakening of the powers of the Court. In a joint statement, Caroline Lucas MP (Brighton Pavilion), Keith […]
27th March 2012 by
A Green councillor’s request for Brighton & Hove City Council’s Scrutiny function to explore the needs and experiences of trans people in Brighton & Hove has been unanimously backed at a meeting this afternoon. The proposal from Councillor Phelim Mac Cafferty was to convene a panel to look at hate crimes, health and community […]
21st March 2012 by
Pic: the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s burgundy budget briefcase: more true blue, certainly not green. Some headline sell-outs – ‘Environment versus economy’ rhetoric and tax breaks for oil and gas show Osborne still doesn’t get it – Coalition to bulldoze ahead with ‘growth at any cost’ planning reforms – Toxic 50p tax cut for […]
20th March 2012 by
Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas is championing a new campaign in Parliament to force the big supermarkets and food manufacturers to donate a proportion of their “waste” food to charities feeding people living in food poverty. The Food Waste Bill, launched last week by Kerry McCarthy, the MP for Bristol East, highlights the scale […]
16th March 2012 by
Caroline Lucas, Brighton Pavilion Green MP and councillors, joined the Save Our NHS rally outside Tory office on Saturday 17 March. Leading Greens from across the city joined campaigners outside the Conservative Association offices in Church Road, Hove, on Saturday 17 March, urging the city’s two Conservative MPs to persuade Parliamentary colleagues to oppose […]
7th March 2012 by
Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas has accepted an invitation to sit on the advisory board of the High Pay Centre. The new centre is a follow-on project from the High Pay Commission, which helped bring the stratospheric salary packages of some top company executives under closer scrutiny. The High Pay Centre will continue to look at rewards at the top, but will also branch out to focus on other key […]
16th January 2012 by
Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas wrote to the Guardian newspaper. Her letter is below. To the Guardian newspaper editor: In his interview with your paper on Saturday, Ed Balls effectively holds up a white flag and admits that Labour has given up any attempt to set out an alternative economic agenda (Beyond the hair […]
6th December 2011 by
Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas has been recognised by a prestigious political body as the MP who has most influenced the political agenda in 2011. Since her election in 2010, the UK’s only Green MP has made a significant impact through her work on a range of issues – from putting pressure on the […]
14th November 2011 by
Pic: Alex Phillips and Caroline Lucas talk to voters in the Goldsmid by-election. Photo credit: www.jjwaller.com Hove Green city councillor, Alex Phillips, addressed a conference in Paris at the weekend on how to win elections. Alex, who was a key organiser in the successful 2010 Parliamentary election of Green Party leader, Caroline Lucas, was […]
24th October 2011 by
A referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU is a vital opportunity to create a more democratic and accountable Europe – with a clearer purpose for the future, said Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas. Ms Lucas has tabled an amendment to the Conservative Backbench motion for a referendum on the UK’s membership of […]
12th October 2011 by
Caroline Lucas Brighton’s Green MP has pledged her support for the National Trust’s ‘Up for Grabs’ campaign by signing a petition against sweeping reforms to the planning system. The petition calls on the Coalition Government to withdraw and rethink its proposed National Planning Policy Framework which would introduce a presumption in favour of development […]
2nd October 2011 by
Green councillors and Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas (pictured) welcomed freshers students at local universities last week. They were there to give students an opportunity to meet their local elected representatives, find out more about the Green-led city council administration’s plans for the coming months and learn more about the work being done by […]
15th September 2011 by
Pic: Demonstrators at the May 2008 Dublin Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas today found cluster munitions openly being promoted by both the Pakistan Government and Pakistan companies at the Defence System and Equipment International Exhibition (DSEi) being held in London, in breach of UK law. At the same time […]
14th September 2011 by
Caroline Lucas hasbeen named ‘MP of the Year’ in the Scottish Widows & Dods Women in PublicLife Awards- just 16 months after she was elected as the first Green to enterthe UK Parliament. The title was awardedto the Brighton Pavilion MP, who is also leader of the Green Party of Englandand Wales, for proving […]
10th September 2011 by
Green Party Conference September 2011 Sheffield “Lib Dems aren’t getting what they want. But they’re helping the Tories give the rest of us things we don’t want” Brighton MP and national Leader of the Green Party Caroline Lucas used her keynote address to Green Party autumn conference on Friday in Sheffield to encourage disaffected […]
29th August 2011 by
Express train at Brighton main station Green councillors, Caroline Lucas MP and Green activists joined commuters and transport campaigners at city’s three largest stations in protest at rail fare rises on Friday morning 2 September. Protests were held simultaneously at peak commuter travel time at the three busiest city main line stations: Brighton central […]
25th August 2011 by
Pic credit: JJWaller.com Balance sheet: what are the gains from first 100 days? Leading Greens launch city manifesto in March 2011 Since their success in the 5 May 2011 city elections, Brighton & Hove City Council’s 23 Green councillors have launched a series of initiatives to deliver their top three priorities in a tough environment […]
13th August 2011 by
Green float at Brighton and Hove Pride: Thank you for voting Green. The Green Party is celebrating the “strength and diversity” of the lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) community in the city with the first Green-led council in the UK at today’s Pride festival in Brighton and Hove. National Green LGBT website: http://www.lgbtgreens.org.uk/ Leading […]