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10th June 2011 by
Caroline Lucas MP meets staff at Bright Start in 2010 Brighton’s Bright Start nursery’s battle to escape closure from funding cuts has been won – after the the new Green-led Brighton & Hove City Council reversed the cuts. Green councillor Sue Shanks, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People met the nursery advisory […]
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9th June 2011 by
Green spokesperson Councillor Alex Phillips calls for more women in local democracy Brighton and Hove City Council was ranked the country’s best for gender equality – with 44% of Brighton and Hove councillors being women – according to survey results published this week by the Centre for Woman and Democracy (CFWD). Alex, Brighton and […]
17th May 2011 by
IDAHOBIT Day saw events held around the world calling for respect for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people worldwide. Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion, who is co-sponsoring an Early Day Motion calling for greater equality for the LGBT community, said, “The seventh annual International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia is a great […]
12th May 2011 by
Today Brighton & Hove’s Green Group of councillors have unveiled their team to lead the council, after winning the largest number of seats in last week’s local elections. Among the posts announced today include their proposed Leader, Cabinet Members and other roles for the 23-strong group. Bill Randall, Convenor of the Green Group and […]
6th May 2011 by
Greens are now the largest party on Brighton & Hove City Council after election results today. This is the first time a local council in the UK has elected the Greens as the largest party. Green convenor Bill Randall said, “The city has listened to the Greens and we have listened to the city. […]
4th May 2011 by
Appeal to voters: Caroline Lucas MP Green MP Caroline Lucas highlights potential for historic win on eve of Brighton & Hove elections. Brighton Pavilion’s Green MP has made a final appeal for Brighton and Hove voters to go Green in tomorrow’s local elections – and help to elect the UK’s first Green-led council. Speaking […]
23rd April 2011 by
The Green Party’s election campaign in Brighton and Hove isn’t shy about its aims: to form the UK’s first Green-led council. Brighton and Hove Greens are running a full slate across the city, as in all elections, and with the backdrop of last year’s historic election of the UK’s first Green MP, Party leader […]
15th April 2011 by
Video: Caroline Lucas explains why a Green vote matters on Thursday 5 May in Brighton and Hove. For more information please contact the Brighton and Hove Green Party office on 01273 766 670.
28th March 2011 by
In this video Caroline Lucas, Green Party leader and MP for Brighton Pavilion, talks about where spending cuts shouldn’t fall – on libraries, the NHS and jobs, and where cuts should be made – Trident, tax avoidance, and bankers’ bonuses. For more information please contact Brighton and Hove Green Party Office on 01273 […]
11th February 2011 by
LGBT Voice will be heard: (l to r) candidates Phelim Mac Cafferty, Mike Jones, Stephen Watson and Steph Powell. Steph is contesting Queen’s Park ward with Geoffrey Bowden (not pictured). Phelim Mac Cafferty, Chair of National LGBT Greens commented: “I’m delighted that the Green Party has selected nine LGBT candidates to fight for the Green […]
9th February 2011 by
Career opportunities under threat: Caroline Lucas and Steph Powell A Unison trade union officer for the Connexions youth careers service and Green Party candidate in the May local elections was part of a team that took part in a debate with MPs in Westminster on the future of youth careers services. Steph Powell, one […]
5th February 2011 / 20th July 2023 by
Green elected representatives in Brighton and Hove say the recent announcement to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples is another step in the march for equality but are disappointed by the limitations. With debate continuing after the recent announcement by the Government that legislation will come forward to offer same-sex couples the same status and […]
27th January 2011 by
Photo credit: www.stevegeorgephotography.co.uk Hitting the campaign trail: Rob, Alex and Ruth SIGN PETITIONS on Goldsmid area junior school places and Hove Station footbridge here Well-known, campaigning Green councillor Alex Phillips will be joined by a science teacher and a mother with young children as Green party candidates for the three-member Goldsmid ward, Hove, in the local […]
13th January 2011 by
Photo credit: www.stevegeorgephotography.co.uk The Green Party has selected complementary candidates Phelim Mac Cafferty and Ollie Sykes to stand in the two seat Brunswick and Adelaide Ward in Hove at the city council elections in May this year. Ollie is an environmental scientist with professional expertise in sustainable and greener living. Phelim is a committed campaigner […]
30th November 2010 by
Brighton MP Caroline Lucas (left) and councillors joined students on march against cuts in Hove. Brighton’s Green politicians were out on the city streets today (Tuesday 30 November) for a demonstration organised by local students in opposition to the Government’s proposed cuts to education funding. Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion, said: “Our students […]
29th November 2010 by
In a statement to appear on the National Aids Trust (NAT) website for World AIDS Day, 1 December, Leader of the Green Party and MP for Brighton Pavilion Caroline Lucas talks of her ambition to halve the undetected HIV diagnoses in Brighton Pavilion by 2015: “The figures from the Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) that […]
26th November 2010 by
Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion, has published a report outlining her vision for a more efficient, cost-effective and user-friendly Parliament. The report, entitled The Case For Parliamentary Reform, shines a light on some of the most archaic procedures and processes of the House of Commons – and outline the urgent need for reform through […]
13th November 2010 by
New recycling bins have been installed in the car Park for the Wickes store in Lyon Road, Hove, after Hove Green councillor Alex Phillips raised the site’s potential with council officers. Alex said, “Residents and I are grateful to officers for addressing this gap in the recycling service. “The bins are now in place, and […]
2nd October 2010 by
In response to the announcement that City College in Brighton has agreed a 30 year lease with Brighton and Hove City Council for the Connaught Centre, Connaught Road, Hove, Green Goldsmid councillor Alex Phillips commented: “I’m delighted to see that the council and the college have finally managed to come to an agreement. “Congratulations to […]