19th May 2017 by
Why I have taken the decision to stand in Hove This year has been the hottest on record, Brighton and Hove is now one of 40 UK cities breaching safe air pollution limits and there is the very real threat of runaway climate change. I will push the next government to urgently address what is […]
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3rd May 2017 by
A new ICM opinion poll published today shows that in the two years since the last General Election, the Green Party’s Caroline Lucas has increased her lead significantly in the constituency of Brighton Pavilion, while Labour has fallen to third place behind a revived Conservative Party. The poll, carried out by ICM in Brighton Pavilion […]
24th April 2017 by
Following last week’s House of Commons vote to approve a snap general election for 8 June 2017, the Brighton & Hove Green Party has announced the selection of its candidates for the city’s three constituency seats of Brighton Pavilion, Brighton Kemptown and Hove, and also announced that it is writing this weekend to the city’s […]
21st April 2017 by
Green Councillor Leo Littman has pushed Brighton and Hove City Council to raise concerns with Government over the plight of child refugees, in a joint proposal put forward with Labour colleagues. Greens have slammed the Government’s decision to close down the so-called ‘Dubs amendment,’ a scheme set up to provide a safe route to sanctuary […]
19th April 2017 by
Green Councillor Tom Druitt is calling on the Chief Executive of Deliveroo to come forward and meet with the Council to discuss the rising number of delivery motorbikes in use in the city and the impact on residents. Following several complaints from residents about Deliveroo motorbikes driving on the pavements, the wrong way along one-way […]
7th April 2017 by
Further to last night’s unanimous support from all Councillors to the Green Group Motion ‘Housing Support No Evictions’, Councillor David Gibson, Housing Spokesperson, in the Green Group of Councillors said: “It was heartening that all parties on the council backed the Green Group of Councillors motion [1] urging the council to extend its policy of […]
The Green Group of Councillors has condemned both the Labour and Conservative City Councillors for refusing to allow further debate on Public Space Protection Orders (PSPO) More than 5,000 people signed a petition calling on the Council to revoke controversial ‘Public Space Protection Orders,’ new powers that deem sleeping in tents, lighting fires and using […]
UK’s €60m ‘solidarity fund’ grant example of value in maintaining close EU ties Keith Taylor, Green MEP for the South, is calling on the UK to maintain as close as possible a relationship with the EU as MEPs vote to approve the British Government’s latest application for a €60m ‘solidarity fund’ grant. The application asks […]
5th April 2017 by
The rising levels of air pollution in Brighton and Hove are to be challenged this Thursday in a proposal put forward by the Green Group of Councillors to Brighton and Hove City Council. Brighton and Hove is one of 40 UK cities listed by the World Health Organisation as breaching safe air pollution limits. ‘Hotspots’ […]