Brighton & Hove Green Party

8th May 2015 by

Brighton Pavilion MP ‘Completely Honoured’ to serve ‘wonderful city’ Caroline Lucas has been re-elected for a second term as MP for Brighton Pavilion. She received 22,871 votes: increasing her majority in the tightly-contested seat, from 1252 to 7967. Caroline said: “In 2010, Brighton Pavilion showed that a different kind of politics is possible. That you […]

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6th May 2015 by

  The Green Party has 54 candidates standing in every constituency in Brighton & Hove. Here are a few of the newer faces who could make a difference to our city. Rebecca Jones, Central Hove I live in Central Hove but have lived all over the city. I first became interested in politics while working […]

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5th May 2015 by

  Forecasts suggest Caroline Lucas has consolidated her lead in Brighton Pavilion constituency Indicators point to voting For Caroline Lucas as the best way to keep the Conservatives out Polls, pundits and bookies indicate a lead for Caroline Lucas in Brighton Pavilion over her Labour and Conservative opponents. Green campaign managers are confident in saying […]

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1st May 2015 by

  Brighton and Hove’s Green Councillors have published their End of Term Report, demonstrating successsful delivery on 85% of the 195 manifesto pledges from 2011. Cllr Jason Kitcat, Green leader of the City Council during 2012-15, said: “In a time when more and more people feel separated from politicians and struggle to believe anything we […]

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29th April 2015 by

  Politics can be hard to understand for all of us, especially at election time. Brighton & Hove Green Party have created an easy-read version of their manifesto for people with learning disabilities as well as an Arabic version as part of their efforts to make politics accessible for everyone. One local Green Party candidate has a personal motivation […]

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26th March 2015 by

  Brighton and Hove Green Party today set out in their 2015 local election manifesto a vision for a prosperous, inclusive and sustainable city, building on the party’s four successful years as the UK’s first Green-led council. Achievements since 2011 include a Living Wage scheme adopted by more than 200 companies in the city, the opening of two […]

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19th March 2015 by

  The Green Party in Brighton & Hove welcomes the news that Ken Loach, filmmaker and political activist, has declared in a video interview for the Guardian1 that the Greens have the best policy on housing and that Green MP Caroline Lucas was the best speaker at Tuesday’s Homes for Britain rally in London. The Green […]

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13th March 2015 by

  Brighton & Hove Green Party has nominated its full slate of candidates for the 54 seats in the May 2015 Brighton & Hove council elections. The party’s elections coordinator, councillor Sue Shanks, who is herself re-standing in Withdean, said: “We’re pleased to be offering a strong line-up of candidates from across the city, including serving councillors and experienced campaigners […]

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5th March 2015 by

  Green leader of Brighton & Hove City Council, Councillor Jason Kitcat, has won the ‘Judges Special Award for Contribution to Local Government’ at the sixth annual LGIU (Local Government Information Unit) Councillor Achievement Awards. The award ceremony was held this week in Westminster at the Lord Mayor’s Parlour, Westminster City Council. The Awards are […]

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3rd March 2015 by

  Local Economy and Jobs The Green-led council was one of the first councils to introduce a Living Wage for council employees, which is above the minimum wage, and set up the local Living Wage Commission which has already helped 200 local private and public employers adopt the living wage for their staff – currently […]

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