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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
20th February 2015 by
Brighton & Hove has been granted £8 million of government funding to transform the heart of the city, following a successful application by the Green-led Brighton & Hove City Council. This brings to £70 million the amount of external funding that has been won for city improvements during the Greens’ tenure so far. The […]
13th February 2015 by
Brighton and Hove Green Party this weekend launch a major campaign against austerity and government cuts with a series of street theatre performances across the centre of Brighton & Hove. The campaign – Our City Our Future – will be spending the next year working with local communities, and those who use threatened council services, to […]
8th February 2015 by
Green-led Brighton and Hove City Council has won a national transport award for the recent Lewes Road improvement scheme, beating 87 other entrants. The Smarter Travel Awards and Brighton & Hove won the ‘most improved journey to work” for improvements to Lewes Road. The city council won further praise by being shortlisted for the […]