Greens celebrate Pride, promising to keep up the campaign for sexual equality and freedom around the world 3rd August 2014 by Green party members partied with a serious message at the city’s annual Pride celebration this weekend. Alex Phillips, councillor for Goldsmid and council LGBT champion led the celebrations on the Green Party float and described the experience: “It’s the most amazing feeling up there, looking out on tens of thousands of people from Brighton and […] Read more »
Pride 2014 The World’s a Disco …but not if you are gay in the 78 countries where homosexuality is illegal 1st August 2014 by The World’s a Disco …but not if you are gay in the 78 countries where homosexuality is illegal Greens wish everyone at Pride 2014 a “stunning celebratory weekend of freedom” Leading Greens including local MP Caroline Lucas and city councillors offer their solidarity and best wishes to the LGBT communities of Brighton and Hove on […] Read more »
Green councillors support 'No to TTIP' protest over threat to public services 12th July 2014 by Green councillors will join forces with campaigners opposed to controversial ‘Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership’ (TTIP) agreement currently being negotiated between the European Union and the United States. Among other proposals, the TTIP hands businesses the power to sue governments (including local councils) for profits they might have lost as a result of democratic […] Read more »
Green councillors have expressed their support for public sector staff on strike today (July 10) in defence of pay. 10th July 2014 by Green councillors have expressed their support for public sector staff on strike today (July 10th) in defence of pay. Local government staff and school support staff have been subject to a three-year pay freeze and had now been offered a 1% pay rise. The TUC points out that local government staff will have experienced a […] Read more »
Leading the way: Stonewall names Brighton & Hove top council for tackling homophobia in schools 4th July 2014 by Brighton & Hove City Council has again been named by Stonewall as the leading local authority in the country for tackling homophobic and biphobic bullying in schools. The council has taken first place in the pressure group’s 2014 Education Equality Index, designed by anti-bullying and education specialists, which rates local authorities on their bullying […] Read more »
Greens condemn government ‘raid’ on green spaces 3rd July 2014 / 17th April 2020 by Government forces council to allow development on parts of urban fringe These and other spaces at risk of developers’ ‘free-for-all’ if council rejects government demands Green councillors have again condemned the government’s “developers’ charter” for insisting that green spaces in Brighton & Hove’s urban fringe should be made available for development. Under the government’s […] Read more » cityplan
Without a council tax rise, further Government cuts will push Brighton and Hove to breaking point 3rd July 2014 by Reckless Labour and Tory backing for previous tax freezes and against a referendum has lost city services over £10 million Greens are the only party committed to keeping public essential services running Thanks to Government cuts of £18 million as part of the Coalition’s brutal austerity agenda, and growing pressure on services, Brighton & Hove City […] Read more »
New figures highlight councils’ "make or break" year 2nd July 2014 by New independent figures released this week show how councils face a ‘make or break’ year as a result of government cuts to councils’ funding and growing demand for services. Greens have called for the government to revise national austerity plans to protect social care services. Local Government Association (LGA) research released this week found that […] Read more »
Green vehicle speed policies are saving lives on city's streets 27th June 2014 by * Casualties down 18.3% under Green administration * Road deaths have dipped by 63% from 2010 to last year Road casualties have declined in Brighton and Hove for the third year running. The latest decline in casualties again demonstrates that Green Party transport policies are saving lives and making Brighton and Hove a safer […] Read more »
Official UN recognition for city’s commitment to the environment 20th June 2014 by Pic: South Downs in Sussex UNESCO, the UN cultural and scientific organisation, has officially announced they have recognised Brighton & Hove and the surrounding area as a ‘Biosphere’. This is the first such designation in the UK for forty years. ‘Brighton and Lewes Downs Biosphere’ includes a range of environments, and is one of […] Read more »