A fairer city for our trans community 2nd May 2013 by Delivering fairness and support to the trans community in Brighton and Hove Pic: Transgender Pride flag Pioneering measures to help make Brighton & Hove a better place for trans people to live, work and socialise in the city were agreed today (Thursday 2nd May). The project, run by the council’s apolitical ‘scrutiny’ department, aimed to highlight the […] Read more »
Green politicians welcome council reprieve for much-loved city elm tree 22nd April 2013 by Pic: the endangered elm at Seven Dials A much-loved elm tree with some years of life ahead of it was at risk of being felled as part of safety improvements to a dangerous round-about in central Brighton and Hove. Green politicians are welcoming the tree’s likely reprieve by Brighton & Hove City Council. City […] Read more »
Greens say no to 'bedroom tax' evictions 16th March 2013 by In the week when the Liberal Democrats were in Brighton to defend their support for Conservative welfare legislation, the Brighton and Hove Green Party, Brighton Pavilion MP and the Brighton & Hove City Council’s Chair of Housing today announce their intention that no city council tenant should be evicted from a council-owned home just […] Read more »
We must spend and invest, not slash and burn, our way out of this economic crisis 6th March 2013 by The Chancellor must ditch his failed austerity policies and invest in a green public works programme to create jobs and lift the UK out of recession, Caroline Lucas told the Institute of Economic Affairs on Wednesday. A member of the Green New Deal Group, the MP for Brighton Pavilion urged the Government to increase employment to reduce […] Read more »
Green vision for city’s future agreed – city plan takes forward Green principles 4th February 2013 / 17th April 2020 by For the first time ever in the UK, a fully Green city plan, based on Green values, has come into effect. The detailed City Plan, which outlines how the city’s homes, jobs and open spaces will develop for the next generation, based on ‘One Planet Living’ principles, was passed last week by Brighton & […] Read more » cityplan
Brighton and Hove ‘leading the way’ in drugs policy shift 1st February 2013 by Drugs policy experts and local practitioners working to reduce drug-related harms gathered at a roundtable meeting organised by Caroline Lucas today, in the first of a series of ‘dialogue’ events aimed at building on recent success in drugs treatment in the city. The meeting follows the publication this morning of recommendations from Brighton and Hove’s new […] Read more »
Caroline Lucas and Green councillors take cuts protest to Downing Street 5th December 2012 by Pic: L-R Brighton and Hove councillors Lizzie Deane and Jason Kitcat, Caroline Lucas MP and councillors Phelim Mac Cafferty and Ruth Buckley at 11 Downing Street Government’s programme of cuts to our city is short-sighted, irresponsible and wholly unjust Brighton Pavilion MP, Caroline Lucas, together with Brighton & Hove city councillors Jason Kitcat (council […] Read more »
30 years after Terrence Higgins died, Greens commemorate World Aids Day 2012 30th November 2012 by Pic: Human immunodeficiency virus which causes Aids Green Party councillors and activists in Brighton and Hove commemorated World Aids Day on Saturday 1 December. Green councillors joined organisations such as the Terrence Higgins Trust in the city in their campaign to Stand Up and Stand Out. [1] Deputy Leader of the Council, Councillor Phélim […] Read more »
Greens commemorate International Trans Day of Remembrance 21st November 2012 by Green councillors on Brighton & Hove City Council are commemorating the Trans Day of Remembrance, an international day to remember those who have been killed as a result of transphobic hatred or prejudice. The council’s civic buildings will be flying the trans flag this week in the run up to Brighton & Hove’s remembrance […] Read more »
City could become a ‘frack free zone’ 26th October 2012 by Green-led Brighton & Hove City Council could become a ‘Frack Free Zone’ after a resolution was passed at a meeting of the council last night. ‘Fracking’ (or ‘fracturing’ in full) is the on or off-shore exploration and extraction of coal bed methane, shale oil or shale gas. The practice has caused controversy since its […] Read more »