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10th September 2011 by
Green Party Conference September 2011 Sheffield “Lib Dems aren’t getting what they want. But they’re helping the Tories give the rest of us things we don’t want” Brighton MP and national Leader of the Green Party Caroline Lucas used her keynote address to Green Party autumn conference on Friday in Sheffield to encourage disaffected […]
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29th August 2011 by
Express train at Brighton main station Green councillors, Caroline Lucas MP and Green activists joined commuters and transport campaigners at city’s three largest stations in protest at rail fare rises on Friday morning 2 September. Protests were held simultaneously at peak commuter travel time at the three busiest city main line stations: Brighton central […]
25th August 2011 by
Pic credit: JJWaller.com Balance sheet: what are the gains from first 100 days? Leading Greens launch city manifesto in March 2011 Since their success in the 5 May 2011 city elections, Brighton & Hove City Council’s 23 Green councillors have launched a series of initiatives to deliver their top three priorities in a tough environment […]
13th August 2011 by
Green float at Brighton and Hove Pride: Thank you for voting Green. The Green Party is celebrating the “strength and diversity” of the lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) community in the city with the first Green-led council in the UK at today’s Pride festival in Brighton and Hove. National Green LGBT website: http://www.lgbtgreens.org.uk/ Leading […]
9th August 2011 by
“What we are seeing is mindless vandalism” Jenny Jones, Green member of the Greater London Assembly, said: “What we are seeing is mindless vandalism, spreading first within London, and now in other cities, with no regard at all for the safety of other people. “Violence, arson and looting can never be justified. The actions […]
15th June 2011 by
Responding to the announcements on the Government’s proposals for NHS reform, Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion and leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, said, “There have been some concessions, but many appear to be contradictory – like allowing ‘any qualified provider’ to bid for NHS work, while at the same […]
14th June 2011 by
Collection of Ecstacy (MDMA) tablets An urgent new evidence-based approach is needed to tackle the UK’s drug crisis, reduce the number of drug-related deaths, and make our communities safer, an MP said yesterday. In a speech to NHS healthcare professionals in Brighton yesterday evening, Green Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline […]
10th June 2011 by
Caroline Lucas MP meets staff at Bright Start in 2010 Brighton’s Bright Start nursery’s battle to escape closure from funding cuts has been won – after the the new Green-led Brighton & Hove City Council reversed the cuts. Green councillor Sue Shanks, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People met the nursery advisory […]
9th June 2011 by
Green spokesperson Councillor Alex Phillips calls for more women in local democracy Brighton and Hove City Council was ranked the country’s best for gender equality – with 44% of Brighton and Hove councillors being women – according to survey results published this week by the Centre for Woman and Democracy (CFWD). Alex, Brighton and […]
17th May 2011 by
IDAHOBIT Day saw events held around the world calling for respect for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people worldwide. Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion, who is co-sponsoring an Early Day Motion calling for greater equality for the LGBT community, said, “The seventh annual International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia is a great […]