Brighton and Hove Green Party has selected local campaigner Marina Lademacher as the Green Party candidate for the forthcoming Queen’s Park by-election.
Labour is abandoning our city. This is the 6th local council by-election in Brighton & Hove in two years, all of which have been caused by resignations of...
Donald Trump’s new international trade tariffs have landed. Some are lower than others, some deals have been done, but overall they are the highest they have been in 100 years.
They are also unprecedented in the era of the rules-based trade system that has been in place since 1945.
So what...
25 July 2025
People are being asked for feedback on council proposals for local government reorganisation following a government request for submissions on how local government should be organised in the future.
Government is abolishing two-tier councils, such as our neighbouring authorities East Sussex County Council and Lewes District Council, in...
A new approach to licensing will be discussed by councillors this week, as Brighton & Hove City Council looks to boost the city’s vibrant night-time economy as well as putting an increased focus on safety in and around licensed venues.
The council’s Licensing Committee will meet at Hove Town Hall...
Leaders have welcomed approval of their plans to collaborate in a single strategic authority for Sussex and Brighton with a directly elected mayor.
The government has agreed to move forward with a Mayoral Combined County Authority (MCCA) and confirmed the first mayoral election will take place in May 2026.
The new MCCA...
The Sussex Growth Forum, hosted last Friday by Wilton Park, brought together council leaders, MPs, business executives and regional influencers to harness Sussex's strengths ahead of devolution changes. The forum aims to position Sussex as a leading destination for investment and development.
Tom Cargill, Wilton Park CEO, said: ‘Wilton Park...
Plans to ban the use of the committee system and force Councils to use cabinets will undermine local democracy, say Greens
Last week the government proposed legislation that will abolish the committee system of local government, leaving only cabinet models as the form of governance for councils. The plans were...
Brighton & Hove City Council is asking people to help shape the future of transport in the city for the next decade.
A consultation’s been launched on Our City Transport Plan 2035 – the council’s ambitious vision for getting around a cleaner, fairer and growing city over the next 10 years.
The plan...
The ECHR and Its Impact on UK Immigration Policy
The United Kingdom's membership in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has long been a cornerstone of its human rights framework. The ECHR, established in 1959, aims to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms across Europe. However, recent cases have...
Labour’s former shadow chancellor John McDonnell has declared that Keir Starmer’s government has driven “a knife into the heart of what I believed Labour stood for” and called for party members, unions and MPs to take back control.
The text was McDonnell’s, but the pretext was Nigel Farage. Earlier in...
