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 | Housing crisis – the biggest issue for my constituentsOne issue that's causing immense distress is the housing crisis in the city (and across much of the country).The Coalition Government has announced £1.8 billion cuts to housing benefit, and I'll be making it a front line campaign priority in the new Parliamentary term.In my constituent advice sessions, housing problems - whether access... |
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Unfair and unwanted. City council should stick to the business of frontline services rather than setting up its own commercial ventures
In these challenging economic times, local councils should be focusing even more determinedly on what they are best at and what people expect them to deliver on the frontline. So I was surprised to learn recently that Conservative-led Brighton and Hove City Council, which has been ordered...
Brighton and Hove Pride: let’s salute the great heroes for LGBT equality
Pic (c) JJWaller.comYes, I was a 'sailor' (right) at last year's Pride.Have fun, be safe and.... yes, celebrate a political day. Why am I saying that?Yes, of course, Pride's about having a great time but as many activists explain, it's much deeper than this.This...
‘Big Society’ means public investment in our community networks
Last week I met around a dozen representatives from community groups (pictured above) from Brighton and Hove.We put the case to the Minister for Civil Society, Nick Hurd, that the government's public sector funding cuts could have a devastating impact on some of the most vulnerable...
‘Big Society’ means public investment in community networks
Last week I met around a dozen representatives from community groups (pictured above) from Brighton and Hove.We put the case to the Minister for Civil Society, Nick Hurd, that the government's public sector funding cuts could have a devastating impact on some of the most vulnerable groups...
More NHS shake-up is the last thing patients and our wallets need
This week, Coalition Government health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced yet another re-organisation of the NHS in a Government White Paper.Under his proposals the NHS, already weary from years of restructuring under Labour, now faces the prospect of reorganisation on an even bigger scale....
Job losses – Brighton needs Keynes not Cameron-Clegg
You may have heard of the planned 150 job losses at Lloyds Group in the city - unions say far more.It shows how vulnerable our local economy is to the on-going economic crisis.We also face the bleak prospect of job losses in front line local public services such as education and social...
My first question to the PM
To watch me put my question please forward to 16 minutes in. This was my first question to David Cameron at PM's Question Time on Thursday. The first of many questions I'll put to challenge him and the Government:Me: Homecoming parades...
Tesco troubles – will meeting them achieve anything?
Pics: (c) JJWaller.com What the community garden has been - until this week - (above) and what it looked like before (below)...While the national media has understandably focused on the potentially devastating impacts of the recent Tory-Liberal budget,...
Cuts, academies and parliamentary life
Now in the thick of Parliamentary work.Right now, the priorities are fighting city academies, and setting out an alternative to the Cameron-Clegg cuts that will hit Brighton and Hove - and the whole country.Brighton's in the firing line - big cuts locally - so what's the alternative?Seriously,...
What I’m doing there – Free Gaza Flotilla – question and motion
In one of my first opportunities to ask a question in Parliament, I asked Foreign Secretary William Hague whether the UK Government would put real action behind its words of holding Israel to account for allowing its troops to fire on the Free Gaza flotilla.As you probably know, this was a...
What I’m doing here – Brighton Montessori School
What I'm doing here: meeting children and staff at the Brighton Montessori School.As an MP I spend time in Brighton meeting and helping constituents as well as voting and representing the people of Brighton in Westminster.An example of the Brighton-side of work is my visit to...
My maiden speech in Parliament
To watch my speech forward video to 1 hour 47 minutes in. My 'maiden' speech given today at 3.30pm in the House of Commons.A maiden or first speech is seen as quite a big event as far as MP protocol goes.Here's...
My alternative Queen’s Speech
My Green MP alternative Queen's Speech"As the Queen prepares to travel to Westminster to make her first speech setting out the coalition's planned laws, the country's first ever Green MP Caroline Lucas writes for Channel 4 News to describe what her alternative Queen's Speech would look...
Swearing in
Sorry this picture has only just come through! This was at my 'public' swearing in that followed the private oath of allegiance all MPs take to the Queen in the chamber. Swearing an oath of allegiance to the Queen is mandatory to take up a seat.I'm holding...
