News Lib Dems angry at being snubbed by Brighton NHS Campaign Party highlights electoral rules in protest to debate organisers. Brighton Liberal Democrats have written to Defend the NHS campaign asking why they have been excluded from a series of debates in Brighton and Hove on ‘saving the NHS’. Sussex Defend the NHS is organising a series of what it calls Peo By Besi • 2 min read
Chris Bowers: Lib Dem Candidate for Brighton Pavilion News Lib Dem candidate takes fight on tuition fees to students THE Liberal Democrats’ candidate for Brighton Pavilion has taken the battle on tuition fees to Brighton’s students, saying: “If Labour had achieved what we’ve achieved on fair access to university, it would be shouting the news from the rooftops.” Chris Bowers, who is standing against Caroline Lucas By Besi • 2 min read
Save Our Hippodrome demonstration outside Hove Town Hall Arts Calls for an ‘Open Discussion’ on the future of Brighton Hippodrome Brighton Lib Dems welcome the call for an “open discussion” on the future of the Brighton Hippodrome theatre following the collapse of plans to convert the historic building into a cinema. THE Brighton Hippodrome has been an entertainment venue since 1897, acting at different times as a musical hall By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Lib Dems supports Hippodrome campaign proposals Cinema plan branded “A complete waste of a beautiful building”. Brighton Liberal Democrats have given their support to campaigners fighting to keep the Hippodrome open as a theatre and arts centre, rather than see it turned into an eight-screen cinema. By Besi • 2 min read
General News Lewes MP resigns as Home Office Minister Norman Baker, MP for Lewes has resigned as Minister of State at the Home Office after a series of policy disagreements with The Home Secretary, Theresa May. The resignation follows his call at the end of last week for the Government to radically rethink its drugs policy following publication of a ma By Besi • 3 min read
News Lib Dems announce candidate to fight Lucas in Brighton Pavilion Liberal Democrats have selected a candidate with a strong environmental track record to fight the seat of Britain’s only Green MP at next May’s general election. Chris Bowers, 53, was the founder director of the Environmental Transport Association in 1990. MOre recently he has been better known as a By Besi • 2 min read
