Politics

Following todays European elections, Green MEPs will be stepping up the pressure on shale extraction and calling for a Europe-wide ban on fracking. The move comes following the UK government’s blocking of European Commission proposals – in January – that would have introduced a degree of regulation

“UKIP candidate’s outburst shows their fear of the Greens” says Keith Taylor MEP. The Green Party’s MEP for South East England has hit out at UKIP after a member of his party was subjected to an expletive outburst from MEP candidate Janice Atkinson. Ms Atkinson told Maria Pizzey, a Green Party activ

Simon Kirby, MP for Kemptown & Peacehaven has called on the chairman of the Fire Authority chairman to reconsider fire cover cuts. He has written to Philip Howson, chairman of the East Sussex Fire Authority and Councillor for Peacehaven and Telscombe Cliffs regarding the proposals of East Sussex Fir

Tony Mernagh, Executive Director of the Brighton and Hove Economic Partnership and Managing Director of Brighton and Hove Business Forum, has issued an unequivocal statement in favour of Britain’s membership of the European Union. In a statement to Tracey Hill, a Labour MEP candidate for the south e

New research from Vote Watch Europe, shows that UKIP has the laziest MEPs from the UK. The research shows that UKIP MEPs missed 40% of key votes in the European Parliament between 2009-2014. The Green Party’s two MEPs attended over 90% of the key votes during the same period while Greens across Euro

Simon Kirby the Conservative MP for Kemptown and Peacehaven has pledged his support to carers across Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven as part of the national awareness campaign Carers Week, which runs from June 9-15. One in eight adults are carers, but the very nature of caring – of being there for