In The South Government announce action to improve LGBT+ equality The Minister for Women and Equalities Justine Greening, has announced ahead of the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality on July 28, new measures to deliver greater equality for LGBT+ people all over the country. Proposals to streamline and de-medicalise the process for By Besi • 7 min read
In The South Labour defend their spending plans The Conservative group on Brighton & Hove City Council have condemned the Council’s Labour Administration for going on a spending spree whilst at the same time predicting a Budget overspend of over £1.3 million. By Besi • 3 min read
In The South Government announce £2.3 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund The Government has invited councils to bid for a slice of the £2.3 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund which will be available to help build new schools, healthcare centres and digital infrastructure to accommodate growing communities and alleviate pressure on local public services that all communit By Besi • 2 min read
General News Council leader issues challenge to Theresa May Council Leader calls for £150 million to be spent on the city, equivalent to the sum given to Northern Ireland this week. Following the announcement that a billion pound payment has been given to Northern Ireland by Theresa May as part of the deal with the DUP to prop up her Government, Cllr Warren By Besi • 2 min read
In The South OPINION: Why being transgender was irrelevant in my General Election 2017 campaign As I stood on stage, a room full of expectant people looking up at me I was totally focused on the next words that I would hear. “Sophie Rose Cook, Labour Party, 20,882.” In the space of five short weeks we’d achieved the seemingly impossible, taking a previously safe Tory seat and making it a margi By Sophie Cook • 3 min read
General News ‘Corbyn For Prime Minister’ – Brighton Rally @ the Synergy Centre Tonight, (June 6) sees the grand finale of Labour’s general election campaign with six outdoor rallies taking place all over the UK. Rallies will take place in London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Barry, Warrington and here in Brighton. Each rally will include a senior Labour politician, a DJ, a musician, a By Besi • 1 min read
In The South Scrapping free school lunches will cost city dearly Liberal Democrats claim scrapping free school lunches will waste over £500,000 spent upgrading kitchens in Brighton and Hove. Plans by Theresa May to axe free school lunches would waste the £517,577 invested in the City to upgrade school kitchens, according to the Liberal Democrats. By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Green MEP tells Tories “There is no cure for love” Following last weeks revelations that the prospective Conservative candidate for Hove had links to a “gay cures” church network, Keith Taylor, the Green MEP for the South East condemns both the Conservative candidates for Hove and Eastbourne for their links to the organisation. By Besi • 3 min read
In The South Conservatives choose former LGBT+ activist to fight Brighton Pavilion Conservatives choose Emma Warman to fight the Brighton Pavilion seat. Originally from West Wales, Emma’s father is an electrician and her mother worked for the NHS. She attended a comprehensive school in Wales before studying at the University in Reading and becoming a primary school governor. She l By Gary Hart • 1 min read
News Lucas moves further ahead in new ICM opinion poll A new ICM opinion poll, published today shows that in the two years since the last General Election, Caroline Lucas has increased her lead in the constituency of Brighton Pavilion, while Labour has fallen to third place behind a revived Conservative Party. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Critical & Experiential : Dimensions in Gender and Sexual Diversity: Previn Karian There are some profoundly interesting chapters in this book, that challenge as much as inform but anyone with an interest in proud, frank and non-pathologizing discussions of gendered identities and sexual practices that are explored in honest and engaging ways would find this book invaluable in a p By Eric Page • 1 min read
In The South Greens to launch LGBT+ manifesto in London church Greens to commit to making LGBT+ refugees welcome, decent HIV prevention, and rights for all gender identities at manifesto launch. By Besi • 2 min read
