Category Archives: Brighton & Hove

Today is a significant Sussex Day – lots of opportunities


For those of us in Sussex, today is a significant day. There will be a great deal of events and celebrations taking place. Along with the various details below which are just a small number of the opportunities, let us … Continue reading

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Some MPs ignore Motions while others promote them


It is always interesting to discover actions that MPs could work on together in the House of Commons to raise high profile themes. A few weeks ago, Caroline Lucas of Brighton Pavilion promoted the 90th Anniversary of Right to Roam … Continue reading

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Initially 15 MPs that have no Confidence in the PM


On Monday this week a vote took place in the Conservative Party and while 211 MPs were willing to support Boris Johnson as their Prime Minister, 148 felt he must stop being their Prime Minister. The following day Ed Davey … Continue reading

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The Government must focus on real ‘ghost children’


Today Parliament will reopen after their half term break and many other people will return to work following a four days holiday because of the Queens Jubilee celebration. Inevitably some people were very busy over the last few days and … Continue reading

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Purple and Platinum Jubilee from our City


Today is the last day of the Platinum Jubilee Weekend to celebrate the 70 years of our Queen. I spotted this image on LinkedIn from a piece by Michael Bedingfield who is the Chairman of the Royal Pavilions and Museums … Continue reading

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It was great to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee


Our celebration was with a family of our local friends and we enjoyed the lights emerging because of what was happening around the Nation. The image here is from one of my colleagues, Steve Voice who used to work for … Continue reading

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Some nice words about our Queen and her Jubilee


Yesterday a friend of mine here in Brighton, Andy Winter wrote a piece that he has included in his blog and also in his column in the Argus newspaper yesterday about his experience of meeting the Queen. It is a … Continue reading

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What has Sajid Javid done since he received this letter?


A letter was written by the NSPCC back on the 16th of May and it was signed by 25 Organisations most of which are charities along with 14 MPs. The information about the letter was published in a number of … Continue reading

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Nadine supply youth provision & service standards


Last Thursday, Lloyd Russell-Moyle asked a very significant written question even though it is only requiring a few words. It was sent to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Department and sadly the answer was very poor quality. The Minister … Continue reading

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3 Sussex Tory MPs call the Government to change


It is fascinating to occasionally observe activities by local MPs taking part in campaigns or events that sadly many others seem to totally ignore. It would be fantastic if more of our MPs would be willing to respond to the … Continue reading

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