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How the Greens respond to Christina Summers will will show how mature and...
The Green Party does not have a whip on Brighton and Hove City Council, and while it seeks to achieve a consensus on issues coming before the Council, members of the Green Group are permitted to vote...
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Both Greens and Labour should avoid internal divisions if they wish to win...
At the last local elections Hollingdean and Stanmer was keenly fought between Labour and the Greens. I predicted, quite correctly, that two Greens, Sven Rufus and Christina Summers, would win, and that...
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Highlighting the commitment of Mike Weatherley MP to the people of Brighton...
From time to time my Labour and Green friends say to me: “You know what, Bappy, you hardly ever comment of the local Conservatives. Are you sure you are not a closet Tory by any chance?” If the truth...
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles (not forgetting the buses)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles was a 1987 film starring John Candy and Steve Martin. Twenty five years later we could be in for a remake set in Sussex called Trains, Buses and Automobiles. These are...
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Dissenting voices should be welcomed by all parties
Politics, and party politics in particular, has a way to go to recover from the depths in terms of public credibility. Estate agents have been more trusted than politicians. I am not talking about...
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Condemning the rent-a-mob antics of the anti-Traveller Tories
As my regular readers (Momma Grizzly, Doris and Biker Dave) know, I am a big fan of Thatcher’s Granny, councillor Dawn Barnett of Hangleton and Knoll. I like her style if not her politics. But I was...
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Jason Kitcat defending the indefensible
It is nothing but outrageous, and in today’s Argus Green Council Leader, Jason Kitcat, defends the payment to councillors in Brighton and Hove allowances of £11,463. It is a disgrace and I am bitterly...
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‘War Crime’ allegations against Tony Blair causing ongoing problems for Labour
A problem that Labour continues to have, and one that it would love to wish away, is the issue of Tony Blair. Labour activists will tell you that it is not an issue on the doorstep or that we should be...
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Dithering Dave is tearing the Conservative Party apart over Heathrow’s third...
In politics, a politician’s entire legacy can sometimes be defined by a single word, usually with negative connotations. Say “sleaze” and you think, probably unfairly, of John Major. “Iraq”, most...
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Craig Turton: sadness at his resignation as a councillor due to health problems
It was with great sadness that I heard this evening that councillor Craig Turton has been forced to sign his council seat due to ill health. Councillor Turton has been one third of the most formidable...
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Christina Summers: My reaction to her expulsion from Green Group of councillors
Mistake. Big mistake.
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Holy Smoke! The Politics Blogger gets religion
Dearly Beloved Brethren People seem to be getting their knickers in a twist over the role of religion in politics in Brighton and Hove. Feeling the heat at the moment is the Green Party over its...
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Tories select Phileas Fogg as its candidate in the East Brighton by-election
The Conservatives have been quick off the mark in the East Brighton by-election, having selected Joe Miller as its candidate. Known as @joeymick94 on Twitter, the Tories have gone young, very young,...
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Are the Tories right to field an eleven year old in the East Brighton...
A very interesting debate has been triggered by councillor Warren Morgan regarding the suitability of very young candidates in local elections. He has written in a personal capacity (and he emphasises...
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East Brighton by-election candidates
The big beasts are lining up to contest the East Brighton by-election. First the Conservatives selected 18 year old Joe Miller, and now the Lib Dems have selected a relative veteran in Dominik...
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The division within the Greens over Christina Summers’ expulsion
The Argus’s Tim Ridgway is fast establishing himself as an outstanding local government correspondent, and the Argus is the better paper for his reporting. Not that the Greens will be thinking so this...
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‘Summersgate’ is simply poor politics
I think I have upset some of my Green friends over ‘Summersgate’. Last night I was challenged by Rob Jarrett to say what my views are on equal marriage. I responded to @RobHove as follows: “100% in...
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Chaun Wilson wins the East Brighton by-election for Labour
Congratulations to Chaun Wilson on her victory in today’s East Brighton by-election. Several weeks ago, on 21st September, I described Chaun simply as ‘The Winner’. I wrote: “East Brighton is Labour’s...
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The Boundary Commission, Brighton Pavilion and Caroline Lucas
Earlier this week the Boundary Commission announced new proposals for the redrawing of Parliamentary constituencies. It has been suggested in the Argus that Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas would...
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Are the political classes in Brighton mature enough to cope with Caroline...
A sign of a mature democracy is how it deals with dissent. It should be able to cope with it without clamping down on freedoms or maligning the dissenter. Similarly, a mature political party should not...
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