Luke Walker
@drlukewalker
Teacher, writer, editor. Literary history, counterculture, Green politics, trans rights 💚🏳⚧🌱
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Some highlights from Brighton & Hove Labour Party’s first year in administration - fewer performance targets hit v the last Green-led administration (44% v 48%) - missed bin collections UP - recycling rates DOWN - more buses running late - carbon emissions UP - Fewer affordable homes delivered
Great to talk to Matthew Wright on LBC just now about drug reform. We badly need to legalise and regulate cannabis - and great to hear from the calls & supports that this has so much public support too. Also great to publically applaud the brilliant work of Anyone's Child: Families for Safer Drug Control.
Will Bella Sankey acknowledge and apologise for the fact that for many years Brighton & Hove Labour Party cllrs obstructed efforts to remove these 'thugs' and clean up the toxic culture and poor performance at Cityclean? This is in the report she mentions. brightonandhovenews.org/2024/08/20/cit…
Beyond disappointing - when is Labour going to start offering some vision & hope for young people? Freedom of movement was a treasured gift to be celebrated, not one to be ripped away European Movement UK Best for Britain politico.eu/article/uk-eu-…
Devastating news for nature and for farmers 👇 The Green Party strongly opposes cutting Nature funding just when we most need investment in our struggling farmers (and #foodsecurity) AND our natural world is at tipping point The Labour Party UK Prime Minister please rethink now!