Do cars dominate your street? 31st October 2021 / 3rd December 2021 by juliahilton Keen to encourage local people to get involved in decision-making about transport choices, Sustrans, the walking and cycling charity, has arranged a meeting to discuss these issues on Saturday 6 November. Julia Hilton, Green Party councillor for Old Hastings and Tressell, explains the background. Hastings has one of the lowest percentages of car ownership in […] Read more »
Cllr Julia Hilton on The Last Word 21st October 2021 / 3rd December 2021 by juliahilton On 21 October 2021, Julia Hilton was a panelist on the ITV meridian politics show The Last Word. Panelists were asked ‘who should foot the bill for climate change?’. Cllr Julia Hilton said there will be costs, but unless those costs are addressed soon, they’ll become all the more significant if we postpone the awkward decisions. Read more »
Julia Hilton proposes introduction of UK wide Carbon Tax 16th October 2021 / 3rd December 2021 by juliahilton Julia proposed a motion calling for the government to introduce a UK wide Carbon Tax combined with a citizens Carbon Dividend to make polluters pay. This was seconded by Councillor Heather Bishop and supported by Labour councillors but not the Conservatives. The motion ‘Concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere continue to rise despite international agreements. Whilst targets […] Read more »
Greens propose motion calling on ESCC to support the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill (CEE) 12th October 2021 / 3rd December 2021 by juliahilton The Greens proposed a motion calling on East Sussex County Council (ESCC) to support the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill(CEE). This follows a u-turn by the Tories at the last minute, having said they would support the motion. A last minute amendment torpedoes support for the CEE bill after a ‘climate fudge’ cake was delivered to […] Read more »
