Hastings Borough Council’s Labour councillor for Castle ward has announced that she has defected to the Green Party. Councillor Claire Carr, who was elected to HBC in May 2021, says, […]
HASTINGS LABOUR COUNCILLOR DEFECTS TO GREEN PARTY
Confused by COP 26?
By JULIA HILTON, Green Party councillor for Tressell and Old Hastings, and TONY COLLINS, Green Party campaigner The news is full of environmental doom as COP 26 unrolls. You may […]
United Nations Association Climate & Oceans’ webinars
On 4, 11 18 November 2021, Cllr Julia Hilton was a panelist on a series of United Nations Association webinars during COP 26. https://www.facebook.com/unaclimateoceans/videos/858652611489618 […]
Hastings Green Party AGM 2021
Julia Hilton reported on the work she is doing to support local residents in Old Town Hastings and Roddy Crockett from Sustrans gave a presentation and workshop on how we […]
Do cars dominate your street?
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 […]
Cllr Julia Hilton on The Last Word
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 […]
Julia Hilton proposes introduction of UK wide Carbon Tax
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 […]
Greens propose motion calling on ESCC to support the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill (CEE)
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 […]
Clean Water Action Group protest
Julia spoke at the Clean Water Action Group protest on 16 August. Read her speech below. As we know the disgraceful record of Southern Water over many years makes for […]
Protest against business park next to Marline Valley nature reserve
On August 8th 2021, over fifty people gathered at SeaChange’s North Queensway site to say no to their business park plans. Seachange’s proposals would damage the precious nature reserve at […]
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