“Defenders of first past the post can no longer say with a straight face that it provides an inoculation against political extremism – and they can certainly no longer claim it delivers stable government.” Powerful piece from � @stephenkb ⁩

Huge thanks #BrightonPavilion  for once more giving me the honour of representing you with an increased majority. It’s a tough night for all of us who believe in progressive politics & we must now urgently fix our rotten voting system - for the sake of our country & our climate

So grateful my majority has increased because it shows #Brighton  Pavilion continues to believe in compassion, justice & a bigger future. But I feel deeply angry too that our political system is so badly broken & has locked out people’s voices for years

Like many people waking up this morning, I feel sadness, frustration & deep anger. These are dark times - but the night is always darkest before the dawn #GE2019 

No Boris Johnson, you do *not* have a “powerful people’s mandate” for your miserable Brexit deal A majority of people voted for parties which opposed that deal and were pledging to put it back to the people in a second referendum

We can't afford to let the Tories leave this country exposed to years of continuing austerity, indifference & climate delay. Progressives need to regroup and rebuild Me for @Independent 

And now for something completely different.... So excited to be curating exhibition, #BRINK , at � @TownerGallery ⁩, #Eastbourne  Being on brink captures so many of local seascapes & sums up where we are politically & environmentally too. More here:

@BH GreenCllrs @BrightonHoveCCO  @peterkylef  @lloyd_rm  @Phelimmacc  @BHGreenso  @hannalyticalu  @alex4regencyrs  @SEGreenPartye  @YoungGreenParty ! @SEYoungGreens  It was at the heart of the Green manifesto, and our proposals for a are all ab #GreenNewDealout  radical social and economic transformation so we tackle the at the spe #ClimateEmergencyed  and scale that science demands, at the same time as fighting social injustice

Please do support the @realjunkfoodBri  crowd funder if you can. They want to open a pay as you feel cafe in Gardner Street. Their initiatives do such much to being people together, and to tackle food poverty #Brighton