THERE is an acute housing shortage in our city.
I WANT to start by apologising to you because we should not be having a general election now.
THE EU is the biggest market for exports of services from the South East.
THIS week just one of Sussex’s wonderful community schools put 15 of its teachers and staff up for redundancy.
ONE of the great things about Parliament not being in session is that I can spend more time visiting schools and hearing what young people have to say about the world they will inherit.
OVER Easter I went to the Downs to spend time with sheep farmers to learn about the impact of Brexit on our farming community.
AT the last general election the Conservative Party made a manifesto promise to protect per-pupil funding.
I HATE that we live in a society where some of us need to use food banks. But I love the humanity of those who make them happen week after week.
LAST week I escorted 150 students on a visit to the Nazi death camp Auschwitz in Poland. It was a brutalising but important visit and a complete honour to be there with local students who were, like me, learning so much about the worst of humanity and considering the lessons for our generation.
THERE is nothing irresponsible about pointing out the perilous direction being taken by this government. We are on the cusp of triggering the irreversible process of leaving the largest trading bock in the world without one single guarantee of what comes next. No guarantee that our fantastic local businesses will be able to continue selling their amazing products and services unencumbered by bureaucracy and tariffs. No guarantee that the £9 million a year EU funding to our local universities will carry on. No guarantee that Brightonians will be able to travel visa-free to the continent for work or pleasure.
