Cuts, academies and parliamentary life  

Now in the thick of Parliamentary work. Right now, the priorities are fighting city academies, and setting out an alternative to the Cameron-Clegg cuts that will hit Brighton and Hove - and the whole country. Brighton's in the firing line - big cuts locally - so what's the alternative? Seriously, I'm not overstating it when I say that in Brighton and Hove we're really in the firing line with government budget cuts. Our local economy is reliant on a diverse mix of emerging and dynamic smaller businesses - alongside the public and voluntary sectors - exactly the kinds of enterprises most at risk from the Cameron-Clegg cuts. That's why on budget day Tuesday 22 June when George Osborne, new Chancellor of the Exchequer, announces billions of pounds of cuts I'll be joining Green Party activists all over the country in front line opposition to his proposals. With...