This video highlights some of what the street is going through – I had to cut many other examples and comments from traders to keep it a reasonable length. The main three issues I hear again and again are:

• The need for something like the i360 tower development to come forward to bring more people into the area;
• Improved street-scape as the current setup is unattractive, riddled with double-parking and unworkable — ideally pedestrianisation or shared-space as on New Road is needed;
• The recognition that many tourists drive to Brighton but parking fees discourage people staying in that part of town when other car parks elsewhere are cheaper.

As a Green, parking is a tricky one for me, but I don’t like waste and the council’s Regency Square car park currently stands mostly empty every day. Since this film was made the council have approved new 1 hour and fixed evening fees for Regency Square (before 2 hours was the minimum charge). These are yet to have been implemented and were brought forward without any consultation or discussion beyond the initial petitions I presented flagging up the poor use of the car park.

We’ll be sending this video to key decision-makers in the council. Please do support Preston Street and if you have any comments or ideas get in touch.

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Some brief thoughts on the Green approach to the local economy after having been campaigning on George Street in Hove… we had a great response from the public, really encouraging.

Here's a little bit of video giving a flavour of our Action Days here in Brighton & Hove which are a combination of mass leafleting and canvassing with a lunch and evening social.

With a rainy day yesterday I decided to review the leaflets I have had delivered so far.

A video summarising some of my views explored in this rather long blog post!

My latest video blog entry has already started causing a stir in the YouTube comments with BNP supporters coming out of the woodwork. It just proves that the vast majority of people who welcome our multi-cultural, open society which respects peoples rights and responsibilities need to get out and vote to support a positive vision for the future, not the hate spread by the BNP.

Just one page is reason enough to realise the BNP are bad news, but if you have time read more on the Hope not Hate site.

In my first video blog entry I talk about why we can't expect real reform from the main three parties.