Sarah Sharp

Please contact me on sarah.sharp@westsussex.gov.uk or smsharp@chichester.gov.uk or 07789843556. Surgery second Saturday of the month in Chichester Library 9.15-10.15am.

Devolution and LGR do not solve adult social care issues or lack of funding for education especially SEND provision.

"We could resolve this by creating safe, legal and managed routes." @EllieChowns responds to Reform's dangerous rhetoric on migration with the Green Party's genuine, compassionate, common-sense solutions.

Migrants didn't cut council funding. Migrants didn't cut NHS funding. Migrants didn't close youth centres. Migrants didn't sell off council houses. Migrants aren't filling our rivers with sewage. Farage and co. will tell you to point the finger at migrants. Don't fall for it.

"Mega farms are bad for animals, nature and people. We need a kinder, fairer and more resilient system, one that reflects the compassion of the public, supports responsible farmers and enhances the UK's position as a global leader in animal protection."

I’m speaking out because cutting PIP would be devastating. It’s been my lifeline — helping me live independently and build a comedy career. Without it, I wouldn’t have managed. This is about dignity, not just money. These cuts are dangerous. Stop #TakingThePIP. @TakingThePIP1

Another town in England setting 20mph as a norm. So good to see towns recognising that both locals and tourists gain from lower speed limits in towns. Well done Westmoreland and Furness Council and Kendal Town Council. bit.ly/4kDAWLS

What would you choose to spend public funding on? The Lower Thames Crossing? or 20 - 50 rail re-openings (£300m each*)? * This is the cost of the recent and hugely successful Northumberland reopening.

Brilliant news! Why isn’t this on the front pages?

🚨BREAKING🚨 WE’VE WON OUR CASE TO #DefendDemocracy The Court of Appeal has ruled that anti-protest laws which completely ignored the will of Parliament are unlawful

The Greens now have nearly 200 more councillors than Reform. This is not something you'd be likely to guess from all the copiously salivating media coverage of Farage & his crew of billionaire-backed far-right chancers.

(... which is more than Reform, by the way)

This is good 💯 Pope Francis wrote this in the Hospital. “The walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churches... They have witnessed far more sincere kisses than those in airports... It is in hospitals that you see a homophobe being saved by a gay doctor. A privileged doctor saving the life of a beggar... In intensive care, you see a Jew taking care of a racist... A police officer and a prisoner in the same room receiving the same care... A wealthy patient waiting for a liver transplant, ready to receive the organ from a poor donor... It is in these moments, when the hospital touches the wounds of people, that different worlds intersect according to a divine design. And in this communion of destinies, we realize that alone, we are nothing. The absolute truth of people, most of the time, only reveals itself in moments of pain or in the real threat of an irreversible loss. A hospital is a place where human beings remove their masks and show themselves as they truly are, in their purest essence. This life will pass quickly, so do not waste it fighting with people. Do not criticize your body too much. Do not complain excessively. Do not lose sleep over bills. Make sure to hug your loved ones. Do not worry too much about keeping the house spotless. Material goods must be earned by each person—do not dedicate yourself to accumulating an inheritance. You are waiting for too much: Christmas, Friday, next year, when you have money, when love arrives, when everything is perfect... Listen, perfection does not exist. A human being cannot attain it because we are simply not made to be fulfilled here. Here, we are given an opportunity to learn. So, make the most of this trial of life—and do it now. Respect yourself, respect others. Walk your own path, and let go of the path others have chosen for you. Respect: do not comment, do not judge, do not interfere. Love more, forgive more, embrace more, live more intensely! And leave the rest in the hands of the Creator.” —Pope Francis

A beautiful day to take a Bill for a ban on biodiversity-destroying pesticide use in urban areas into Parliament! 🌱🐝#GoPesticideFree

Attend the UK's leading conference dedicated to Vision Zero and lower speed limits, hosted by Liverpool City Region. Bringing together more than 300 professionals from transport, road safety, and policy to drive real change in road safety and active travel. bit.ly/42t0CVt

Shenzen is the first city in the world to all its public transportation electric. 16,000 buses, 20,000 taxis all without combustion engines. Who's next? We have so many solutions. Dump fossil fuels and implement them. #ActOnClimate #Climate #Energy #Evs #renewables

💥London bucks national trends as cycling boom continues💥 New City of London data shows biggest increase cycling since records began: 📈cycling up 57% since 2022 🚲🚲nearly 2x more bikes than cars 📈500% increase in cycling since 1999 cityoflondon.gov.uk/assets/Service…

Incredibly disappointing to hear the Scottish Government has abandoned its target to cut car traffic by 20% by 2030

Clearly there’s a shortfall in funding but Government cuts as proposed will fall on the people that will feel it the most - those that have the least.  We have an alternative, ask those who have the most to pay a little more.   People with £10m or more in assets would barely notice a 2% tax - it would affect only 20k people but raise £24bn a year. It’s  an incredible sum with which we could fund this gap and more of the things that desperately need doing in our country.   There is no shortage of money here, we just need a fairer approach to tax - take more from the few not the many.

Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine is not over yet.   But Canada will be there, standing with Ukraine, until it is.