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After Caroline Lucas won the Greens’ first seat in the House of Commons, one of her campaign managers, Alex Phillips, told a BBC reporter: “We’re no longer the party of socks and sandals.” She re-tells the story as she urges her party to widen its appeal now, then says with a wry...

The parents behind the proposed King’s School have helped crystallise a number of important issues. They may inadvertently force decision-makers to settle matters that have festered, in at least one case, for more than a generation. They want to open a free school and their...

Brighton-born Olympic gold medallist Steve Ovett will see his new statue unveiled on the seafront today (Tuesday 24 July). He will also be made a freeman of Brighton and Hove in honour of his achievements. At the same time Brighton University is asking for anyone who has a photo...