5th March 2014 by
Green councillors have blasted the ‘short-sightedness’ of the other parties in blocking the referendum on a council tax rise to protect the future of local services, after a reconvened council meeting tonight passed a budget. (5th March). Cross-party negotiations since the budget first fell last week resulted in a successful all-party amendment incorporating proposals […]
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27th February 2014 by
Thursday’s Brighton & Hove City Council budget meeting was adjourned at 10:30pm after the budget (without a referendum) failed to pass. Green councillors have issued the following statement: “Our proposals were the only ones put forward on the night that would permanently put meaningful funds into social care services, the voluntary sector, Able & […]
14th February 2014 by
Brighton & Hove’s Green city councillors have condemned an attempt by Labour and Tory councillors to implement additional cuts to the council’s budget without giving city residents an opportunity to vote on the topic. Green councillors plan to take a proposal for a 4.75% increase in council tax – the funds from which would […]
31st January 2014 by
Following a non-binding motion of no confidence passed by Labour and Conservatives, Green councillors last night faced down calls from the Labour Group to form a cross-party coalition with the Tories, describing this as unthinkable. Council Leader Jason Kitcat said: “As all Labour councillors know, Councillor Morgan’s motion is an utterly meaningless gesture. “If […]
21st January 2014 by
Union leaders in Brighton and Hove have backed Green Party calls to ‘Let the people decide’ on an alternative budget which would safeguard critical services for elderly and vulnerable people and cancel out austerity cuts passed down from the coalition government. Mark Turner the city’s GMB branch secretary said: “This new budget would protect frontline services […]
17th January 2014 by
Yesterday’s proposal by the Brighton & Hove Green minority administration for a citywide council tax referendum was rejected by the Brighton & Hove Labour Party within fifteen minutes of the announcement. The response was described as ‘deeply disappointing’ by the Leader of the Council, who yesterday called for other parties to ‘trust the people of […]
16th January 2014 by
The UK’s only Green council administration – in Brighton and Hove – is proposing a referendum of local people on a council tax rise to protect services for the city’s most vulnerable. As a response to central Government cuts, the minority Green administration has been working to find ways of funding local services threatened […]
14th January 2014 by
Pic: Brighton and Hove bus Radical proposals to tackle stubborn pollution hotspots in Brighton city centre were given cross-party backing at a committee meeting yesterday (14th January). While the majority of the city has seen significant improvements in air quality, stubborn pollution hotspots on North Street and near the Clock Tower haven’t followed suit. […]
1st December 2013 by
Greens councillors and our local MP have voiced their support for World AIDS day events happening today (1st December). Brighton and Hove has the highest prevalence of people with HIV outside of London. Events planned for Brighton & Hove include laying out the world’s largest AIDS awareness red ribbon at the recently-revamped Level park […]
5th November 2013 by
Pic: Leading the way for fair pay. L-R: Councillors Jason Kitcat and Geoffrey Bowden, local Chamber of Commerce representatives Tracey Allen and Julia Chanteray, Councillor Bill Randall and Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion Green Party elected representatives in Brighton and Hove have joined with local businesses in celebrating Living Wage Week, with over 100 local […]