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Greens call for greater pay equity in the council, following CEO recruitment advert 

14th September 2023 | Comments Off on Greens call for greater pay equity in the council, following CEO recruitment advert 

Today, Brighton & Hove City Council began advertising for a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) position for the council, to replace the current interim postholder.   The position is being advertised […]

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Greens call for Labour councillor to stand down over transphobic tweets   

12th September 2023 | Comments Off on Greens call for Labour councillor to stand down over transphobic tweets   

Green councillors have condemned the Labour group for failing to take decisive action on a series of highly transphobic tweets posted by a Labour Councillor.  Local trans groups and residents have […]

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Greens call for accountability and compensation from Southern Water, Labour bottles it on public ownership of water companies

21st July 2023 | Comments Off on Greens call for accountability and compensation from Southern Water, Labour bottles it on public ownership of water companies

In a proposal to full council, Green Councillors highlight the ongoing dumping of raw sewage in the sea and call for compensation for the city and public ownership of water […]

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Labour bails on calling for rent controls from national government, backing Keir instead of renters 

21st July 2023 | Comments Off on Labour bails on calling for rent controls from national government, backing Keir instead of renters 

Following a Green Party proposal to call for the council to be given powers to use rent controls, Labour amended the motion to dodge committing to rent controls in the next […]

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Sian Berry selected as candidate to follow Caroline Lucas as next Green MP for Brighton Pavilion

19th July 2023 | Comments Off on Sian Berry selected as candidate to follow Caroline Lucas as next Green MP for Brighton Pavilion

Brighton and Hove Green Party members today selected Sian Berry to become the next Green MP for Brighton Pavilion. Berry was selected as the new Brighton Pavilion candidate after winning […]

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Greens march with Trans Pride in solidarity with the Trans community and against transphobia

13th July 2023 | Comments Off on Greens march with Trans Pride in solidarity with the Trans community and against transphobia

Members of Brighton & Hove Green Party are due to join the Trans Pride March in Brighton on Saturday 15th July which starts from Jubilee Square at 11.00am. Green MP […]

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Candidates named in race to follow Caroline Lucas as next Green MP for Brighton Pavilion

2nd July 2023 | Comments Off on Candidates named in race to follow Caroline Lucas as next Green MP for Brighton Pavilion

Brighton and Hove Green Party members will choose who stands to become the next Green MP for Brighton Pavilion after three candidates announced they were standing. The candidates are: Candidate […]

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Brighton & Hove Green Party passes motion “Supporting LGBTIQA+ Rights and Standing Against Transphobia”

30th June 2023 | Comments Off on Brighton & Hove Green Party passes motion “Supporting LGBTIQA+ Rights and Standing Against Transphobia”

The following motion received overwhelming support from members of Brighton & Hove Green Party at a recent meeting. Context We note the ONS report on Gender Identity in the 2021 […]

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Greens slam Labour’s plans to scrap seafront cycle lane as “uncosted, unconsulted and undemocratic”

21st June 2023 | Comments Off on Greens slam Labour’s plans to scrap seafront cycle lane as “uncosted, unconsulted and undemocratic”

Following the news that Labour plan to redesign the seafront cycle lanes, Greens raise concerns that reversing progress loses the city time, money and progress  On Friday 16th, the Labour-run […]

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Uncounted votes raise serious questions about 2023 Local Elections 

16th June 2023 | Comments Off on Uncounted votes raise serious questions about 2023 Local Elections 

Following the news that 1,423 votes were not counted, Greens raise significant questions about democratic processes and accountability  Yesterday, Brighton & Hove City Council announced that 1,423 postal votes cast […]

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