Green pressure helps keep council watchdog for Brighton & Hove NHS 13th May 2024 / 13th May 2024 by ExtComms 13 May 2024 In March, Labour-run Brighton & Hove City Council proposed to merge the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (HOSC) into a ‘People’ Scrutiny Committee, under new governance arrangements. Following objections from Green Councillors, they quietly reversed their proposals and HOSC is to remain as its own committee. The purpose of HOSC is to […] Read more »
Thank you to all who voted Green on Thursday 2 May in Brighton council by-elections caused by Labour’s mishandled candidate selection 6th May 2024 / 7th May 2024 by ExtComms Green candidates congratulated the new Labour councillors on being elected to represent the people of Kemptown and Queen’s Park wards on Brighton & Hove City Council. The results, which were announced Sunday afternoon, showed a drop in support for Labour and an increase in support for the Greens. There was a 8.5% swing from Labour […] Read more » #Labour 8.5% swing Queen's Park Greens kemptown by-election Luke Walker Queen's Park by-election Ricky Perrin
Green candidates call on Labour to apologise for city waste service scandal 30th April 2024 / 1st May 2024 by ExtComms 30 April 2024 – Green Party candidates for the Queen’s Park and Kemptown city council by-elections Thursday 2 May, Luke Walker and Ricky Perrin, are calling on the Labour Party to be honest with residents and apologise for the involvement of Labour councillors in reinstating employees sacked for bullying at CityClean, the troubled council-operated waste collection […] Read more » Brighton Bullying CityClean Greens Labour Luke Walker Ricky Perrin waste service
Greens select former BBC journalist as Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner candidate 13th April 2024 / 16th April 2024 by ExtComms 13 April 2024 – The Green Party has chosen former BBC journalist Jonathan Kent as its candidate for Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner. Voters across Sussex, including Brighton & Hove, will go to the polls on Thursday 2 May to pick the new Police and Crime Commissioner, the same day as two Brighton & Hove […] Read more » #Brighton 2 May 2024 Council Greens Jonathan Kent Kemptown Police Crime Commissioner Queen's Park Sian Berry Sussex
Mental health worker and disability champion Ricky Perrin to stand for Greens – Brighton Kemptown council by-election 2nd April 2024 / 13th April 2024 by ExtComms 2 April 2024 – Ricky, 45, is a community campaigner, disability sports teacher and a dad. Brighton-born, he has lived in the city for most of his life and in east Brighton for the last eight years. “Every penny counts right now for schools, social care, charity, community and third sector organisations in the city. […] Read more » Brighton Brighton and Hove City Council cuts Greens Kemptown Labour Ricky Perrin
Teacher Luke Walker to stand for Greens in Brighton Queen’s Park council by-election 27th March 2024 / 27th March 2024 by ExtComms 27 March 2024 Local teacher Luke Walker is the Green Party’s candidate for the Queen’s Park by-election on Brighton & Hove City Council. The by-election in the central Brighton neighbourhood will take place on Thursday 2 May. Luke, 46, is a green campaigner, a writer and a keen gardener on his allotment. A dad, Luke […] Read more »
Labour should pay for “unnecessary by-elections” 26th March 2024 / 18th April 2024 by ExtComms 26 March 2024 – Steve Davis, convenor of the Green group of councillors on Brighton & Hove City Council, has called for the Labour Party to pay the cost of the two by-elections that have been announced for Thursday 2 May in Queen’s Park and Kemptown wards. “Labour have themselves suggested that their two councillors, […] Read more »
Greens select Sophie Broadbent as parliamentary candidate for Hove and Portslade and Elaine Hills for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven 25th March 2024 / 14th April 2024 by ExtComms 25 March 2024 – The Green Party is delighted to announce that local members have selected two more parliamentary candidates in Brighton and Hove. Sophie Broadbent and Elaine Hills will represent the party in the next general election alongside Sian Berry, the firm favourite to replace Green Party MP Caroline Lucas in Brighton Pavilion. Elaine […] Read more »
Labour-run Brighton & Hove council must take action after ex-Labour councillor £23,000 expenses scandal 20th March 2024 / 1st April 2024 by ExtComms Green Leader of the Opposition on Brighton & Hove City Council Steve Davis has written to the council’s Chief Executive Will Tuckley to ask him to find ways to prevent the recent scenario where two former Labour councillors together claimed £23,000 in expenses while barely attending any meetings. Letter to Will Tuckley Council Chief Executive […] Read more »
Greens call for referendum on local council democracy 17th March 2024 / 17th March 2024 by ExtComms Controversial changes to how decisions are taken at Brighton & Hove City Council should be put to residents before being finalised, say Green councillors. The Labour-run council recently unveiled plans to scrap the existing committee system and instead replace it with a ‘cabinet’ system. If approved, the changes will mean key decisions could be left […] Read more »
