Greens call on the Labour council to plan for school funding 13th January 2020 / 13th January 2020 by hannahclare Surplus school places in the coming years will place huge pressures on school budgets, Greens say Green Councillors have today requested the Labour Council looks long term at the declining numbers of primary school pupils predicted in the city. The council estimates that there will be a surplus of 600 reception class places across the […] Read more »
Greens speak out against sweeping changes to fire service made behind closed doors 10th January 2020 / 10th January 2020 by hannahclare Greens vote against decision to move fire service 999 control room out of Sussex Greens have called for greater public scrutiny over fire service decisions after critical changes to the management of 999 fire emergencies were made in a meeting held behind closed doors. Members of the public, press and fire service staff units were […] Read more »
Opportunity to work for us 3rd January 2020 / 3rd January 2020 by hannahclare We are hiring for a Campaigns Assistant to join our local office team. Working 14 hours a week, our Campaigns Assistant has a key role in helping to deliver the aims and objectives of the Brighton & Hove Green Party (BHGP). For more information click here Applications close at Midday on Sunday 19th January 2020. Read more »
Tackle problem party houses let through AirBnB, urge Greens 20th December 2019 / 20th December 2019 by greengroup Learning from Cambridge ‘crackdown’ can prevent worst offenders Problem ‘party houses,’ used by visitors for events could be tackled using planning law, Greens have said, calling for greater government powers to handle the rise in short-term holiday lets. Greens say that a growing number of complaints from residents show that short-term holiday lets are becoming […] Read more »
Local Labour Councillors back Green call for fairer voting system and an end to first-past-the-post 20th December 2019 / 20th December 2019 by hannahclare Overturn unfair voting system failing residents and damaging politics, say Greens Green Councillors have successfully pushed Labour councillors to back a change in the voting system used for local and general elections. Greens say the current ‘first past the post,’ system is deeply unfair, and has denied voters choice and proper representation at both local […] Read more »
Bring in the TUC and Local Government Association to resolve CityClean dispute, say Greens 18th December 2019 / 18th December 2019 by greengroup Greens question lack of transparency over issues with industrial relations and demand independent oversight Greens have repeated their call on the Labour Council to immediately involve external organisations in resolving the CityClean dispute after the press and public were excluded from a key meeting. A meeting of Policy and Resources Committee (Thursday, 5th December) included […] Read more »
Use waste contract cash savings to fund plastic recycling, say Greens 17th December 2019 / 14th February 2020 by hannahclare Money saved through changing the Veolia contract can now be used to set up more plastic recycling Money saved through changes to the city’s recycling and waste disposal contract could be set aside to fund plastic recycling services, thanks to a proposal from Green Councillors agreed this month. The recycling and disposal service for household […] Read more » climate
Greens call on newly elected MPs to act on climate change and say ‘time is running out.’ 13th December 2019 / 14th February 2020 by hannahclare Brighton and Hove Green Councillors have called on the city’s newly-elected MPs to heed the warning of climate crisis and commit to radical and swift action on climate change. Read more » climate
Green candidate for Hove Ollie Sykes calls for PR on Democracy Day 5th December 2019 / 20th July 2023 by Green candidate for Hove and Portslade, Ollie Sykes, on our broken democracy and why electoral reform is overdue. Thursday 5th December has been named “Democracy Day” by campaigners for electoral reform, including the Electoral Reform Society, Unlock Democracy, Make Votes Matter, and Compass. As they say in today’s Guardian “This year we’ve seen our parliament […] Read more »
Cash machine fees hitting people in city’s residential areas with ‘poverty premium,’ say Greens 5th December 2019 / 5th December 2019 by hannahclare Call on council to review support offered to residents facing financial exclusion The council must do more to support residents who are forced to pay fees at the nearest available cash machine, say Greens, who have called on the council to explore how to prevent financial exclusion in the city. Councillor Martin Osborne, Green Councillor […] Read more »
