Almost 1000 missed recycling collections in 6 months 5th December 2019 / 17th December 2019 by hannahclare Greens say issues with City Clean must be resolved and call for Independent Review to be made public Greens have called on the Labour Council to do more to improve recycling rates as latest council figures show a spike in missed collections. The council’s own monitoring data, released today, shows that the number of missed […] Read more »
Time to rethink local budget cuts on International Day of People with Disabilities 3rd December 2019 / 3rd December 2019 by greengroup Today is International Day of People with Disabilities, a day on which we acknowledge and promote the voice, dignity, rights and well-being of the millions of disabled people worldwide, in particular the 16% of people in our city living with disabilities. The day highlights the need to increase the understanding and awareness of issues relating […] Read more »
Greens join with local community on World AIDS Day 28th November 2019 / 28th November 2019 by hannahclare City leaders must not lose sight of HIV prevention targets, say Greens Local HIV organisations will be joined by Green Councillors this Sunday to mark World AIDS Day, a worldwide event to commemorate those who have lost their lives to AIDS and to support continued efforts to bring down rates of HIV. The World AIDS […] Read more »
“Missed opportunity” to help some of the most vulnerable residents with council tax bills, say Greens 27th November 2019 / 27th November 2019 by hannahclare Labour Council will not consult on impact of council tax for poorest households Greens have expressed disappointment than an anticipated review of Council Tax costs for poor households will not go ahead, despite the city council agreeing proposals that called for a consultation with residents. Each year, councils can consider whether to revise the Council […] Read more »
Greens call for domestic and sexual violence service funding to be protected as city celebrates gender equality work 20th November 2019 / 20th November 2019 by hannahclare Greens celebrate local services at conference and say council must guarantee future funding Greens say local services that prevent domestic and sexual violence must be protected from funding cuts, calling on the council to champion organisations like Brighton Women’s Centre, who held their conference this week. Domestic violence offences have increased year on year in […] Read more »
Greens demand Secretary of State reverse Moulsecoomb Primary academisation decision 20th November 2019 / 21st November 2019 by hannahclare Greens write to the Secretary of State condemning the decision to academise Moulsecoomb Primary – and join the picket line to show solidarity with striking staff Green Councillors, who will be joining school staff, parents and community members striking against plans to turn Moulsecoomb Primary School into an academy, have written to the Secretary of […] Read more »
Standing in solidarity with the trans community this trans day of remembrance – now and always 20th November 2019 / 20th November 2019 by greengroup Once again, this year we stand together for Transgender Day of Remembrance on 20th November 2019. Read more »
Why public toilets are an equalities issue 18th November 2019 / 18th November 2019 by greengroup I vividly remember my disappointment as a small child when an invitation to “spend a penny” turned out to be a visit not to the nearest sweet shop but to the loo. But this was the 1970s and euphemism was the name of the game, at least when it came to biology. It was a […] Read more »
Britain’s roads need to be safer for the benefit of all road users 18th November 2019 / 18th November 2019 by greengroup Road safety week is upon us again. Seven days to highlight the biggest single killer of under 25s, 168 hours to focus on an issue that takes the lives of approximately 1,770 lives per year, 147 per month or around 5 people per day. It’s clear that Britain’s roads need to be safer for the […] Read more »
Greens launch campaign with “if not now, then when?” rallying call to save climate 11th November 2019 / 14th February 2020 by Green candidates – Ollie Sykes for Hove, Alexandra Phillips for Brighton Kemptown and Caroline Lucas for Brighton Pavilion (above left to right) – launched their campaigns in central Brighton this weekend. They were joined by guest speaker Uma Krieger, fourteen-year-old activist from Youth Strike 4 Climate. Uma spoke about the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change […] Read more » climate
