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 »
Labour’s £1.5m hit to taxpayers to close local schools 15th March 2024 / 15th March 2024 by ExtComms Taxpayer to foot £1.5m bill thanks to Labour’s decision to close schools, say Greens Labour’s decision to close two much-loved local schools could end up costing the taxpayer £1.5million, according to opposition Green councillors on Labour-run Brighton & Hove City Council. Labour councillors had ignored last-minute pleas from parents and teachers and voted overwhelmingly to […] Read more »
Residents let down by Labour deserve representation, say Greens after ex-Labour councillors resign 5th March 2024 / 5th March 2024 by ExtComms Green Leader of the Opposition on Brighton & Hove City Council Councillor Steve Davis has reacted to news that two former Labour councillors, Bharti Gajjar and Chandni Mistry, currently under investigation into claims of electoral fraud, have stated they will resign. Councillor Davis said “This announcement is long overdue. It’s a disgrace that thanks to […] Read more »
Labour turn their backs on climate emergency education in city’s schools 1st March 2024 / 1st March 2024 by ExtComms Labour-controlled Brighton & Hove City Council is scrapping a pioneering environmental school project without providing any replacement. The ‘Our City Our World’ project worked with schools throughout the city to raise awareness of climate change but saw its £41,000 council funding scrapped by Labour last week as part of £30 million of cuts to local […] Read more »
Green councillors on the 2024 Brighton & Hove Council budget: “These are Tory cuts but Labour choices.” 22nd February 2024 / 22nd February 2024 by ExtComms Green councillors voted against more than £20 million in cuts to vital local services. They told Labour councillors responsible for the plans they will have to take full responsibility for the devastating impact of their budget on the most vulnerable people in Brighton and Hove. Labour councillors refused all opposition amendments to their budget at […] Read more »
Greens’ dismay at Labour’s city council power grab 22nd February 2024 / 22nd February 2024 by ExtComms Green councillors react with dismay to Labour-run Brighton & Hove City Council’s latest plan to introduce a ‘cabinet’ decision-making system. Labour wants a handful of powerful councillors to take most decisions rather than the more open committee system that has operated for decades according to news outlet Brighton and Hove News. Green convenor and leader […] Read more »
Greens urge Labour to U-turn on cuts to treasured local bus routes or risk cutting the poorest off from South Downs 13th February 2024 / 13th February 2024 by ExtComms Labour is being asked to U-turn on planned cuts at Brighton & Hove City Council to two much-loved local bus routes by Green councillors who argue axing services to Devil’s Dyke and Ditchling Beacon risks cutting people off from the South Downs. The Labour-run council is being asked to U-turn on planned cuts to two […] Read more »
Greens urge Labour to use extra £510,000 to help shield city’s most vulnerable from widespread cuts 12th February 2024 / 12th February 2024 by ExtComms Labour Party councillors on Brighton & Hove City Council are being urged to use a last-minute grant of more than half a million to shield the city’s most-vulnerable from devastating incoming service cuts. Brighton & Hove City Council’s Labour administration published its budget proposals last week – with tens of millions of pounds set to […] Read more »
Siân Berry: Brighton deserves a strong voice in Parliament, unafraid and unwhipped 10th February 2024 / 10th February 2024 by ExtComms Siân revealed what voters in Brighton have said they want from their next Green MP at an evening event held today. The event was hosted by Zack Polanski, Deputy Leader of the Green Party, alongside the MP for Brighton Pavilion, Caroline Lucas. Kiri, from the youth-led ‘Green New Deal Rising’, spoke to the urgency felt […] Read more »
Green city councillor Steve Davis on openness and transparency in Brighton’s council-run services 5th February 2024 / 6th February 2024 by ExtComms In his regular column for the Brighton Argus newspaper Green councillor Steve Davis calls for more transparency from Brighton & Hove’s Labour-controlled council on a workplace bullying culture in the city’s street cleaning services. Steve highlights two areas where Labour are falling short: the recent report into workplace bullying and other problems at the city’s […] Read more »
