£30.5m for new council homes not being spent despite housing crisis, say Greens 12th June 2018 by 12 June 2018 Greens challenge Labour Council to use money to urgently build more affordable homes The Green Group of Councillors are calling on the Labour Council to ‘get a move on’ and use all available resources to expand the supply of housing in the city, as the housing crisis continues unabated. Questions asked by […] Read more »
Labour failing to get a grip on bins and litter 4th June 2018 / 28th May 2022 by hannahclare Litter is piling up in the city – a depressing visual reminder that the Labour Council has failed to get a grip on waste, writes Councillor Leo Littman Read more » #Brighton #Labour bins environment
Keith Taylor MEP for the South East Weekly Update 1st June 2018 by 1 June 2018 1st June Green MEP calls for EU sanctions against Israeli state over Gaza killings Keith Taylor, Green MEP for the South East and a member of the European Parliament’s Palestine Delegation, has called for the EU to impose economic sanctions against the Israeli state. The call comes in the wake of […] Read more »
Keith Taylor MEP for the South East Weekly Update 25th May 2018 by 25 May 2018 25th May Greens condemn UK appeasement of Israeli forces’ massacre of unarmed Palestinians Green MEP Keith Taylor, a member of the European Parliament’s Palestine Delegation, has responded to the UK Government, White House and other prominent actors’ responses to the Israeli security forces’ “massacre” of more than 50 unarmed Palestinian people on […] Read more »
Keith Taylor MEP for the South East Weekly Update 4th May 2018 by 4 May 2018 4th May Green MEP on Customs Union: Amber signal for stay or go? Keith Taylor, Green MEP for the South East, is calling on the Government to commit to Customs Union membership post- Brexit, after the Home Secretary Amber Rudd suggested the Government’s Customs Union position was up for discussion. Responding […] Read more »
Greens comment on closure of The Bridge Community Centre 1st May 2018 by 1 May 2018 The Green Group of Councillors have commented on news that The Bridge Community Centre has closed down. Convenor of the Green Group, Councillor Phélim Mac Cafferty said: “Greens are deeply saddened to hear of the closure of one of the city’s most important community centres – the Bridge, in Moulsecoomb. The Bridge […] Read more »
Keith Taylor MEP for the South East Weekly Update 27th April 2018 by 27 April 2018 27th April Dieselgate: ‘Some real victories in new EU rules but UK consumers could lose out,’ Green MEP In the wake of the Dieselgate scandal, the European Parliament voted on Thursday [19 April] for new legislation on type-approval and EU market surveillance of motor vehicles. Responding to the vote, Keith Taylor, Green […] Read more »
Hove Park Villas Surgery faces closure as Practice not able to replace outgoing GP 25th April 2018 by 25 April 2018 Greens have repeated their call for action on GP shortages following news that another surgery in the city faces closure. Hove Park Villas surgery, which has a list of4,350 patients, could shut its doors in October 2018 due to a shortage of doctors. A letter from the Clinical Commissioning Group to local […] Read more »
‘These Walls Must Fall,’ say all parties in Council 20th April 2018 by 20 April 2018 Greens are supporting the campaign to end immigration detention after a local resident demanded the Council speak out against the practice. The ‘These Walls Must Fall,’ proposal, which calls on the Government to find alternatives to indefinite detention, was backed by all parties on Brighton and Hove City Council. Figures estimate that […] Read more »
Engage with the public on rail network plans, say Greens as trains disrupted over Brighton Festival weekend 18th April 2018 by 18 April 2018 Greens have called on rail companies to do more to engage with the public, following news that there will be no direct trains between London and Brighton during the opening weekend of the Brighton Festival and Fringe. Councillor Phélim Mac Cafferty has spoken in support of a Brighton and Hove Friends of […] Read more »