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 »
Outdated Council practices can hold women back, say Greens 18th April 2018 by 18 April 2018 The Green Group of Councillors are calling on the Council to do more to make local government accessible to women and those with caring responsibilities. A year-long study from the Fawcett Society’s Local Government Commission, which asked, ‘Does Local Government Work for Women?,’ found that more than three quarters of councils had […] Read more »
Greens challenge Labour over ‘discussions’ with Veolia on plastic waste and recyclables 11th April 2018 by 11 April 2018 Green Councillor Phélim Mac Cafferty has responded to claims made by Councillor Gill Mitchell, Labour’s lead member for environment, that the council is ‘in discussions’ about changes needed to recycle plastic waste. The Green Group recently urged the Labour Council to ‘come clean’ about the failings of the city’s recycling contract, struck […] Read more »
Come clean on why city’s residents are stopped from recycling plastics, say Greens 28th March 2018 by hannahclare Come clean on why city’s residents are stopped from recycling plastics, say Greens FOI reveals Veolia ‘not willing’ to adapt £1bn contract to include plastics recycling 28/3/18 Greens have called on the Labour Council to come clean about plastics recycling in the city after a Freedom of Information Request from Materials Recycling World magazine revealed […] Read more »
Labour Council’s plastic waste measures don’t go far enough, say Greens 28th March 2018 by hannahclare Labour Council’s plastic waste measures don’t go far enough, say Greens Response to campaign for plastic free city a step in the right direction but slow progress holds city back 28/3/18 Greens have called for stronger action on plastic waste, urging the Labour Council to act swiftly to prevent more plastic pollution. A successful proposal […] Read more »
Labour Council’s plastic waste measures don’t go far enough, say Greens 28th March 2018 by 28 March 2018 Greens have called for stronger action on plastic waste, urging the Labour Council to act swiftly to prevent more plastic pollution. A successful proposal from the Greens in November last year called on the Council to introduce a range of measures to end the use of single-use plastics (SUPs) in Brighton and […] Read more »
Keith Taylor MEP for the South East Weekly Update 23rd March 2018 by 23 March 2018 23rd March Green MEP lambasts Government’s ‘open borders’ Brexit plan Responding to the Government’s plans for an ‘open borders’ Brexit, Keith Taylor, the Green MEP for Kent, said: “Astonishingly, in the face of repeated warnings from the Port of Dover, haulage firms and industry experts that leaving the EU Customs Union will […] Read more »