Defend workers’ rights urge Greens as Labour Council moves to slash Trade Union time despite hundreds of job losses in council budget 30th January 2024 / 30th January 2024 by ExtComms Strike action on the cards if Labour push ahead with compulsory redundancies Public service workers facing job cuts and redundancy proposals will have their access to trade union advice and support curtailed, after it was revealed Labour-controlled Brighton & Hove Council plan to slash trade union facility time (where union reps can help members in […] Read more »
Greens condemn lack of consultation with community as colossal council budget cuts loom 30th January 2024 / 30th January 2024 by ExtComms Cuts have been ‘shrouded in secrecy’ with public left in dark over future of services Decisions that will affect the services and jobs that hundreds of people in the city rely on are being made behind closed doors, Greens say, condemning Labour for jettisoning a council consultation process that would have given community groups more […] Read more »
Greens demand lessons learned by council over school and early years closures as further Labour cuts loom large 26th January 2024 / 26th January 2024 by ExtComms Green councillors are demanding Brighton & Hove City Council learns lessons from the recent “insincere” consultations carried out ahead of Labour’s decision to close two schools and a much-loved nursery in the city. Parents and staff at St Peter’s Community Primary and Nursery School, St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School, and Bright Start nursery have been […] Read more »
Brighton loses a third of social homes to ‘Right to Buy’ 25th January 2024 / 25th January 2024 by ExtComms Siân says let’s buy back New data from Siân Berry, Green MP candidate for Brighton Pavilion constituency, published in the Argus newspaper has revealed that almost a third (32.9%) of social housing in Brighton and Hove has been lost since the introduction of ‘Right to Buy’* in 1980, while Caroline Lucas takes action in Parliament.1,2 […] Read more »
Labour reject call for pesticide ‘opt-out’ scheme that would give residents a say over street glyphosate sprays 23rd January 2024 / 23rd January 2024 by ExtComms Labour must not impose glyphosate spraying on residents who do not want this chemical being used on the street where they live Labour councillors on Brighton & Hove City Council’s Environment Committee have today voted to reintroduce glyphosate, a toxic weed killer, to the city’s streets. Councillors were asked to consider a proposal from the […] Read more »
Dismay as Labour councillors vote against plan to save Bartholomew’s School and Bright Start Nursery from immediate closure 23rd January 2024 / 23rd January 2024 by ExtComms Labour councillors reject alternative proposal to merge sites A last-ditch proposal to explore alternatives to save Bright Start nursery and St Bartholomew’s School from closure has been rejected by Labour Councillors at a meeting of Brighton & Hove City Council’s Children’s Committee yesterday evening. Committee members were asked by the Greens to consider pausing the […] Read more »
Greens call out Labour councillors for signing national charity’s pesticide pledge as Labour propose return of toxic weedkiller spray 17th January 2024 / 17th January 2024 by ExtComms Nine Labour Councillors, Cllrs Robinson, Williams, Fowler, Evans, Grimshaw, Miller, O’Quinn, Wilkinson and Alexander are signatories to Pesticide Action Network UK’s pesticide pledge Nine Labour Councillors, Cllrs Robinson, Williams, Fowler, Evans, Grimshaw, Miller, O’Quinn, Wilkinson and Alexander are signatories to Pesticide Action Network UK’s pesticide pledge Greens have hit back at the Labour Council for putting […] Read more »
Green councillors urge city council to support local communities affected by the Israel – Gaza conflict 6th December 2023 / 6th December 2023 by ExtComms Green city councillors call on Brighton & Hove City Council to offer support to those affected by the violent events in Israel and in Palestine, ahead of a meeting of all councillors on 14 December. Green Councillor Chloë Goldsmith, who will propose the notice of motion on behalf of the Green Group on Thursday 14 December, […] Read more »
Brighton Green councillors’ statement on resignation of longstanding Labour Councillor Les Hamilton 23rd November 2023 / 24th November 2023 by ExtComms The Green Group of Councillors on Brighton & Hove City Council have responded to the resignation of Labour Councillor Les Hamilton. They said: “Les Hamilton has been a councillor for 52 years – an incredible record of public service. His devotion to championing the needs of his residents in Portslade is unquestionable. He is respected […] Read more »
Green councillors urge action after “horrifying” details of racism, misogyny and homophobia at council waste depot 20th November 2023 / 23rd November 2023 by ExtComms Councillor Steve Davis, Green Party convenor of the Green Group of Councillors and leader of the opposition on Brighton & Hove City Council, said: “We welcome the publication of the independent King’s Counsel report into conduct at the Cityclean depot and thank Aileen McColgan KC for her hard work, diligence, and professionalism. “Each of the […] Read more »
