Does local Government work for women? Three steps forward for a healthier democracy #PressforProgress 8th March 2018 by hannahclare Councillor Alex Phillips This International Women’s Day will be my first as a mother. I have been a councillor for almost a decade but this year I have a newborn in tow too. I am neither disabled nor BAME and so have never experienced the inherent discrimination that women councillors pertaining to those two groups […] Read more » #pressforprogress Gender equality InternationalWomensDay2018
Brighton and Hove Labour Council Leader resigns: comment 27th February 2018 / 28th May 2022 by hannahclare Greens have responded to news that the Labour leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, Warren Morgan, has resigned. Convenor of the Green Group of Councillors, Councillor Phélim Mac Cafferty, commented: “Labour’s Council leader has been ousted by his own divided party. But look around the city and signs of Labour’s self-implosion are everywhere. Graffiti, […] Read more » #Brighton #Labour
Labour and Conservatives vote down Green proposals to reverse cuts and fund homeless prevention at Council budget setting meeting 23rd February 2018 / 12th February 2019 by hannahclare Greens have condemned a decision by the Labour Council to vote against their budget proposals, which put forward more than £2m of funds that would have seen the Council able to protect social work services, fund more homelessness prevention work and support environmentally friendly energy options for the city. An additional Green proposal that sought […] Read more »
Greens find over £2m to boost housing, environment and reverse cuts in Council’s budget 22nd February 2018 / 12th February 2019 by 22 February 2018 Green budget proposals plan for future of city in face of housing crisis and climate change Work by the Green Group of Councillors on the Labour Council’s budget has identified fresh income that the Greens want to see used to prevent homelessness, protect services and boost environmentally friendly initiatives that will leave […] Read more »
£2m to prevent homelessness in Green budget proposals 21st February 2018 by hannahclare The council can bring costly emergency accommodation services ‘in-house’ and reduce rough sleeping, say Greens. The Green Group of Councillors have revealed budget proposals that fund solutions to the homelessness crisis gripping the city. Greens are calling on the council to use funding found by their budget proposals to purchase emergency accommodation for people at […] Read more » #BHCCbudget homelessness
Councillors should give up parking perks to plug cut in home-to-school transport, say Greens 21st February 2018 by hannahclare Green amendments identify £30k from scrapping Councillors’ free car parking spaces across the city Greens are calling on Councillors from all parties to give up their free parking spaces, saying the money saved could be used to protect home-to-school transport for disabled children. An amendment from the Greens to the budget meeting on Thursday (22nd […] Read more »
£2m to prevent homelessness in Green budget proposals 21st February 2018 by 21 February 2018 The council can bring costly emergency accommodation services ‘in-house’ and reduce rough sleeping, say Greens. The Green Group of Councillors have revealed budget proposals that fund solutions to the homelessness crisis gripping the city. Greens are calling on the council to use funding found by their budget proposals to purchase emergency accommodation […] Read more »
Greens call for serious review of council cuts as city GPs issue grave social care warning 20th February 2018 by 20 February 2018 Cuts to social care services leave patients ‘unsafe’ say local GPs Doctors in Brighton and Hove are desperately concerned at the lack of basic care support for their patients, due to cuts in adult social care services, a survey has revealed. Forty-seven of the city’s GPs have informed all Councillors of their […] Read more »
Plea to support Fabrica gallery as fundraiser begins to plug council cuts 15th February 2018 by hannahclare Convenor of the Green Group Phélim Mac Cafferty has responded to news that local arts hub and charity Fabrica could face closure as a result of council cuts. The contemporary arts gallery on Duke Street, which has been in receipt of a regular grant from Brighton and Hove City Council, has now launched a fundraising […] Read more » cuts
Plea to support Fabrica gallery as fundraiser begins to plug council cuts 14th February 2018 by 14 February 2018 Convenor of the Green Group Phélim Mac Cafferty has responded to news that local arts hub and charity Fabrica could face closure as a result of council cuts. The contemporary arts gallery on Duke Street, which has been in receipt of a regular grant from Brighton and Hove City Council, has now […] Read more »