Greens push all parties to lessen blow of £20m cuts budget 24th February 2017 by Work from the Green Group of Councillors to reverse some of the worst elements of cuts to the city’s budget has been supported by all parties in Brighton and Hove City Council. The Green Group of Councillors urged all parties to work harder to save vital services across the city, calling for a joint amendment […] Read more »
Budget Council Open Letter 23rd February 2017 by hannahclare Throughout the last number of weeks, the Green Group has examined the Labour budget proposals. Through a combination of reasonable charge increases, spend to save measures and a focus on prevention; we sought to reverse some of the most toxic proposals in the budget. Our group is allowed to submit amendments to Labour’s budget, […] Read more »
Speech: ‘One Day Without Us’ Migrant 22nd February 2017 by Solidarity Rally Councillor Phélim Mac Cafferty, Convenor of the Green Group of Councillors: Given on 20th February 2017 to address the rally at the Clock Tower, Brighton City Centre Thank you to the people who have organised this necessary protest today. Today is UN World Day of Justice when migrants from across the world remind […] Read more »
Green proposals for city’s budget released 21st February 2017 by Green proposals for city’s budget released Full Proposals here Green Councillors have shared their ambitious proposals for the Council’s budget ahead of the meeting of Budget Council this Thursday, Feb 23rd. The document lays out the ways in which the Green Group would seek to make changes to the budget and argues that a ‘spend to save’ approach could […] Read more »
Greens back migrants’ symbolic ‘walk-outs’ in Brighton and Hove 21st February 2017 by Green Councillors have called on the Council to show leadership and support for the city’s migrant residents, as they highlighted their contribution to society in a series of actions on UN Social Justice Day, Monday, 20th Feb. The actions formed part of the national ‘One Day Without Us’ campaign, a solidarity movement for migrants facing […] Read more »
Keith Taylor weekly update 17th February 2017 17th February 2017 by Green MEP warns Brexit is no escape from toxic trade deals as CETA gets the green-light Keith Taylor MEP is warning that Brexit will not free the UK from toxic trade deals as the European Parliament votes to green-light CETA, the controversial EU-Canada trade deal. The deal, which has been long opposed by trade justice […] Read more »
Public Services are best provided by local authorities or third sector organisations; not unaccountable private companies. Why do Brighton & Hove’s Labour Councillors disagree? 15th February 2017 by hannahclare by Councillor Leo Littman When elected as a Councillor, I signed up to the seven principles of public life (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-7-principles-of-public-life/the-7-principles-of-public-life–2) These include accountability and openness. Sadly, private companies which run many of our vital public services; from NHS contracts to railway franchises, are not obliged to make the same commitments. Often, the public have to […] Read more »
Greens seek backing for approach to reverse ‘short-sighted’ Council cuts 15th February 2017 by Work by the Green Group of Councillors on the Council’s budget has identified fresh income that the Greens want to see used to protect key services such as the Youth Service and Elderly Care. Green finance lead, Councillor Ollie Sykes, stated: “Years of Conservative Government policy have damaged Council finances up and down the country […] Read more »
Hope for rough sleepers as property developer responds to Green initiative 10th February 2017 by Green Councillors have been approached by a commercial landlord with an offer of short-term use of a building in Brighton as a temporary respite for the homeless. The news follows a successful Green Group motion to full council, which called for all empty Council buildings to be made available for use as temporary shelters for […] Read more »
Keith Taylor MEP weekly update 10th February 2017 by Green MEP slams Government as EU prepares to take UK to court over air pollution failures Keith Taylor, Green MEP for the South East, has slammed the Conservative government for its consistent failure to tackle the air pollution crisis, as the EU prepares to escalate action against the UK for breaching air quality laws. Keith […] Read more »