Greens welcome powerful and moving campaign from adults with learning disabilities 14th March 2016 by Green Councillors joined service providers and adults with learning disabilities this week to launch a new campaign against cuts to public services. The campaign, led by adults with learning disabilities who use services at Brighton & Hove-based charity Grace Eyre, makes an impassioned plea to the Council and Government to reverse cuts to vital […] Read more »
Labour and Tories in last-minute deal to stitch-up Trade Unions 26th February 2016 by hannahclare BY CLLR PHELIM MAC CAFFERTY Last night saw a devastating cuts budget passed for the city of Brighton & Hove, which will hit vulnerable older and disabled people, children and families hard as vital services are stopped. The budget scraped through only after Labour capitulated to Tory demands to cut trade union support for council […] Read more »
Labour can do better for its council staff 25th February 2016 by hannahclare BY CLLR TOM DRUITT In my relatively short time as Councillor, I have seen first-hand how tremendously hard Council officers and staff work to provide high-quality services to our residents. It is often a thankless task, which might explain why according to a recent staff survey, only 29% of council staff felt valued. Another reason […] Read more »
Cuts to social care will imprison disabled and older people in their own homes 25th February 2016 by hannahclare BY PHÉLIM MAC CAFFERTY One of the biggest areas of concern in the upcoming Labour Council budget is Adult Social Care. Over the next four years Labour have made it clear that they will cut over £20.5 million from budgets to support disabled adults and older people. These cuts come amid growing evidence of a […] Read more »
Greens say Labour's cuts budget will drive up poverty and inequality 22nd February 2016 by “The Labour council budget will be a disaster for this city and as such the Green Group of Councillors cannot support it” – Councillor Phélim Mac Cafferty, convenor of the Green group. Green Party Councillors have expressed their dismay over the scale of cuts proposed by the Labour administration for the 2016/17 Brighton and Hove […] Read more »
Green Councillors warn of government power-grab on pensions investment 18th February 2016 by omorrow (Friday) is the last day of the Government consultation on investment guidelines for local government pension schemes. The proposals, which have been in development for the last two years, will give central government veto power over investment decisions made by local authorities. The proposals follow a statement in October that the government would […] Read more »
It's time to wake up the treasury 12th February 2016 by hannahclare BY CLLR PHÉLIM MAC CAFFERTY Brighton and Hove: Join us to wake up the Treasury! Saturday, 13 February, meet 10am at Brighton Station Wake up the Conservative government ministers to the cuts hitting Brighton and Hove and the reality of public sector cuts! Play a musical instrument, sing, blow a whistle, ring a bell or bang a drum […] Read more » austerity budget cuts Phelim MacCafferty
The false economy of cuts to our children and families 8th February 2016 by hannahclare In years to come, we may look back and realise that this was when everything changed - when the city sent a clear signal to its youth that it could no longer invest in their future. Read more » Alex Phillips budget children and young people cuts
Labour say consultation on libraries will "have to adapt" to budget decisions 5th February 2016 by Green Councillors are using National Libraries Day on Saturday 6th February to highlight what it claims are “highly damaging” proposals by the Labour council to cut library services in the city. As part of its 4 year financial strategy, the Labour administration has proposed a raft of changes to libraries which will see the […] Read more »
Greens invite Labour council to join their protest at the Treasury 5th February 2016 by Green councillors joined hundreds of residents, campaigners, council staff and trade unions from Brighton and Hove at the weekend to protest against the £68m cuts proposed by the Labour Council over the next four years. The protest comes just weeks before a decision will be made by Brighton & Hove Council on where the […] Read more »
