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9th November 2015 by
Local Green councillor Alex Phillips visited Brighton & Hove’s Cardinal Newman Sixth Form today to take part in a Question Time event organised by young politics students at the college. The event saw students put a range of political questions to a cross-party panel of elected representatives from the local area. Students were particularly […]
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6th November 2015 by
Green Councillor and group spokesperson on children and young people, Alex Phillips, spoke out today against the Labour-run Council’s plans to close at least five children’s centres in response to government cuts. The plans, released in full today, identify centres including Cornerstone and City View as likely to be cut in a significantly reduced […]
28th October 2015 by
The Brighton & Hove Health & Wellbeing Board was beset by protest from older people’s groups last week as they voted 6 to 1 to cut a massive £22m from adult social care services over the next 4 years. The cuts were outlined in the seemingly innocuously-titled “Future direction of Adult Social Care Services”, […]
26th October 2015 by
Labour and Conservative councillors blocked a Green Party motion today calling for the Council to end its million-pound pension investments in corporate fossil fuel giants such as Exxon Mobil. Currently, Brighton and Hove City Council provides employee pensions through a fund managed by East Sussex County Council, which invests over £171 million in fossil-fuel […]
The Council yesterday approved a motion put forward by the Greens calling for the Council to work with the community and voluntary sector to provide a coordinated response to support Syrian refugees. The motion also called for the Council to request further financial and practical help so that the city can accommodate refugees for […]
15th October 2015 by
The Post Office this week announced it would move ahead with plans to merge Western Road Crown Post Office in Hove with the branch in Melville Road, despite petitions signed by a total of 7,400 residents opposing the move. According to a Post Office statement, the closure is necessary “to achieve commercial sustainability” for […]
12th October 2015 by
Green Councillors joined mental health campaigners, practitioners and residents from across the city this weekend to mark World Mental Health Day, with a “Festival of the Mind” at the Friends Meeting House in Brighton. World Mental Health Day is led by the World Federation of Mental Health, and encourages a global effort to raise […]
8th October 2015 by
Local Green councillors have condemned as “damaging” and “life-threatening” proposals to bring local Fire Authorities under the control of Police and Crime Commissioners across the country. The proposals are part of a “consultation” entitled Enabling Closer Working Between the Emergency Services [1], which asks respondents to tell the government why they support their proposals […]
7th October 2015 by
Green Councillors yesterday attended a celebration for the Clare Project [1], a self supporting group based in Brighton and Hove open to anyone wishing to explore issues around gender identity. The party is being held to mark 15 years of operation for the group, which provides training, practical help and a social space for […]
1st October 2015 by
The first ever assessment of the needs of trans people in Brighton & Hove [1] has found there is still much work to be done to tackle the discrimination, abuse and isolation suffered by trans people. The report follows the excellent work by the Trans Equality Scrutiny Panel, set up under the previous Green […]