Brighton & Hove Green Party

25th April 2014 by

  Pic: Opposing hate: leading elected Greens L-R Councillors Liz Wakefield and Leo Littman, Caroline Lucas MP, Councillors Phelim Mac Cafferty and former Brighton & Hove Mayor Bill Randall, Councillor Rob Jarrett and Keith Taylor MEP Leading Greens and activists in Brighton and Hove attended the counter-demonstration to the Far Right ‘March for England’ to […]

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17th April 2014 by

  Pic: Caroline reads statement outside Brighton Magistrates Court after ‘not guilty’ verdict All five of the Balcombe anti-fracking campaigners on trial at Brighton Magistrates’ Court were today found not guilty of obstructing the public highway and failing to comply with conditions imposed by a senior police officer. The five, Josef Dobraszczyk, Ruth Jarman, Caroline […]

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31st March 2014 by

  pic: Jason Kitcat, Ruth Buckley and Ian Davey The new team to lead the Greens on Brighton & Hove City Council is announced today, following a ballot of all party members and councillors. The Convenor and Deputy Convenor positions of the Green Group were all contested and Councillor Jason Kitcat has been re-elected as convenor […]

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29th March 2014 by

  Pic: LGBT rainbow freedom flag Brighton and Hove’s Green politicians have welcomed the coming of equal marriage for all and have congratulated the first same-sex couples marrying in the city. Saturday, 29 March, was the first day same-sex couples can join in civil marriage following a change in the law last year. Previously, same-sex […]

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12th March 2014 by

  Pic: Jason Kitcat signing the City Deal with cities minister Greg Clark (centre) and John Peel of Coast to Capital (left) Brighton & Hove City Council, neighbouring councils and local businesses have successfully negotiated a deal with Government to bring new funding to the city region. The ‘Greater Brighton’ City Deal includes commitments from […]

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6th March 2014 by

  pic: Brighton i360 visualisation (F10 Studios) Councillors today (6th March) agreed to facilitate a government loan to the i360 tower project, meaning it could be open as soon as summer 2016. The council is supporting borrowing from the government’s Public Works Loans Board, which lends to profit-making infrastructure projects across the country. The funding […]

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6th March 2014 by

  Following the decision to agree a Council Tax increase of 1.99% at the reconvened Budget Council, Women’s Champions Cllrs Ruth Buckleyand Liz Wakefield said: “Brighton & Hove City Council agreed a 1.99% increase in council tax due to the threat of Eric Pickles interfering in local democracy. The Greens believe this budget is not the one that […]

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5th March 2014 by

  Green councillors have blasted the ‘short-sightedness’ of the other parties in blocking the referendum on a council tax rise to protect the future of local services, after a reconvened council meeting tonight passed a budget. (5th March). Cross-party negotiations since the budget first fell last week resulted in a successful all-party amendment incorporating proposals […]

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27th February 2014 by

  Thursday’s Brighton & Hove City Council budget meeting was adjourned at 10:30pm after the budget (without a referendum) failed to pass. Green councillors have issued the following statement: “Our proposals were the only ones put forward on the night that would permanently put meaningful funds into social care services, the voluntary sector, Able & […]

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14th February 2014 by

  Brighton & Hove’s Green city councillors have condemned an attempt by Labour and Tory councillors to implement additional cuts to the council’s budget without giving city residents an opportunity to vote on the topic. Green councillors plan to take a proposal for a 4.75% increase in council tax – the funds from which would […]

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