Birmingham City Council Budget cuts Labour
10th July 2024 / 11th July 2024 by joepeacock
At last night’s City Council meeting, Birmingham Green Party Councillors proposed an amendment to a Conservative motion on the Council’s financial crisis. The Green Party amendment highlighted that efficiencies won’t be enough to bridge the deep budget cuts being proposed, and that to avoid deep cuts to services that will harm Birmingham residents, that the […]
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Birmingham Birmingham City Council Druids Heath Housing Local News
9th May 2024 / 9th June 2024 by joepeacock
Birmingham City Council have this week launched their Masterplan for the regeneration of Druids Heath. The draft plans show how the area will be changed over the next 15-20 years. They include the demolition of all the homes in the south and north east of the estate in several phases. This week is the first […]
Birmingham Birmingham City Council Birmingham Council elections Elections Local News
21st April 2024 / 9th June 2024 by brumguvnor
Carla Charles and Birmingham Green Party campaigning to send a message on cuts to local services Carla Charles has been selected as the Green Party’s candidate for the upcoming Bournbrook and Selly Park by-election. Carla is an arts educator and runs a local non-profit arts space. She lives locally with her husband and daughter. Carla […]
Birmingham Birmingham City Council Budget cuts Labour Local News
20th February 2024 / 9th June 2024 by joepeacock
Birmingham Green Party councillors have today called the Labour-run Council’s budget unsafe in response to the release of the detailed Council budget papers. Green Party Group Leader Councillor Julien Pritchard said: “The pain that Birmingham and its residents will have to endure is now finally laid bare and the complete lack of transparency for Birmingham […]
Birmingham Birmingham City Council Housing
24th January 2024 / 11th July 2024 by joepeacock
Green Party councillors do not think failing housing repairs contractors should be given a new contract, so have challenged the decision to do so.
10th January 2024 / 9th June 2024 by joepeacock
Birmingham green party call out rumoured council cuts lo libraries and youth centres.
Birmingham Birmingham City Council
9th November 2023 / 9th June 2024 by joepeacock
Birmingham Green Party councillors made a strong call for a ceasefire in Gaza at Tuesday’s meeting of the City Council. Green Party Councillors Julien Pritchard and Rob Grant proposed an amendment to a Liberal Democrat motion on supporting refugees from the Israel Gaza conflict. The Green Party amendment condemned both the horrific Hamas attacks and […]
Birmingham Birmingham City Council Labour
22nd September 2023 / 9th June 2024 by joepeacock
Today the Council Finance Officer issued a second report under section 114 of Local Government Finance Act 1988 and the city solicitor issued a report under Section 5 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, because of the council’s inaction in implementing a job evaluation scheme to tackle the equal pay issues in the […]
19th September 2023 / 9th June 2024 by Birmingham Green Party
The government have announced that they are sending in commissioners to run Birmingham City Council in response to the Council’s equal pay and financial crises. In response Green Party Group Leader Julien Pritchard said: “Unlike the Council Leader, I find it hard to see the positives in this announcement. Previous government interventions in Birmingham, such […]
5th September 2023 / 9th June 2024 by Birmingham Green Party
Labour-run Birmingham City Council today issued a Section 114 Notice, admitting they cannot meet their equal pay liabilities and cannot fix the £760 million equal pay black hole on their own meaning they are effectively bankrupt. Responding to the effective bankruptcy of Labour-run Birmingham City Council, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said: “This is just […]
28th June 2023 / 9th June 2024 by Birmingham Green Party
Responding to the news that the Council faces over £650 million financial black hole due to equal pay claims, Green Party Group Leader Julien Pritchard said: “This news is utterly staggering. It will be absolutely gutting and extremely worrying for anyone reliant on vital Council services. “The residents of Birmingham are now suffering a double […]
Birmingham Birmingham City Council Tyseley incinerator
27th June 2023 / 9th June 2024 by Birmingham Green Party
The Labour Council Cabinet decided today to press ahead with decision to keep incinerator going for another 10-15 years. This was despite the Sustainability and Transport Scrutiny Committee’s decision to call-in Labour Executive’s original decision, following a challenge by Green Party Councillor Julien Pritchard and Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors. Approving the contract means Birmingham […]
Birmingham Birmingham City Council Road safety
15th June 2023 / 9th June 2024 by Birmingham Green Party
Birmingham Green Party is shocked and saddened by the multiple recent incidents of road violence across Birmingham. Our thoughts are with the families of all the victims. Birmingham needs to seriously step up to achieve its ambition to have zero deaths and serious accidents on the roads per year. We need immediate action to deal […]
Birmingham Birmingham City Council Tyseley incinerator waste
19th May 2023 / 9th June 2024 by Birmingham Green Party
Green Councillor Julien Pritchard, alongside Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors, was successful in challenging the Labour Council Cabinet’s decision to keep the incinerator going for another 10 years. The Council’s Sustainability and Transport Overview and Scrutiny Committee upheld the requests for ‘call in’ from Green Party as well as Liberal Democrat and Conservative Party councillors. […]
16th May 2023 / 9th June 2024 by Birmingham Green Party
Birmingham Green Party have responded to the news that the Labour Party is looking to impose a change of leadership on Birmingham City Council in the wake of the Labour’s Campaign Improvement Board report. Green Group Leader, Councillor Julien Pritchard said: “There’s lots wrong with our Labour-run Council. A lot of this is caused by […]
Green Councillors Julien Pritchard and Rob Grant will be challenging the Council’s decision to keep the Tyseley Incinerator for another 10-15 years. The Green Party councillors have requested a ‘call-in’ of the decision, asking the Council’s Sustainability & Transport Overview & Scrutiny to look again at the decision. The Committee will look at the request […]
Birmingham Birmingham City Council Climate Change Tyseley incinerator
26th April 2023 / 9th June 2024 by Birmingham Green Party
Birmingham’s Green Party group say the Labour Council’s decision to keep burning rubbish in the Tyseley Incinerator is a poor deal for the city’s residents and breaks their promises to tackle the climate emergency. On Tuesday (25th April 2023) the Labour Council Cabinet approved a new contract to keep running the Tyseley Incinerator until 2034 […]
Birmingham Green Party proposed its alternative budget and medium-term financial plan, at the Council budget meeting on Tuesday 28th February. It showed how Birmingham City Council can be braver and bolder in protecting services, responding to the climate emergency, addressing residents’ local concerns and supporting residents through the cost-of-living crisis. The Green Party Group proposals […]
Birmingham City Council
26th April 2023 / 18th March 2024 by Birmingham Green Party
At the last Meeting of the City Council, the Birmingham Green Party group of councillors successfully got an amendment to the Lib Dems motion on Road Safety passed by Labour controlled Birmingham City Council. The Green Party motion called for the City Council to adopt a target of 2034 for their vision zero approach to […]
Birmingham City Council Climate Change
3rd February 2023 / 18th March 2024 by Birmingham Green Party
Three and a half years on from Birmingham City Council’s Climate Emergency declaration, City Councillors are set to debate the latest climate change progress report at Tuesday’s meeting of the City Council. The Green Party Group have criticised the Labour-run Council’s lack of urgency and piecemeal response to the climate emergency, and demanded a step […]
20th January 2023 / 18th March 2024 by Birmingham Green Party
Birmingham has not received any funding from the latest round of the Government’s Levelling up Funding. This included rejecting a £20 million bid for funds for Druids Heath. In response to the news, Julien Pritchard, the Birmingham Green Party Group Leader and Councillor for Druids Heath & Monyhull, said: “How can the Conservative government claim […]
17th December 2022 / 18th March 2024 by Birmingham Green Party
Birmingham Green Party Says Local Plan Must Be Bolder to Benefit Residents Birmingham Green Party councillors have called for changes to the council’s Local Plan to ensure residents benefit from warmer homes, lower bills and improved access to green space and local amenities. The Birmingham Development Plan or Birmingham Plan is the local planning policy […]
17th November 2022 / 18th March 2024 by brumguvnor
Birmingham City Council’s Cabinet has approved a bid to central government for over £20 million to help retrofit over 2,000 of the draughtiest council properties, and bring them up to the EPC C rating. Birmingham’s Green Party councillors are now calling on the Labour-run Council to be bolder in their plans to tackle the climate […]
Birmingham City Council Recycling waste
5th July 2021 / 4th February 2023 by brumguvnor
Birmingham City Council should feel ashamed of its record on recycling and waste management. The local authority lies third from bottom of the recycling league table compiled by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), with a pitiful 23.6% of waste recycled last year. To become a truly clean and green city, as […]
