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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
