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Birmingham Birmingham City Council Budget cuts Libraries Local News
17th February 2025 / 17th February 2025 by joepeacock
Green Party Councillor Julien Pritchard and Independent Councillor Martin Brooks have submitted a call-in request to challenge the Labour Cabinet’s decision to slash Library opening hours and potentially close 7 libraries. The councillors are asking the Neighbourhoods Overview & Scrutiny to call in the decision, which pushes the Labour Cabinet to look again at the […]
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Birmingham Birmingham City Council Budget cuts Local News
29th January 2025 / 31st January 2025 by joepeacock
Labour Council Leader refuses to deny decision is due to Commissioners demanding greater cuts to Library Service At Tuesday’s Full Meeting of the City Council, Green Party Councillor Julien Pritchard asked the Council’s Labour Leader why the decision on libraries had been delayed from January’s Council Cabinet meeting to February. Cllr Pritchard also asked whether […]
Birmingham Elections Local News
28th May 2024 / 9th June 2024 by joepeacock
Birmingham Green Party has ensured that everyone in the city has the opportunity to vote Green in the general election on July 4th. Candidates representing Birmingham’s diverse communities will be on the ballot paper offering real hope and real change to voters in all ten constituencies. The party believes that the opportunity to vote Green is […]
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 […]
