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 […]
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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 […]
