Labour Councillors Vote Down Challenge to Library Cuts 5th March 2025 / 5th March 2025 by joepeacock Labour Councillors on the Council’s Neighbourhood Overview & Scrutiny Committee today voted down a call in request challenging the Council Cabinet’s decision to slash Library opening hours and potentially close 7 libraries from Green Party Councillor Julien Pritchard and Independent Councillor Martin Brooks. The Neighbourhood Overview & Scrutiny Committee, which has a majority of Labour […] Read more » budget cuts libraries
Councillors Challenge Cuts to Libraries 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 […] Read more » libraries
Greens demand answers on library decision delay 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 […] Read more » Birmingham Green Party budget cuts libraries
