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Tag Archives: Brighton and Hove City Council
Why has this taken so long?
The apparent loss or waste of £300,000 of public money is no small matter even in the context of a Council the size of Brighton and Hove which has an annual budget of £756m. The money is claimed to have … Continue reading
Creative thinking produces results
Last night in Brighton and Hove the Council managed to pass the budget for the next financial year on its second attempt. One of the areas which has suffered, but thankfully not as much as could easily have been the … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Charities, Community Safety, Parliament and Democracy, Police & Crime Commissioner, Policing, Youth Issues
Tagged Brighton and Hove City Council, Brighton Beach Patrol, Community Works, Joanna Martindale, Nighttime Economy, Safe Space, Street Pastors, YMCA Downslink Group
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The challenge of inflexible budgets
I spent yesterday at an event which was focused on the nighttime economy in Brighton & Hove and how the infrastructure in the City which is provided by the statutory agencies is supported and extended by volunteers and services provided … Continue reading
Lets change this place
The following blog appears in a slightly shortened form in the Argus newspaper today as its opinion piece: The Changing Places campaign which is in its 11th year, focuses on the needs of quarter of a million people in the … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove
Tagged Brighton & Hove, Brighton and Hove City Council, Changing Places
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Warren Morgan and his train-set up
The following blog was published this morning in the Argus Newspaper in their opinion piece slot: Warren Morgan, leader of Brighton and Hove Council has suggested that the Southern rail franchise, currently being mismanaged by Govia Thameslink Railway be passed … Continue reading
NHS plans its own chaos
In the last few days the level of chaos in the NHS created by a combination of cold weather and lack of financial resources and other factors depending on who one listens to has been capturing many headlines. It seems … Continue reading
The need to show political leadership
The following opinion piece appeared in the Argus on 22nd December, it is an appeal to the political parties in Brighton and Hove to bury their usual tribal behaviour when they are invited to support good causes, so that at … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Charities, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Brighton and Hove City Council, Charities, Pride, Unity
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A Mayor for Sussex and Surrey?
At a time when Brighton & Hove Council is once again threatening the budget for youth provision in our city, and coming several years after West Sussex took a similar approach, it is encouraging to read that the Mayor of … Continue reading
We need accountable Councils
During November two charities whose focus is on the needs of trafficked children and reuniting families produced an important report called “Heading back to Harm”. The report encompassed the whole of the United Kingdom and it sought to assess how … Continue reading
The need for peace and unity
The appalling murder of Jo Cox MP was in the news again last week following the trial and conviction of Thomas Mair. Inevitably the time that has passed has made it easier for people to speak about the loss of … Continue reading
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