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New council leader commits to a progressive and collaborative approach to politics to bring about change

by Frank le Duc
Friday 24 May, 2019 at 12:01AM
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Labour and the Greens agree to work together on key issues in Brighton and Hove

Nancy Platts

Politics should be a route through which people can express their hopes and concerns; a safe place where we can talk about the kind of world we want to live in and plot a course to making it a reality.

I was very proud of Labour’s manifesto process, where we engaged hundreds of members locally and shared thousands of ideas. Our manifesto sets out a clear set of policies that we now need to turn into action.

On the doorstep, residents told us they wanted politics to change, they wanted councillors to work together for the good of the city. That is a reasonable request.

Truly to change politics in our city and to rebuild trust will require action and leadership.

Coming out of the local election, it was clear that the choice of voters was for progressive politics, with 39 of the city’s 54 local councillors elected having stood on the Labour and Green manifestos.

Our job now is to put adversarial politics aside and deliver what residents voted for – a city for the many, not the few, a city to be proud of and a city for the future.

I hope this week’s announcement that Labour and Green councillors will work proactively together will be welcomed. For me, this is the first of many steps towards changing politics for good.

When I joined the council, the council chamber was described as “theatre”. I think it’s time to put an end to “Punch and Judy” politics. The people of Brighton and Hove deserve better. So I won’t be engaging in that kind of politics.

Yes, I will criticise the policy, but never the person. I am elected to represent residents and I will be professional – as I would in any job.

The people of Brighton and Hove urgently need us to tackle the housing and homelessness crisis and the climate crisis. We need to challenge austerity and hold dear our status as a City of Sanctuary.

With limited resources, we need a laser-like focus. It is with this in mind that I make my commitment to enable the progressive and collaborative politics that will deliver positive change in our city.

Councillor Nancy Platts is the Labour leader of Brighton and Hove City Council.

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  1. Rolivan says:
    6 years ago

    So what is going to be different in the way you go about the Housing Crisis. The City was promised 1,000 new Homes in a joint venture with Hyde and yet not much has really happened on that front and there has been very little news.
    You can not have a City of Sanctuary Status and then have people from other parts of the UK come and set up tents on the doorsteps of City Hall.
    Perhaps an area at Horsdean would be more appropriate but they wouldnt want to travel all the way into the City to beg and buy their drugs and alcohol.

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  2. Billy says:
    6 years ago

    I don’t mind that we are a ‘city of sanctuary’ – but before that I’d also like the city to be a place where the bins are emptied on time and where street litter is collected.
    I’d also like the tagging graffiti cleaned up quicker, and I’d be more proud of our city if the public transport system could flow better.
    I also want to recycle more but the recycling bin has been taken away from our house so I now have to lug my recycling to the nearby area where I find the bins aren’t properly labelled so people just dump their waste in them.
    So can we have these basic services sorted out first, please?

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