Lord Mayor,  The Labour Group and the Leader of the Council gave me political responsibility for the council’s finances less than 10 months ago.  I feel fortunate to have reached this milestone, delivering my first council budget today, a milestone that Sajid Javid didn’t manage to make. Just 10 short months, but already onto my…

Read more »

Roses are red, violets are blue,if you have money for Surrey, can we have some too? Dear Chancellor, Congratulations on your new appointment. With the Local Government Association indicating that Surrey is set to receive an additional £26million of Government funding while Nottingham is set to lose another £14million I wanted to write to urge…

Read more »

The Labour Group has taken the decision to restore  pre 9.30 and post 11pm  use of concessionary mobility travel passes for over 2500 users following a meaningful consultation with those affected, taking the difficult decision despite ongoing Government cuts. Last year the Portfolio Holder for Adult Care and Local Transport, Cllr Adele Williams, committed to…

Read more »

Good morning. I am pleased to welcome you here today.  I can’t think of many more suitable locations for this conference than the socialist city of Nottingham. As a Labour council, over many years, we’ve worked hard to demonstrate the difference Labour in power can make in our communities.  We’ve developed a culture of municipal…

Read more »

Thank you Lord Mayor In January 2019 I made the pledge that the City of Nottingham would be carbon neutral by 2028. This was an ambitious pledge, which then transferred into our Manifesto and now is part of the Council Plan. The motion I brought to Full Council was passed unanimously, and I am hoping…

Read more »

As we set out in our Council Plan, published at the last Full Council meeting, we have a four year programme of priorities for Nottingham and I am pleased that at the start of 2020 we are working hard to achieve the ambitious targets laid out in the council plan. We want to build or…

Read more »

the Conservative Government expects councils to put an additional 2% charge onto council tax bills from April.  This follows on from them cutting 60p in every £1 of Government funding that councils across the country receive.  In Nottingham that means our city now receives over £100million less Government funding every year than it did back…

Read more »

At January’s Full Council Nottingham Labour is unveiling our response to the climate crisis, reiterating our ambition to become the first carbon neutral city in the UK by 2028 and publishing a positive plan that tackles the environmental challenges we face in a way that improves the quality of life for local people. Over the…

Read more »

Nottingham City Council is setting next year’s budget against the backdrop of having its Government funding slashed by three-quarters over the past decade. It means that to keep on meeting the growing demand to look after the elderly – now by far the biggest single cost to the council – Council Tax will have to…

Read more »

If the Conservatives are elected with a majority in Parliament on Thursday I fear for the future of local services like libraries, children’s centres and parks. The financial strain on councils is so great that without a new funding deal and a new way to fund care for elderly (which councils are currently responsible for…

Read more »