People ask what has changed – I always say change comes from asking questions as the first step to providing transparency and accountability, and also having the courage to bring up difficult issues of the day which I think my colleagues on the bench opposite are not willing to put forward. We started as a group in 2012, by 2013 the number of questions in council had almost doubled which has resulted in a limit being imposed. Below is a summary of the motions. Click the links for more details. Questions are not listed but can be found by clicking on the following links:
Please note February meeting is for the budget and the may meeting is shortened meeting (new mayor etc)
Council Meeting 21st January 2014
- Motions
- Children’s Centres Consultation
- World War 1 Commemorations (Amendment)
Council Meeting 10th December 2013
- Motions
- Rev Paul Flowers – Bradfordian’s Want Crystal Clarity not Myths
- Hamzah Khan Serious Case Review
- Safeguarding of Youth Services
Council Meeting 22nd October 2013
- Motions
- Proscription of the EDL
- Protecting Women’s Rights to Freedom of Expression
- Motions
- National Media Museum
- Unfair Work Capability Assessments
Council Meeting 26th March 2013
Council Meeting 22nd January 2013
- Motions
- Gambling (fixed Odd Betting Terminal – the ‘Crack cocaine of gambling’)
Council Meeting 11th December 2012
Council Meeting 16th October 2012
- Motions
- Islamaphobia (The first motion on Islamaphobia in the whole of Europe)
- Shisha Smoking
Council Meeting 10th July 2012
- Motions
- Youth Unemployment
- New Family Migrant rules
- Bradford Bulls
- Defending the Welfare State
The following is a link to the council website for a full list of agenda and minutes