Don't the council already have a mandate to set a budget without the need for referendum? The Greens have the most seats on the council but no overall majority and are therefore a minority administration, they have the mandate already; a mandate from the Brighton and Hove electorate that voted...
Agreed it is giving the public a choice but the budget will have cuts in it whether the Conservatives, Greens or Labour got their own way.
You're correct it is a debate but one that will cost money to organise and thus reduce the money raised from the Council Tax rise if the vote was a 'Yes'...
In a referendum do you think that the majority of people who actually vote in Brighton and Hove will vote for a 4.75% Council Tax increase? I honestly don't think they would especially when you have a 2% rise proposed by Labour, which then leads you onto this question: Are the Greens absolving...