Sheffield Coalition against Israeli Apartheid are very disappointed with the Council’s response to their petition. On Wednesday 6th March the Sheffield Palestine Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid presented a petition signed by over 7,500 Sheffield citizens at a full council meeting. They called on the Council to: Stand in “unity and solidarity” with Palestinians, as theyContinueContinue reading “Palestine and the Local Elections”
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How could our Councils raise money for Climate Action?
Last week I explained how our local Councils are way behind on their plans to reduce emissions. As austerity continues to bite they have no funds to put this right. Since 2010 Sheffield Council has lost 29% of its funding in real terms, representing a fall of £828 per dwelling. Zahira Naz, Finance Committee chair,ContinueContinue reading “How could our Councils raise money for Climate Action?”
Why haven’t Sheffield City Council banned Glyphosate yet?
This is the question lots of people have been asking me recently, especially on the journey to London for the Big One. To see why this is important please see Sheffield City Council moves to reduce Glyphosate and Sheffield Council debate Glyphosate. dav Whatever the result of the local election campaigners for nature need to upContinueContinue reading “Why haven’t Sheffield City Council banned Glyphosate yet?”
Sheffield Local Elections, trees, lies and mis-information
It is very concerning that this year’s local elections have been dominated by lies and misinformation from the two main parties. Behaviour like this can only undermine the public trust in our politicians and is very dangerous for democracy. Following the Lowcock Report, where the Labour Council were found to have misled the courts, andContinueContinue reading “Sheffield Local Elections, trees, lies and mis-information”
Ocean Temperatures heading off the scale
Usually, graphs of data like Ocean temperatures are very predictable. They follow a similar pattern most years but due to climate change, the temperatures have been increasing gradually since the industrial revolution. This month though something very unusual has happened which has got climate scientists very worried. Look how the temperature today is way higherContinueContinue reading “Ocean Temperatures heading off the scale”
Don’t believe a Lib Dem election leaflet!
I was astonished to see this leaflet from the Lib Dems. The true state of the parties is Not only have the Lib Dems distorted the axis to make it look as if they are close challengers to Labour, but they have deliberately missed out the 14 Green Party Councillors! Unfortunately, this is not illegalContinueContinue reading “Don’t believe a Lib Dem election leaflet!”
Labour and Greens join together in Cooperative Cabinet
Today was a momentous day for Sheffield. It has been announced that the Labour Party and the Green Party have reached an agreement to work together in a cooperative Cabinet. Here Cllr Peter Garbutt shares his thoughts on the new agreement. There will be an Inquiry into the Tree Dispute. https://youtu.be/1mUFk2v5nrU New Councillor Tina GilliganContinueContinue reading “Labour and Greens join together in Cooperative Cabinet”
How should I vote to save the planet?
The local elections are on May 6th. If you live in Sheffield you have 3 votes. One for the referendum, where you will be asked if you want the Council to continue with its “strong leader” model whereby the 10 cabinet members make the decisions or change to a more inclusive, democratic committee system thatContinueContinue reading “How should I vote to save the planet?”
Democracy only works when citizens are involved.
The Government have announced that the local elections, postponed from May 2020, will go ahead this May. But due to the pandemic volunteers from political parties will not be able to distribute leaflets. They can, however, pay a delivery company to do this for them. This will give parties with rich individual or corporate backersContinueContinue reading “Democracy only works when citizens are involved.”
