A guest blog by Rachel Rowlands Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Cllr Safiya Saeed Lord Mayor Safiya Saeed spoke at a ceremony held in Tudor Square on August 9th, marking the 80th anniversary of the nuclear bombings of two Japanese cities, which killed around 200,000 people and nuclear contamination from which continues to poison the environmentContinueContinue reading “Sheffield remembers Nagasaki and Hiroshima.”
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Palestine debated in Full Council meeting
At yesterday’s (9th July 2025) meeting of Sheffield City Council, members of the public and Councillors (Green and Independent) took Tom Hunt, the Labour Leader of the Council to task over his failure to support Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel. As Netanyahu announces plans to forcibly move all the residents of Gaza to oneContinueContinue reading “Palestine debated in Full Council meeting”
Protest outside Labour Party Regional Conference in Sheffield
MP’s and delegates to the Regional Labour Party conference in Sheffield were met by a noisy protest as they arrived (all by car despite being so near the station!) at the Royal Victoria Hotel. Stewards handed delegates who were willing to talk to them, these leaflets. Click the image to take you to the LinkContinueContinue reading “Protest outside Labour Party Regional Conference in Sheffield”
If Social Services were failing to meet targets like this, heads would roll.
Last week we witnessed how Emergency Services safeguard our lives when faced with an extreme threat. We are grateful to everyone involved in handling the incident on Broad Street, which concluded without any casualties. Thankfully the bomb threat wasn’t real. The incident caused massive disruption, but people’s lives come first. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAWjdzfGGd0&ab_channel=5MinuteSchool How is it then,ContinueContinue reading “If Social Services were failing to meet targets like this, heads would roll.”
Council challenged on failing Climate targets
The Transport, Regeneration and Climate Committee in progress Following last week’s Full Council meeting where Jenny Patient asked a question on the occasion of the 6th Anniversary of Sheffield declaring a Climate Emergency, I followed this up with a question to the Transport, Regeneration and Climate Committee that met today challenging the Committee to amendContinueContinue reading “Council challenged on failing Climate targets”
Divestment Debate in Sheffield Council
Today (5th Feb 2025) in Full Council Sheffield Greens put a motion encouraging divestment from companies involved in supporting Israel. You can see the full motion here. (Item 11), proposed by Green Councillors Paul Turpin and Toby Mallinson. Many Palestinian supporters were in the gallery. Two people asked questions of Council leader Cllr Tom Hunt.ContinueContinue reading “Divestment Debate in Sheffield Council”
CAN Bill kicked down the road by Labour.
On Friday Parliament debated the Second Reading of the Climate and Nature Bill. Many Sheffielders have worked hard for this Bill and have persistently lobbied local MPs. We had gained the commitment of two MPs, Olivia Blake and Abtisam Mohamed, to attend and vote for the Bill. When it came to it, of the SheffieldContinueContinue reading “CAN Bill kicked down the road by Labour.”
No economic case for Doncaster Airport
Sam Gregory has written an excellent piece for Now Then on Doncaster Airport. In case you haven’t got time to read it all the main points are The airport has never been economically viable. South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard is about to pour millions of pounds of our money into re-opening it. Coppard believes theContinueContinue reading “No economic case for Doncaster Airport”
The Labour Party can’t have it both ways!
I have written this very short letter to the Sheffield Telegraph. Dear Editor Two recent articles in the Telegraph deserve a response from our political masters. How do Tom Hunt and our MPs respond to Ci Davis (19.12.24), who demolished their core policy of aiming for economic growth? And how does Mayor Oliver Coppard respondContinueContinue reading “The Labour Party can’t have it both ways!”
Tom Hunt is challenged to stand down over Gaza
The following letter from Julie Pearn to Cllr Tom Hunt, leader of Sheffield City Council, has not received a reply. On the day that the International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu (Israeli Prime Minister), Yoav Gallant (former Israeli Defence Minister) and Mohammed Deif (military commander of Hamas) I am happy toContinueContinue reading “Tom Hunt is challenged to stand down over Gaza”
