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.”
Category Archives: Labour Party
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”
South Yorkshire Citizens Assembly findings fraught with delays.
A guest blog by Ci Davis One hundred people, selected as a representative cross-section of the South Yorkshire population, met between October and December 2023 as members of the South Yorkshire Citizens’ Assembly on Climate Change; I was one of the members. We were asked “to consider how we might respond to climate change andContinueContinue reading “South Yorkshire Citizens Assembly findings fraught with delays.”
Why is Retrofitting the poor relation?
A guest blog by Joyce Bullivent Retrofitting i.e. making old buildings more energy efficient, seems to be the poor relation when it comes to talks about a greener environment or green jobs. Maybe it’s not so romantic laying down insulation and putting in triple glazing etc but it should be a priority. Cutting energy demand,ContinueContinue reading “Why is Retrofitting the poor relation?”
We need an end to Grouse Monoculture
On Sunday August 19th, I joined about 70 walkers at Redmires for the annual protest walk, Reclaim the Moors, Stop Grouse Monoculture. It was a very educational day, with experts on hand to explain everything. Moorland Campaigner Bob Berzins was the main speaker. He has just published a new book, “The Last Crow” which isContinueContinue reading “We need an end to Grouse Monoculture”
