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Archive for the ‘Letters to the press’ Category

Put Road Safety Money where it is needed

28th April, 2010

By Sheffield Green Party Councillor Bernard Little, candidate for Broomill Ward About 600 people are killed or seriously injured on the roads of South Yorkshire every year. Although of course the toll is still unacceptably high, the numbers have been ... Read more

Which candidates are signing the Friends of the Earth pledge?

22nd April, 2010

Friends of the Earth are one of many organisations asking candidates like me to make election pledges. They want every Council to have a carbon budget; investment in the low carbon economy; strong international action against climate change; and to ... Read more

EMT should not be allowed to take over our public space.

19th April, 2010

I attended the meeting in Norfolk Park last Tuesday with Lord Adonis. Your coverage of his visit to Sheffield makes it appear that campaigners are happy with Labour’s “solution”. The Green Party have been active in the campaign for the ... Read more

Recycling scheme not thought through

6th April, 2010

Dear Editor. Mark Gamsu’s letter (Telegraph, April 1st) is asking precisely the questions about the employment and environmental impact of the new recycling service that the Green Councillors have been asking of Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed in the Council chamber for ... Read more

Scrap Trident now and save £97 billion

30th March, 2010

Sir, The agreement to cut nuclear warheads between Russian and USA is to be welcomed. It is timed to set an example to other countries ahead of the Nuclear Non Profileration Treaty review conference in May. 189 countries are signed ... Read more

What I’ve got in common with Nick Clegg…

22nd March, 2010

Dear sir I have a few things in common with Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg. We are both candidates in the Sheffield Hallam constituency in the general election. We are both 43 and we were both at university during the ... Read more

Nuclear and Carbon Capture are the wrong solutions

19th March, 2010

Dear Sir We in the Green Party have proposed and continue to promote the creation of many jobs in the low-carbon economy that Lord Mandelson has so trumpeted in our region.But we define that phrase – “low carbon” – quite ... Read more

Roads rip off

24th February, 2010

Dear Sir The Conservatives have committed their support for the £675 million Private Finance Initiative to rebuild Sheffield’s roads (The Star 22 February 2010). Labour and the Liberal Democrats already favour this scheme. However it is one huge rip-off for ... Read more

We must learn from Tiffany

12th February, 2010

Dear Sir/Madam, The shift of council customer support to a private company was rightly criticised by the Star (Transfer Plan Job Fears and Star Editorial.Feb 6th). Capita have promised greater efficiency and the experience to quickly change services over to ... Read more

Living wage without delay

2nd February, 2010

Dear Sir I am responding to M Vaughan’s letter (Bring in a “living wage” at council, 28th Jan). Nationally, the Green Party has spearheaded a campaign to establish a Living Wage for all areas of the country. Whereas the National ... Read more

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