Letters to the press
Letter: legal aid to support renters’ rights
10th March 2026
Councillor Douglas Johnson wrote this letter to the Sheffield Star after Labour and LibDem councillors voted against legal aid for…
Bring back recycling to Waitrose
10th February 2026
In talking with my neighbours, I heard from people who want to recycle but have to drive several miles, taking…
letter to the Star: Doncaster airport folly
16th December 2025
Dear Editor, We’re in a climate emergency. The aviation industry is one of the biggest polluters, causing a huge impact…
How can we save our water?
19th June 2025
This Spring was the driest in England for over a hundred years. Streams are running low and the ground is…
Moorland Discovery Centre under threat
27th March 2025
Many children – and their parents – will fondly remember school trips out to the Moorland Discovery Centre on the…
Open Letter from Cllr Alexi Dimond to Labour MP, Louise Haigh on the Gaza Genocide
25th March 2025
Rt Hon Louise Haigh MPHouse of CommonsLondonSW1A 0AA 21.03.2024Dear Louise Haigh MP, As you know the genocide of Palestinians in…
Selflessness, integrity, openness, honesty, objectivity, accountability and leadership.
15th August 2024
Councillor Peter Gilbert made his maiden speech at the July Full Council meeting. You can see it here a t2.28.…
Don’t re-open airports in a climate crisis
27th July 2024
Green Councillors challenged the reopening of Sheffield-Doncaster Airport this week, a week in which Earth experienced hottest temperatures ever recorded.…
Leadership and the power of working together
28th June 2024
A letter to the Sheffield Star Recently, I had the privilege of answering questions from pupils at Mercia school, in…
End the two-child benefit cap
18th June 2024
A letter to the Sheffield Star/Telegraph The last 14 years of government-imposed austerity have been devastating for communities in Sheffield.…