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Councillor Paul Turpin Blog October 2020
25th October 2020
It’s been six months since my last blog and a lot has happened, so I thought I’d better get on with updating you on what I’ve been up to!
Labour have stifled opposition scrutiny
18th October 2020
Sheffield Greens echo the editor’s view that “those in power in our city don’t always like being scrutinised but this is why the work of journalists is vital”
Survey shows people want spending on social care and hospital services
12th October 2020
Thank you for the Big Conversation survey on the impact of lockdown. As an NHS Responder volunteer, most of my…
Labour are afraid of Scrutiny
9th October 2020
Green councillors are challenging Sheffield Council’s Labour administration to debate politics instead of shutting down motions to full Council meeting until April.
Sheffield Green Party Objection to Outokumpu site “enabling works”
7th October 2020
Sheffield Green Party objects to 20/02550/FUL | Full planning application for enabling works comprising access, clearance and remediation, reprofiling, drainage, flood mitigation, landscaping and associated works
Council leadership must take action to address Hanover tower whitewash
1st October 2020
After the horror of the Grenfell fire in June 2017, senior Sheffield Council officials moved quickly to reassure tenants that all its tower blocks were safe. They soon back-tracked after plastic cladding on Hanover Tower in Broomhall failed fire safety tests.
New report reveals council officers ordered combustible cladding for Hanover Tower block
22nd September 2020
Green Councillors have released a short report about the combustible cladding on Hanover Tower in Sheffield.
Hanover Tower cladding – report of Sheffield Green Party
22nd September 2020
Sheffield Green Party’s report into Hanover Tower cladding
Sheffield Young Greens call for MPs to back the #CEEbill
19th September 2020
The devastating impact of coronavirus is rightly dominating the headlines, but other stories of magnitude are cutting through.
Sheffield Green Party supporting campaign against the criminalisation of Trespass
30th August 2020
In 2019 the government conducted a review of UK Trespass legislation, with worrying signs of intent to change trespass from…