This isn’t the first time the issue of fortnightly bin collections has been on the local political agenda. I remember just before polling day in May 2008, the year Lib Dems took control of the Council from Labour, I was accosted by an angry local resident. They were frantically waving a leaflet at me, asking why [...]
Shaffaq’s New Year message
I hope, like me, people in Sheffield are looking forward to 2012 – the year that we all hope will see Jessica Ennis pick up gold in London, England lift the Euro 2012 trophy, and at least one Sheffield team promoted up the football league (preferably Wednesday, but I’m biased!). Despite this I know that the [...]
Alison Brelsford writes: Sheffield Labour’s plans for housing – 6 months of dithering
Have you heard the one about the Council that made cutbacks while a £2 million Government fund sat in the bank unspent? When you can’t open a newspaper in Sheffield without a Labour politician complaining about a lack of funding, you might find this hard to believe but oddly enough it’s true. Sheffield City Council [...]

Shaffaq Mohammed writes: From a boy in Kashmir to Leader of the Sheffield Lib Dems
On election night in Sheffield, we had a painful evening, losing hard-working local councillors and good friends. They were defeated by a protest vote against the tough decisions forced upon the Government by the financial mess they inherited from Labour. When we entered the general election, we understood the seriousness of the financial crisis the [...]
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