At the start of the 2012 I predicted that Jessica Ennis would pick up gold, Wednesday would be promoted, and England would lift the Euro 2012 trophy. I’m pleased to say at least two of those predictions came good! However, I also predicted some tough decisions for 2012. Cleaning up the mess Labour left and [...]
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Labour protect Fat Cats pay at expense of front line services
At Sheffield City Councils budget meeting Labour councillors voted down a Lib Dem proposal to save weekly bin collections, free citywide garden waste collections and dementia care homes under threat of closure. A proposal to reduce the pay of the top 25% of council earners would help save dozens of low paid jobs, including care workers [...]
Shaffaq Mohammed writes: Labour councillors should listen and reverse decision
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 [...]
A New Year message from Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed
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 [...]
Use £405,000 strike cash for jobs
Lib Dems on Sheffield City Council have revealed that local taxpayers saved £405,000 from unpaid wages when 45% of the Council’s workforce went out on strike last month. Lib Dems are calling for the windfall to be used to create extra job placements for local young people. Under the Lib Dem plan the £405,000 would [...]
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Local Elections 2012
