We need to stop thinking about politics as Labour vs Tories. It is the Elite vs everyone else. Energy policy has been a shambles for 30 years. The Blair government could have gone nuclear, but decided not to, since then we are in the grip of climate hysteria in which solutions are too cumbersome, too expensive and rely on us turning back the clock of economic development. No-one cares if there is cheap abundant energy for us. More taxes for us, more grants for big companies, more jobs for the boys while we are expected to freeze based on junk science predicting the weather in 50 years time. Do you see the elites putting on an extra jumper..? Inflation. I remember inflation in the 1970's. When you lose control of the money supply, like printing £400bn to keep everyone at home for two years for a 'pandemic' that has turned out to be a bad flu season (except the poor workers), and flush it through the economy, you create inflation. Do you see the elite foregoing their Range Rovers and Tesla's..? Meanwhile what is taking all our interest. Was it a party or wasn't it? Should men compete as women? Do women have penis's.? My advice is stop having the next opinion Twitter is telling you to. There is a lot of very serious matters going on from the Policing Bill, the Online Safety Bill, the urgency of dropping thousands of refugees into already impoverished neighbourhoods, and bigger games afoot in Western Governments. We have to stop watching the squirrels. The information is plentiful. Take time and learn about it.
Great writing - articles like this are what makes the Tribune so good. Thank you. The solution to this must unfortunately come from a government that could not care less about those featured.
How can it be that two incomes in one household is not enough to live on!!. That can't be right in a rich country like ours. Hard working folk going cap in hand to food banks and the government let's this happen. The "I'm alright Jack" attitude is alive and well.
A down to earth article about real people. Well done.
I work in Adult Social Care for the council and I’m really worried about how the coming months will play out financially for the people I work with. It’s frightening, especially given many of them were struggling already.
Good story. Perhaps the next election could see parties making precise proposals about cost of living policies instead of virtue signalling slogans.
Cheap energy seems to fly in face of climate change strategy as a global priority- time to rethink the short and long term priorities we all appear to swallow uncritically?
I think there are urgent compelling reasons to secure and drive down energy costs if we really care about fuel poverty.
There is an emotional but irrational antipathy to the ways this might be achieved: ie a bogieman attitude to nuclear power and a curious sentimental attachment to the demise of mining communities but dismissal of fracking or North Sea exploration. The notion that preventing climate change is the ultimate unchallengeable moral imperative of our time paralyses the debate about the here and now.
Excellent piece of journalism and shows the real picture for many in our area. There is no simple fix, but it redoubles ones resolve to connect the needy with the help that is available. Is there a listing anywhere of no-cost or low cost services/goods that we can publicise to help people in real hardship that anyone is aware of?
Good piece of work - images reflect the reality of much of urban Sheffield.Some folk will still buy fags -alcohol will be bought from supermarkets and drugs -well you see the effects in High St etc- Has anyone got a remedy? That's the rub.
Thanks Ron. I know what you mean but I’m not sure I’d be any better in that situation. People turn to these things to escape difficult lives, don’t they?
Cigarettes & alcohol are not exclusive to the financially disadvantaged. It gives a wrong impression of people who are genuinely struggling to pay their way. The remedy is an idealistic one, pay people wages that enable them to pay there way instead of having to go cap in hand to food banks. As for drugs that is a war that will never be won!. I am darn sure that that the majority, who are struggling to get by financially, do not indulge in cigarettes, alcohol and drugs. That is the view that denies these people the help that they need.
Suggest you don't try and take the moral high ground as you seem to assume I am doing on my observations - and that's what they are -are based on 69 years living in this city.Seeing betting shops replacing Cooperative Society Food Stores- I could pass on the experiences of a long time friend of mine on his observations on his litter picking activity on a Sheffield Estate- the sights Sheffielders see in High Street and Fargate on a regular basis - when we were kids Spice was something you got from Woolies [Woolworth's] Cigarettes are a tenner a packet [ they tell me]- White Lighting Cider somewhat cheaper.As for poverty I had a father who after coming out of Arthur Lee's rolling mills with pneumonia bought old prams and repainted them to sell onwards or boiled lead on a gas cooker to make lead toy soldiers- that is poverty.You are correct about drugs - frankly I am glad I haven't any offspring -the cracks in the wall are beginning to show. And yes I would re nationalise power suppliers.
Nicely written article- serious subject laid out well and endorsed by real facts and a useful walk through the challenges with local folk. Good work. R
Tempting to go in to an anti Tory rant about all this. But that just glosses over the deep seated problems that many people in Sheffield have to face. I know the Low edges area very well and although there are a few scroats the overwhelming majority are decent people. They deserve better than this.
Good reporting Dan plus the comments from the readers here add to the story - something The Tribune does really well compared to your old employer. Keep up the good work.
We need to stop thinking about politics as Labour vs Tories. It is the Elite vs everyone else. Energy policy has been a shambles for 30 years. The Blair government could have gone nuclear, but decided not to, since then we are in the grip of climate hysteria in which solutions are too cumbersome, too expensive and rely on us turning back the clock of economic development. No-one cares if there is cheap abundant energy for us. More taxes for us, more grants for big companies, more jobs for the boys while we are expected to freeze based on junk science predicting the weather in 50 years time. Do you see the elites putting on an extra jumper..? Inflation. I remember inflation in the 1970's. When you lose control of the money supply, like printing £400bn to keep everyone at home for two years for a 'pandemic' that has turned out to be a bad flu season (except the poor workers), and flush it through the economy, you create inflation. Do you see the elite foregoing their Range Rovers and Tesla's..? Meanwhile what is taking all our interest. Was it a party or wasn't it? Should men compete as women? Do women have penis's.? My advice is stop having the next opinion Twitter is telling you to. There is a lot of very serious matters going on from the Policing Bill, the Online Safety Bill, the urgency of dropping thousands of refugees into already impoverished neighbourhoods, and bigger games afoot in Western Governments. We have to stop watching the squirrels. The information is plentiful. Take time and learn about it.
Thanks Neil. There’s enough there to keep us going for a while although I’m not sure we’d want to wade into some of those issues! Thanks for reading.
Great writing - articles like this are what makes the Tribune so good. Thank you. The solution to this must unfortunately come from a government that could not care less about those featured.
Thanks Richard 🙏
How can it be that two incomes in one household is not enough to live on!!. That can't be right in a rich country like ours. Hard working folk going cap in hand to food banks and the government let's this happen. The "I'm alright Jack" attitude is alive and well.
A down to earth article about real people. Well done.
Thanks Jojuem! “A down to earth article about real people” is exactly what we wanted to do!
That is why l subscribe to the Sheffield Tribune. It's good to read about real people for a change without politicising everything.
I work in Adult Social Care for the council and I’m really worried about how the coming months will play out financially for the people I work with. It’s frightening, especially given many of them were struggling already.
Yeah, I agree it’s very worrying Roisin. Thanks for reading 🙏
Good article, thank you
Thanks James 🙏
Good story. Perhaps the next election could see parties making precise proposals about cost of living policies instead of virtue signalling slogans.
Cheap energy seems to fly in face of climate change strategy as a global priority- time to rethink the short and long term priorities we all appear to swallow uncritically?
Thanks Mick. Not quite sure what you mean though. Do you mean we should prioritise cheap energy over climate change or the other way round?
I think there are urgent compelling reasons to secure and drive down energy costs if we really care about fuel poverty.
There is an emotional but irrational antipathy to the ways this might be achieved: ie a bogieman attitude to nuclear power and a curious sentimental attachment to the demise of mining communities but dismissal of fracking or North Sea exploration. The notion that preventing climate change is the ultimate unchallengeable moral imperative of our time paralyses the debate about the here and now.
I Do enjoy your journalism!
Mick
Excellent piece of journalism and shows the real picture for many in our area. There is no simple fix, but it redoubles ones resolve to connect the needy with the help that is available. Is there a listing anywhere of no-cost or low cost services/goods that we can publicise to help people in real hardship that anyone is aware of?
Thanks Simon. I’m not aware of one but can have a look. Councils usually do but they could be better publicised.
Thanks Dan- if not I would certainly curate one as next South Yorkshire Mayor. It should be there.
Excellent article and photography. At last a newspaper that reports on important social issues.
Thanks Bill. I wasn’t sure what to do about the photos as no one wanted their picture taken but I’m glad you liked them!
The photographs speak for themselves.
Good piece of work - images reflect the reality of much of urban Sheffield.Some folk will still buy fags -alcohol will be bought from supermarkets and drugs -well you see the effects in High St etc- Has anyone got a remedy? That's the rub.
Thanks Ron. I know what you mean but I’m not sure I’d be any better in that situation. People turn to these things to escape difficult lives, don’t they?
Yes benefit of the doubt Dan -Thank God I have never been in that position.Keep up the good work. Ron
Cigarettes & alcohol are not exclusive to the financially disadvantaged. It gives a wrong impression of people who are genuinely struggling to pay their way. The remedy is an idealistic one, pay people wages that enable them to pay there way instead of having to go cap in hand to food banks. As for drugs that is a war that will never be won!. I am darn sure that that the majority, who are struggling to get by financially, do not indulge in cigarettes, alcohol and drugs. That is the view that denies these people the help that they need.
Suggest you don't try and take the moral high ground as you seem to assume I am doing on my observations - and that's what they are -are based on 69 years living in this city.Seeing betting shops replacing Cooperative Society Food Stores- I could pass on the experiences of a long time friend of mine on his observations on his litter picking activity on a Sheffield Estate- the sights Sheffielders see in High Street and Fargate on a regular basis - when we were kids Spice was something you got from Woolies [Woolworth's] Cigarettes are a tenner a packet [ they tell me]- White Lighting Cider somewhat cheaper.As for poverty I had a father who after coming out of Arthur Lee's rolling mills with pneumonia bought old prams and repainted them to sell onwards or boiled lead on a gas cooker to make lead toy soldiers- that is poverty.You are correct about drugs - frankly I am glad I haven't any offspring -the cracks in the wall are beginning to show. And yes I would re nationalise power suppliers.
Nicely written article- serious subject laid out well and endorsed by real facts and a useful walk through the challenges with local folk. Good work. R
Thanks Richard! Really glad you liked it.
Tempting to go in to an anti Tory rant about all this. But that just glosses over the deep seated problems that many people in Sheffield have to face. I know the Low edges area very well and although there are a few scroats the overwhelming majority are decent people. They deserve better than this.
Thanks Peter. Yes, I enjoyed walking round the area last week. Lots of really nice people who are going to really struggle in the next few months.
Good reporting Dan plus the comments from the readers here add to the story - something The Tribune does really well compared to your old employer. Keep up the good work.