Please remind people they need photo ID to vote. Passport, driving licence and pensioner's bus pass, etc. Some people, especially younger voters, may not have these and gave to apply for voter ID.
I'm extremely disappointed to read this; "Can Labour finally put the tree saga behind it and take back control of a council they should be winning easily, or will it be another year where the Lib Dems and Greens frustrate their ambitions?"
I have enjoyed your journalsim but will cancel my subscription if you are party political. The question clearly reads as supporting Labour. It implies that other parties are in some way holding them back. It is only since we have had no overall control and a committee system that things have been improving.
The article goes on to soley focus on Labour. No mention of the other party's ambitions, or agendas. It is clear that Labour are already campaiging for the general election by only doing so in wards within constituencies they want to win at the General Election. They clearly have no plan to regain control this year.
A very poorly written and biased piece. I trust that you will issue a correction/apology.
It's not quite accurate to say that Oliver Coppard has been "given" the role of Police and Crime Commissioner. Rather, the roles of Mayor and PCC have been merged, as is the case in London and Greater Manchester. This will take effect from after the elections in May, which will therefore be when Alan Billings steps down as PCC. Alan was first elected to this role in a by-election in 2014. He inherited a very challenging situation, including the continued fallout from the Hillsborough tragedy (the second inquest returned the unlawful killing verdict in 2016) as well as the child sex exploitation scandal in Rotherham. He has been an exemplary PCC and deserves our thanks as he retires.
I'm not sure Labour will make gains in Sheffield council, the status quo keeps everyone in their toes and keeps Labour honest after years of decline. I wouldn't be surprised if they get a bit of a kicking over Gaza and various other backsliding the national Labour party has made on policy.
Dan I hope some of your super critical critics here have not put back your recovery - get well soon - and no I did not detect bias here. Look forward to the longer piece nearer election day.
Please remind people they need photo ID to vote. Passport, driving licence and pensioner's bus pass, etc. Some people, especially younger voters, may not have these and gave to apply for voter ID.
I'm extremely disappointed to read this; "Can Labour finally put the tree saga behind it and take back control of a council they should be winning easily, or will it be another year where the Lib Dems and Greens frustrate their ambitions?"
I have enjoyed your journalsim but will cancel my subscription if you are party political. The question clearly reads as supporting Labour. It implies that other parties are in some way holding them back. It is only since we have had no overall control and a committee system that things have been improving.
The article goes on to soley focus on Labour. No mention of the other party's ambitions, or agendas. It is clear that Labour are already campaiging for the general election by only doing so in wards within constituencies they want to win at the General Election. They clearly have no plan to regain control this year.
A very poorly written and biased piece. I trust that you will issue a correction/apology.
It's not quite accurate to say that Oliver Coppard has been "given" the role of Police and Crime Commissioner. Rather, the roles of Mayor and PCC have been merged, as is the case in London and Greater Manchester. This will take effect from after the elections in May, which will therefore be when Alan Billings steps down as PCC. Alan was first elected to this role in a by-election in 2014. He inherited a very challenging situation, including the continued fallout from the Hillsborough tragedy (the second inquest returned the unlawful killing verdict in 2016) as well as the child sex exploitation scandal in Rotherham. He has been an exemplary PCC and deserves our thanks as he retires.
I'm not sure Labour will make gains in Sheffield council, the status quo keeps everyone in their toes and keeps Labour honest after years of decline. I wouldn't be surprised if they get a bit of a kicking over Gaza and various other backsliding the national Labour party has made on policy.
Dan I hope some of your super critical critics here have not put back your recovery - get well soon - and no I did not detect bias here. Look forward to the longer piece nearer election day.