At the moment, only 10 out of the 84 councillors have the power to make nearly all decisions!
The referendum is our opportunity to get better decisions – and to create a council that is more open and which listens and works positively with others. NO MORE RULE BY THE FEW!
News & updates
Public statement on the Government announcement that they intend to overturn the result of Sheffield’s referendum
This week the government has announced it intends to abolish the committee system for local councils in England. The government is set to force councils to operate under the top down, ‘strong leader’ (Leader and Cabinet) system. This system led to the disastrous...
Public statement on the response to the Sheffield Trees Inquiry Report
We published our statement on the response to the Sheffield Trees Inquiry Report. https://itsoursheffield.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/FINAL-public-statement-street-tree-inquiry.pdf
Our questions at the Governance Committee meeting on 6th October 2022
Question 1, related to SCC's incorrect claim of 'Co-Design' I note the point at 8.3 of the minutes of the meeting of 30th June. I contacted both officers involved as soon as I saw the two reports, to identify my concerns and to ask the wording be withdrawn as...