Apr 21, 2021 | Council Governance Model Referendum, Letters
21st April 2021Dear Kate JosephsCouncil information leaflet to households: change of governance referendumWe consider that the council has put out inaccurate and misleading information in relation to Sheffield’s governance referendum in its leaflet delivered to...
Apr 20, 2021 | Council Governance Model Referendum
This candidate leaflet for voters in Beighton is a gross misrepresentation of the governance referendum and its choices – in effect, the opposite of what this leaflet says is the truth. The words here also go directly against both Cabinet and council papers.We...
Apr 13, 2021 | Council Governance Model Referendum, Update
We are delighted that over 80% of all candidates standing for local elections in Sheffield support CHANGE in Sheffield’s change of governance referendum! However, we should not be complacent about CHANGE! This is no longer down to our council (nor election...
Mar 27, 2021 | Campaigns, Council Governance Model Referendum, Update
A very big thank you indeed to all those who donated to our crowdfunder, this has enabled us to really start intensifying our community efforts to get information out across the whole city! This includes the production of nearly 150,000 leaflets for...
Mar 20, 2021 | Council Governance Model Referendum, Newspaper articles
Paul Colk, in his letter on 15/3/21, seems to be completely misinformed about Sheffield’s referendum on 6th May. This is worrying because the referendum will be so important to the future of the city. It’s difficult to know where to start because nearly...
Mar 12, 2021 | Council Governance Model Referendum, Press-releases
Following objections made by It’s Our City! community group, Sheffield City Council officers have told us that they are making significant and extensive changes to the information about Sheffield People’s Referendum published on the council website – and to...
Dec 9, 2020 | Campaigns, Council Governance Model Referendum
It’s Our City! welcomes the resignation of Sheffield City Council Leader, Julie Dore.There has been, and remains, deep disquiet about the current council regime and the undemocratic way it operates. Local voluntary and community organisations say that the Council is...
Oct 14, 2020 | Council Governance Model Referendum
This is the commentary and evidence paper submitted by It’s Our City! to Sheffield City Council’s hastily convened governance review in November 2019. It reports on the 20,000 conversations held with Sheffielders about local governance in our city. It...
Mar 19, 2020 | Council Governance Model Referendum
Dear Secretary of State, We are writing to you concerning the Coronavirus Emergency Measures Bill, which we understand is being drafted at the moment, and the risk that any emergency legislation may restrict or block the community rights given to citizens in the 2011...
Mar 14, 2020 | Campaigns, Council Governance Model Referendum, Press-releases
The government has announced that local elections will not take place on May 7th, they will be postponed for a year. At the moment, whilst we assume a delay, the full implications are unclear for Sheffield People’s Referendum that was due to take place the same...
