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Eastern Avenue Job Centre must be kept open

5th June, 2017

Job Centres should be in communities, close to where people live. Whoever forms next government, they must keep the Eastern Avenue Job Centre open. Full Story »

Supermarket chains hollow out our high streets, damaging Sheffield’s economy

1st June, 2017

Supermarket chains’ business model is built on flouting parking rules, yet they’re allowed to continue to hollow out our high streets, damaging Sheffield’s economy Full Story »

Greens will stand up for the NHS

31st May, 2017

Greens will stand up for the NHS and continue to fight its privatisation Full Story »

Pupils should get an education for life, not just exams

31st May, 2017

Schools shouldn’t be exam factories, the Green Party wants to ensure that pupils get an education for life, not just exams Full Story »

Greens will work to ensure that schools prepare pupils for life

18th May, 2017

Dear Editor, There will soon be no Secondary schools and few Primary schools in Sheffield that are not academies – … Full Story »

Facing up to world affairs

5th May, 2017

Dear Editor, Congratulations to your equality columnist for bringing into the election debate broader global issues and our responsibilities (Vote … Full Story »

Will Labour really act to uncover police corruption?

1st May, 2017

Dear Editor, The Labour party may be calling for an inquiry into the Battle of Orgreave now but they didn’t … Full Story »

Grammar Schools are the Wrong Choice for Sheffield

29th April, 2017

As your columnist says (“Selection is the wrong answer to question of improving our schools”), the last thing Sheffield needs … Full Story »

Reinstating the NHS

25th April, 2017

Mike Simpkin (Election poses further challenge for our under-pressure health service, April 20) is right in his conclusion about the … Full Story »

Douglas Johnson

Sheffield Greens respond to Cllr Scott’s Library Claims

22nd March, 2017

It is not often I write to newspapers to accuse politicians of not telling the truth. However, I was very … Full Story »