15th March, 2017
There was no money to address air pollution in the Chancellor’s budget but the government has to act soon. After a final warning from the European Commission, they have to … Full Story »
8th March, 2017
Lord Mayor, I am pleased to introduce the Green Party’s budget amendment. Let me say from the start that the Green Party has always had an unequivocal position in relation … Full Story »
23rd November, 2016
6th November, 2016
The Ken Loach film “I, Daniel Blake” powerfully highlights the impacts of austerity by focusing on the now brutal, impersonal and uncaring benefits system. Full Story »
26th October, 2015
The Star recently outlined the impact of Government tax credit cuts on 43,000 children in the poorest 27,000 working families in Sheffield. The Institute for Fiscal Studies says each family … Full Story »
30th September, 2015
30th September, 2015
Last night Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party, spoke at the Peoples Assembly in Sheffield, urging us to support the demonstration in Manchester at the Conservative Party Conference. The … Full Story »
20th June, 2015
* Natalie Bennett: Demonstration will show our “determination to get real change in Britain.” * Sheffield Green Party’s Declan Walsh: “Austerity is a failed political experiment that punishes ordinary people … Full Story »
18th June, 2015
Since 2010 our elected leaders have constantly told us that we have no choice but austerity. Now George Osborne wants new laws to tie the hands of future governments and … Full Story »
15th June, 2015
Adrian Cruden (Campaign Officer for Yorkshire and Humber Green Party) opened the meeting with an informative speech on the history of the economics of Government debt, showing clearly why the … Full Story »