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Next Saturday [December 17] I’m delighted to be marching with the Sheffield Needs a Pay Rise campaign. Starting from Devonshire Green at 1pm, we’ll be calling for a real living … Full Story »

“Pay to Stay” rent hikes for households with incomes of £31,000 or more from next April are not only unfair, but also aimed at solving the wrong problem (Star 23/9). … Full Story »

The Sheffield Star reported that the Green Party had made a budget amendment to install solar panels on council houses. In fact our budget amendment was much more comprehensive than … Full Story »

Cold homes kill. And obsolete boilers are a big contributor to carbon emissions and dangerous gases in Britain. They cause health problems, which also cost the taxpayer a lot through … Full Story »

The City Council have launched a joint campaign with the leading local agencies and charities that work with homeless people in the city to encourage people to give to the … Full Story »

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 »

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 »

Just because it is cheaper than Wonga is not a good reason for the Council to promote payday loans. (“New pioneering Sheffield cash lender aims to break city debt cycle” … Full Story »

Setting a benefit cap of £26,000 put Britain in breach of its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Deputy President of the Supreme Court, … Full Story »

* 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 »