The Fight for Democracy in Sheffield

By: Olivia Blake

Labour councils must do more to change how politics is done and to deliver real democracy to our communities.

Sheffield’s Town Hall was the home of left-wing local governments in the 1980s. (Photo by Authenticated News/Archive Photos/Getty Images.)

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In 2017 I was elected Deputy Leader of Sheffield Council on a ticket of reform. I’m proud of the progressive policies we’ve introduced since. But I’ve now resigned my position and I’m backing the people of Sheffield in calling for a fundamental change of council governance. It would have been hard to predict that, nine […]

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In 2017 I was elected Deputy Leader of Sheffield Council on a ticket of reform. I’m proud of the progressive policies we’ve introduced since. But I’ve now resigned my position and I’m backing the people of Sheffield in calling for a fundamental change of council governance. It would have been hard to predict that, nine […]

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In 2017 I was elected Deputy Leader of Sheffield Council on a ticket of reform. I’m proud of the progressive policies we’ve introduced since. But I’ve now resigned my position and I’m backing the people of Sheffield in calling for a fundamental change of council governance. It would have been hard to predict that, nine […]

In 2017 I was elected Deputy Leader of Sheffield Council on a ticket of reform. I’m proud of the progressive policies we’ve introduced since. But I’ve now resigned my position and I’m backing the people of Sheffield in calling for a fundamental change of council governance. It would have been hard to predict that, nine […]

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