Alt-Sheff

Life isn't about greed, violence, supremacy or hate. It's about food, shelter and caring for others.

The coronavirus pandemic was the only thing in the news in March 2020. I wouldn't like to be in the driving seat right now and I'm not…

By October, most Sheffielders found new brown wheelie bins arriving outside their home. Changes are needed because UK household waste…

Politicians occasionally worry there's a 'democratic deficit'. The Encyclopædia Britannica definition mentions a lack of democracy,…

These days, it seems something new is always rising up, but austerity grinds on regardless. In the recession-hit previous decade, many new…

I listen to the radio a lot. Back in the day, the BBC controlled the airwaves, with only conservative, middle-of-the-road offerings and…

In May, Sheffield’s new Lord Mayor, Magid Magid, reportedly visited anti-fracking campaigners at the Preston site, which was blockaded last…

Do you like taking orders? Are you happy going to work? Global capitalism dominates our stormy economic world like a fleet of battleships,…

In spring 2018, people have again started talking about World War Three. Trump, May and Macron started bombing in Syria, without a…

Development in Sheffield is slow. It was recently announced that a building on Church Street may become a bar after standing empty for 15…

The stereotypical landlord is lazy, greedy, bullying and dishonest. Perhaps your landlord – or any landlord – is good. Excellent landlords…

Season’s greetings. Hope you have a good Christmas. Sadly many people won’t this year. A recent report from UK Community Foundations, Vital…

I don’t know whether you’ve ever walked or cycled under Tinsley Viaduct, north of the city, where the motorway passes Meadowhall. I have…

Halloween will be a protest night in Sheffield this year, with a zombie march to the law courts. They’re railing against the undead ghost…

For over two years, Sheffield’s Theatre Delicatessen occupied the former Woolworths on The Moor like a radical autonomous zone, a space to…

This summer’s Grenfell Tower fire disaster in London shows the dangers of ‘gentrification’. It means gilding the surfaces, glossing over…

It’s festival season in Sheffield, with every weekend double-booked full of fun. Events at Access Space and DINA kick off the mighty Hannah…

This summer, Theatre Delicatessen will be leaving The Moor, where it has brought together so many creative people, new partnerships and…

In a 2011 legal change, local regulation of 'sexual entertainment venues' (SEVs) was widened to include lap dancing alongside sex shops. A…

A group called ANAL are turning the spotlight on London property owners. They move into the most prestigious empty buildings for free and…