Democracy & Activism

Sheffield150 will bring together young people across the city to answer the question: "What will the legacy of our generation be?”

ACORN claim victory after day of action against Crapper & Haigh letting agents and Matlock landlord.

'Active citizen' Nigel Slack takes a look at the credentials of Sheffield’s newly-appointed Chief Executive – and the challenges she will face in the role.

Campaigners call for track and trace responsibility to be returned to local public health teams.

Planning does need to be improved, but the Government’s planning reforms announced this week are an attack on local democracy, says a local planner, activist and former architect.

Following his viral Medium article, the activist and co-founder of the New Citizenship Project tells us why we should be thinking about ourselves as citizens, not consumers.

A re-imagined online programme featured more than 30 live streams, short videos and digital fringe meetings, exploring society, economics and the impact of coronavirus on our human systems.

ACORN Renters' Union stages protest outside Fulwood house of Nadim Admani, who they allege attempted to increase rent during lockdown then moved to evict tenants.

Imagine if we, the people of Sheffield, could redesign the constitution of our city from scratch. I know this seems crazy. Who would let us do such a thing? But just imagine.

"The real job to do for us is making sure that the people who campaigned for and advocated for Brexit own its impact."