woodmally Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Not forgetting that he was a fully paid up member of The Socialist Party when he stood for them in 2007. Oh joy thats even worse than the greens. At least some of the green candidates have some credibility (I'm talking Graham Wroe here who is our local candidate and is a decent and nice chap). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 The Sheffield City Region encompasses all of South Yorks, along with Bassetlaw, Bolsover, Chesterfield and NE Derbyshire councils. The mayor could come from any part of the region. Let's hope there are some decent candidates along with some clear information about the role. It even covers the Derbyshire Dales down to Ashbourne I think... a long way from Pinstone Street..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoatwobbler Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 The Sheffield City Region encompasses all of South Yorks, along with Bassetlaw, Bolsover, Chesterfield and NE Derbyshire councils. The mayor could come from any part of the region. Let's hope there are some decent candidates along with some clear information about the role. Currently one name being mentioned is Dan Jarvis, MP for Barnsley Central. Although I would expect it to end up being a Sheffield Labour insider. http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/oct/27/labour-elected-mayors-northern-england ---------- Post added 18-11-2015 at 12:42 ---------- It even covers the Derbyshire Dales down to Ashbourne I think... a long way from Pinstone Street..... I'm not sure I'd want to have local public services in places like Dronfield controlled from Sheffield instead of Chesterfield & Matlock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny5 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 I'm not sure I'd want to have local public services in places like Dronfield controlled from Sheffield instead of Chesterfield & Matlock.No. I would imagine the residents there haven't twigged on yet as some of them will have moved there to get away from the clowns that 'run' Sheffield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennpickard Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 re the new "Leader" of the "Sheffield region." Is there anyone out there reading the Forum that can say with some certainty: 1) Has it or has it not been agreed with Westminster whether or not to proceed with a person to manage Sheffield & Co ? If yes, when ? I assume the Sheffield Council was involved and had a plan in mind on how to move forward ? 2) if an agreement has been made to select a leader for the Sheffield "Region" when will it take effect ? 3) What are the general terms of the agreement ? 4) how will the city, relevant towns and councils determine how potential candidates will be selected, and how the election and voting is to take place ? A very big potential cloud for the future is if the Council itself wishes to appoint/vote in a candidate, without voting/consulting the various districts. If so they will bring in one of their own, and begin with the old program of power sharing "You scratch my back and I will scratch yours." A new game plan is necessary. I hope an agreement has been made, or is about to be, to select a "Sheffield & Regions" leader. I agree with Anna B's previous comments that ideally it should be someone outside politics because of the massive loss of trust amongst the general population with politicians and civil servants in general. A leader with successful business experience, that's entreprenurial, and has fresh visions for Sheffield's future. Be nice if he/she were from the Sheffield region, but not mandatory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeMaquis Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 4) how will the city, relevant towns and councils determine how potential candidates will be selected, and how the election and voting is to take place ? A very big potential cloud for the future is if the Council itself wishes to appoint/vote in a candidate, without voting/consulting the various districts. I don't think you understand what this about. Cities, towns and councils won't select, appoint or vote for candidates. These will be selected by political parties or they'll be independents. They'll have their own selection procedures. The public will then do the voting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennpickard Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Obviously if I am asking questions then I don't have the answers. You have outlined the selection and voting procedure, but no one has stated if there is an agreement to proceed with a manager, or if this still has to be determined ? If there is an agreement, what is the gist of it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbeard Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 What ever happened to Calvin, the original poster? He posted and ran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny5 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 What ever happened to Calvin, the original poster? He posted and ran.He's on twitter if you want to tell him how much you miss him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeMaquis Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 ....no one has stated if there is an agreement to proceed with a manager, or if this still has to be determined ? If there is an agreement, what is the gist of it ? A manager for what? An agreement about what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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