This story, from 10 July 2018, discussed Sheffield Council’s attempt to obtain a new, and even more draconian, anti-protest injunction. It also discussed their plan to require citizens to show ID in order to re-enter their own residences if felling was taking place. (The post was retweeted by Liberty, and the council immediately scrubbed the ID plan from the SCC website.)
Not a new approach
This story, from 22 May 2018, discussed the tension between Sheffield council’s claim of a new conciliatory approach and its ongoing authoritarian behaviour.
How to vote in Sheffield
In this piece from 24 April 2018, I give advice on how to vote in the local elections if you care about trees or democracy.
Of Sheffield tree protests, corporate power, and the South Yorkshire Police
This article, published 23 March 2018 in Open Democracy, focusses on the biased policing of the tree protests, and the falsehoods that have been stated regarding the behaviour of the protestors and the hired security.
Secret plan to fell half of Sheffield’s street trees revealed
This post was written 11 March, the day after the council finally revealed that clause in the contract specifying that 17,500 trees (half of the total street trees) WILL be felled. They have spent years denying that there is any such target.
Knife crime and burglaries rise in Sheffield; in non-response, police plan to triple numbers at tree protests
This post, from 7 March 2018, tells of the massive police presence at protests: 30 at the time, due to rise to 90. It also notes that these police are needed elsewhere: at the very time of one of these protests, a man was knifed to death in broad daylight.
Nicola needed to get to hospital. Tree felling barriers blocked the way.
This post (6 March 2018) tells the story of a 65 year old woman with MS who was roughly dealt with by bouncers at a tree protest, then had trouble getting to hospital because of all the barriers.
Sheffield: Where a Gritted Street Strikes Fear into the Hearts of Residents.
This post, from 28 February, tells the tale of how Sheffield responded to Beast From the East snowstorm: by gritting only one street, the one on which they wanted to fell trees. And all the other resources wasted on this effort.
The Day I Became A Gecko, and Hugged a Bunny Who Became a Squirrel: A Sheffield Tale.
This post, from later on 26 February, describes a day in the unbelievably life of a Sheffield tree protector, and the heroic unknown person who saved a tree at great cost to himself.
Massive Police Action Based on Lies
This post, from 26 February, describes the massive police increase in policing at tree protests, and the lies it is based on.
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