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| Sheffield's Fairness Commission wants to hear your views | Sheffield's Fairness Commission wants to hear your views |
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| Is life fair? This is the question that is being asked by Sheffield city council at a public forum in Sheffield town hall tomorrow, Saturday 8 September. | Is life fair? This is the question that is being asked by Sheffield city council at a public forum in Sheffield town hall tomorrow, Saturday 8 September. |
| The debate is a local free-for-all with everyone invited: residents, public sector organisations, businesses, community and voluntary groups and elected representatives are being sought to give them their views on what the Sheffield Fairness Commission should do. | The debate is a local free-for-all with everyone invited: residents, public sector organisations, businesses, community and voluntary groups and elected representatives are being sought to give them their views on what the Sheffield Fairness Commission should do. |
| The commission was set up back in February and takes the lead from similar ones such as Liverpool, York and Newcastle, previously reported on by the Guardian Northerner. Its independent chair is Professor Alan Walker from the Sheffield University. | The commission was set up back in February and takes the lead from similar ones such as Liverpool, York and Newcastle, previously reported on by the Guardian Northerner. Its independent chair is Professor Alan Walker from the Sheffield University. |
| Liverpool, York and Newcastle may have rolled up their sleeves earlier, but Walker says: | Liverpool, York and Newcastle may have rolled up their sleeves earlier, but Walker says: |
| We want Sheffield to be the fairest city in the country. | We want Sheffield to be the fairest city in the country. |
| The commission's initial objective is to find out in detail where, how and why inequality still exists, and members have started gathering evidence in parallel with thinking about solutions. The debate at the Town Hall is part of both processes. Walker says: | The commission's initial objective is to find out in detail where, how and why inequality still exists, and members have started gathering evidence in parallel with thinking about solutions. The debate at the Town Hall is part of both processes. Walker says: |
| We want to hear what people think of ideas raised so far, to make sure that we are focusing on the most important issues. | We want to hear what people think of ideas raised so far, to make sure that we are focusing on the most important issues. |
| Recommendations will be made by the commission later this autumn and will not just consist of words. A budget of £1 million has been agreed by the city council to put proposals into action. Inequalities will lie at their heart - Sheffield has great divides of wealth, health and life expectancy. | Recommendations will be made by the commission later this autumn and will not just consist of words. A budget of £1 million has been agreed by the city council to put proposals into action. Inequalities will lie at their heart - Sheffield has great divides of wealth, health and life expectancy. |
| Take a half-hour ride on the number 88 bus and the social spectrum changes dramatically. The terminus on Eccleshall Road South is in the Hallam constituency of Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. The leafy affluent south eastern suburb is the least deprived in the city. But as the bus makes its way to the city centre and through Sheffield Central, constituency of Labour MP Paul Blomfield, the social and economic landscape changes. The 88 travels north east through areas such as Burngreave and Pitsmoor, which are among the most deprived areas in the city. | Take a half-hour ride on the number 88 bus and the social spectrum changes dramatically. The terminus on Eccleshall Road South is in the Hallam constituency of Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. The leafy affluent south eastern suburb is the least deprived in the city. But as the bus makes its way to the city centre and through Sheffield Central, constituency of Labour MP Paul Blomfield, the social and economic landscape changes. The 88 travels north east through areas such as Burngreave and Pitsmoor, which are among the most deprived areas in the city. |
| In 30 minutes, a passenger sees average life expectancy fall by ten years. In just six miles you have been transported from one of the 10% least deprived areas in the county, to ones in the top 20% for deprivation. | In 30 minutes, a passenger sees average life expectancy fall by ten years. In just six miles you have been transported from one of the 10% least deprived areas in the county, to ones in the top 20% for deprivation. |
| Labour council Leader Julie Dore hopes that the commission will identify what can make a difference to the people of Sheffield, including issues that the coalition Government controls but which local feeling might influence. Stressing public consultation, she says: | Labour council Leader Julie Dore hopes that the commission will identify what can make a difference to the people of Sheffield, including issues that the coalition Government controls but which local feeling might influence. Stressing public consultation, she says: |
| There is no point in coming up with a host of recommendations which do not tie in with people's expectations. But at the same time we have to be realistic in what we can actually achieve. | There is no point in coming up with a host of recommendations which do not tie in with people's expectations. But at the same time we have to be realistic in what we can actually achieve. |
| The event at the Town Hall will give the people of Sheffield the chance to have their say on what's fair in our city. | The event at the Town Hall will give the people of Sheffield the chance to have their say on what's fair in our city. |
| Doors open at 9.30am on the dot and proceedings last until 1.30pm. | Doors open at 9.30am on the dot and proceedings last until 1.30pm. |
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