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Huffington Post – How Democracy Commits Suicide: The Sheffield Trees, And The Corporate Takeover Of Local Government
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Innocent protest to save Sheffield’s healthy street trees turns into a nightmare, as a small group of brave suburbanites take on their Council, the police and a multinational corporation.
We are currently collecting to support the small number of campaigners who are facing court costs after cases brought by Sheffield City Council.
Walk the Heartwood Trail and find Robert Macfarlane’s beautiful charms against harm hung from some of Sheffield’s threatened Street Trees. Designed by Jackie Morris.
STAG - Sheffield Tree Action Groups 
It is NOT true that “the council is forbidden to go against Amey’s verdict on any tree— if they do, the tree’s maintenance is no longer covered by the contract”.
For further detail, see the following:
“Cost of Sustainability”:
https://ianswalkonthewildside.wordpress.com/2017/09/10/ignorance-pig-headedness-and-bullying-remain-the-order-of-the-day-for-the-sheffield-street-trees-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-1851
“Sustainability Vs Tree Massacre”:
https://www.stocksbridgecommunity.org/comment/813#comment-813
“Trees & Hazard Management” – published as “Safe long-term retention of existing trees”, on 10th August 2017:
https://www.stocksbridgecommunity.org/comment/802#comment-802
TREE POPULATION MANAGEMENT BY NUMBERS (“Impact Assessment”):
https://www.stocksbridgecommunity.org/comment/534#comment-534
“DANGEROUS HIGHWAY TREES”:
https://www.stocksbridgecommunity.org/comment/726#comment-726
“THE COUNCIL’S COMMITMENT TO RETAIN MATURE HIGHWAY TREES”
https://www.stocksbridgecommunity.org/comment/536#comment-536
“THE DISCRETION TO RETAIN MATURE TREES”
https://www.stocksbridgecommunity.org/comment/543#comment-543
“THE COUNCIL AND THE STREETS AHEAD TEAM HAVE EXISTING POLICY COMMITMENTS, TO COMPLY WITH CURRENT GOOD PRACTICE. See below.”
https://www.stocksbridgecommunity.org/comment/484#comment-484
GOOD PRACTICE GUIDANCE:
https://www.stocksbridgecommunity.org/news/contribute-website?page=6#comment-836
SEE SECTION 58 of THE HIGHWAYS ACT:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/66/contents
SCC & AMEY NON-COMPLIANCE WITH GOOD PRACTICE: A FEW EXAMPLES:
https://www.stocksbridgecommunity.org/comment/626#comment-626
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