Town Hall
Sheffield
S1 2HH
tel 272 7886

19 March 2007

Dear Sir,

The decision to replace Trident nuclear missiles will disappoint many people in Sheffield. We used to be a member of Nuclear Free Local Authorities. The Lib Dems withdrew the council from NFLA and Labour recently rejected a Green Party motion calling to rejoin. Not a single Sheffield Labour MP voted to scrap Trident in the recent House of Commons debate.

The Green Party is absolutely opposed to renewing Trident. Spending billions on a weapon which could never be used is madness. The biggest threats we face now are from climate change and terrorist attacks. A nuclear deterrent will not prevent either of these ; the money would be better spent on projects to create a more just and sustainable world.

Yours sincerely

Cllr Jillian Creasy,
Sheffield Green Party