Member

I was leader of the city of Sheffield for seven years. We ran a committee system that was almost like a cabinet system. I was almost the mayor—like me or love me, people at least knew about me, they had a say and we believed in devolving to neighbourhoods. Then we had a referendum five years ago in Sheffield where the proposition was put that we should move back to the committee system, having adopted the Government’s cabinet system in the city. I voted against moving back to a committee system but the people did not; they voted to go back to a committee system. I respect their view.