[g8-sheffield] Quick reminder

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> Important questions to ask Sheffield City Council about the G8
> 
> On 1st June, starting from 2pm at the townhall there will be a public
> hearing by the Sheffield City Council. Come and question the G8.
> 
> How was the decision to host the G8 in Sheffield taken?
> 
> How have city centre traders and businesses been informed of
> arrangements for the G8 visit?
> 
> Have the churches and other faith communities been consulted about
> the visit?
> 
> Was the appropriate Area Panel (Nether Edge, Broomhill and Central)
> informed or consulted re the G8 visit?
> 
> Why was hosting the G8 not discussed in Full Council?
> 
> Were all the party leaders consulted about the G8 visit?
> 
> Effects in city Will the G8 visit put Sheffield on the map because of
> mass protests?
> 
> What will be the economic effect of closing down the city centre for
> 3 days?
> 
> What will the G8 visit do for our credentials as a Fairtrade city?
> 
> Will the city council assess the effects of diverting most of its
> police force into protecting the G8?
> 
> What compensation has been offered to city centre traders and
> businesses?
> 
> Will the buses and trams run as normal throughout the G8 visit?
> 
> Is it true that the people of NetherEdge have been issued with
> passes?
> 
> G8 agenda Will the G8 discuss ways of helping Sheffield's 300+
> destitute asylum seekers?
> 
> Will the G8 discuss ways of stopping people fleeing environmental
> disasters?
> 
> Will the G8 discuss ways of stopping people fleeing war?
> 
> Will the G8 discuss the conditions of detainees in Guantanamo?
> 
> Will the G8 discuss control orders for people who haven't had been
> tried in court?
> 
> Will the G8 discuss ID cards?
> 
> Will the G8 discuss how to police anti-war protests?
> 
> Will the G8 discuss the privatisation of essential services such as
> water?
> 
> Will the G8 discuss the extension of PFI?
> 
> Which member of the G8 does the Council Leader most admire, and why?
> 
> If the G8 is such a good thing, why should they be afraid of
> Sheffield people?
> 
> When will Sheffield invite the leaders of the 8 poorest nations of
> the world?
> 
> What has the G8 done to close the gap internationally?
> 
> The G8 is a self selected, unelected caucus which meets outside the
> UN or the WTO - what kind of example does this set to national and
> local government?