It has been a while but The Sheffield Scoop is back and we have Lord David Blunkett on the podcast for our return.

The former Home Secretary joins Harry Harrison to talk the crisis in our prisons, riots, Labour's new government, and his biggest political regret - Imprisonment for Public Protection.

This episode has been produced and edited by Harry Harrison with The Star and National World.

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Sheffield Labour is in "special measures". It has been since the May elections, when former leader Terry Fox and his closest party allies were deposed and replaced with younger, fresh faces in an attempt to shake the legacy and controversy that came with the scandals of the years prior - most notably, the tree scandal and the Lowcock Report.

This swift move by the party's national office in London, gave opponents and critics the chance to question who is in charge in Sheffield. Is it new leader Tom Hunt? Or is London's influence on a city hundreds of miles away stronger than ever?

Two councillors, who resigned from the party along with five others - including Mr Fox - following the series of events since London's intervention, join the Sheffield Scoop for their first real sit down with reporters since they left. We ask them about allegations they were bullied ahead of their decision to defy the party whip on the Local Plan? How are they doing? And, most notably, who is in charge of Sheffield Labour?

We're back - and this is a good one...

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"The Battle for the Soul of Sheffield" between Phil Mills' Leadmill team and landlords, The Electric Group, has captivated music fans across the city and the country. Just weeks ago, Sheffield City Council granted the building landlords a shadow license, which puts them in the driving seat to take over sometime in 2024.

The saga has become messy. 'Save The Leadmill' continue a social media campaign to try and prevent the takeover, which the Electric Group have said has been "libellous" at times.

Electric Group CEO, Dominic Madden, joins The Sheffield Scoop for an honest conversation about the saga - whilst, true to form, The Leadmill tell us they won't have anyone available for interview. So what is happening at The Leadmill, who really is Dominic Madden and what does he plan to do with the venue if/when he takes over?

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