Dear Sir/Madam Last week I raised the issue of the need for better information on the spread of the coronavirus with Gloucestershire County Council. Without such information we cannot exercise common sense about where we go and who we see while keeping our community safe. I am pleased to say that Mark Hawthorne, leader of […]
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Statement by Stroud District Council Alliance Leaders
In response to the findings of the investigation into the complaints by Stroud District Council’s Monitoring Officer regarding social media tweets by Cllr Debbie Young, Labour, Green and Liberal Democrat Alliance leaders wish to put on record our disappointment that explanations for the judgement shows very limited understanding of the lived experience of direct and […]
SDGP Letter to Siobhan Baillie re: Brexit Extension
The below letter was sent to Siobhan Baillie and Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown by our Coordinators Lynn Haanen and Cllr Martin Whiteside. Dear Siobhan, We are writing to express our acute concern about the government’s stubborn refusal to request an extension to the transition period to allow enough time for a successful trade negotiation with the […]
Green Councillors push Stroud District Council for action on Black Lives Matter
Green Councillors have been active in ensuring the Stroud District Council takes clear steps to tackle racism and descrimination in our District. These were announced at the Strategy and Resources Committee on 18 June 2020: “There are some specific actions we must take as a council as well as enabling others to fight racism in […]
Government have failed, say Stroud Greens – call for community covid19 trace system
Green councillor to put motion to Gloucestershire County Council calling for a local contact tracing. As more evidence emerges daily of the failure of the government test-and-track system, Greens are calling for Gloucestershire to establish its own contact-tracing system. Cllr Rachel Smith, who will be putting the motion to Council, said: “It’s clear the government’s […]
Black Lives Matter
Black Lives matter Supporting the Black Lives Matter movement is nothing more than words unless we address the systemic racism that affects people of colour, including in the context of Covid-19. The recent government-commissioned Public Health England (PHE) investigation found that people of Bangladeshi background in England are twice as likely as white Britons to […]
Letter from Molly Scott Cato on Test, Trace & Isolate.
Dear Sir/Madam New research has shown that the Covid-19 hotspot in Gloucestershire was probably related to the decision to go ahead with the Cheltenham Festival. Prof Spector from King’s College London told the BBC that “people will have probably died prematurely” as a result of that decision. The lesson from this episode is highly relevant […]
The Green Group voted against lowering the quorum requirements for Council and committee meetings.
The Green Group of Stroud District Council voted against a change of constitution but were outnumbered. The change means the quorum for remote Council meetings has dropped from 50% to 25%. This means out of the 51 councillors, only 7 would be considered a majority and can thus make a decision on behalf of the […]
Community has great suggestions for the future after lockdown
Following a letter in last week’s Stroud News and Journal, the Green Party has been overwhelmed with great ideas on how to ‘Build Back Better’ in our District after lockdown ends. Whilst lockdown has been extremely challenging, it has also highlighted the benefits of using technology such as video calls to reduce unnecessary travel – […]
Covid-Safe Workplaces
Stroud District Green Party has called for workplaces to have a certified and published plan for Covid-safety to be in place before employees are required to return to work. Following the Prime Minister’s call for a return to work, Greens are clear that the return should not resemble the piecemeal and haphazard procedure for locking […]
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