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2nd October 2024 by Susan Fenton
“Britain Needs You: In Favour of Immigration” is the subject of our next Cloud Café online discussion, on Wednesday October 9 from 7.30-9pm. This summer, Britain was shamed by the racist, anti-immigration demonstrations that erupted in its streets, fuelled by the spread of disinformation. In the aftermath, however, it was clear from the actions of […]
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6th December 2019 / 20th March 2021 by timdavies
Jolyon Maugham, the QC who took the case to the Supreme Court to end the illegal prorogation of Parliament, has been in Stroud supporting the parliamentary campaign of Molly Scott Cato MEP. Mr Maugham chatted with the public in High Street before addressing a gathering over lunch to discuss threats to our democracy and how […]
8th November 2019 / 25th November 2019 by timdavies
The Green Party has come to an arrangement with Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats to field one candidate from a Remain party in selected seats in England and Wales for the upcoming election. Stroud is amongst those seats, where local Liberal Democrats have agreed to stand down, backing Molly Scott Cato as theUnite to […]
9th September 2019 / 10th September 2019 by timdavies
Stroud Green Party have announced that Stroud’s Green MEP, Molly Scott Cato, will be their candidate to fight the next General Election. Accepting the nomination, Molly said: ‘What will transform the situation at Westminster is the election of a large group of MPs determined to end the Brexit nightmare and […]
27th August 2019 / 3rd September 2019 by timdavies
Stroud District Council have yet to receive any assurance or guidance in the event of a no-deal Brexit on 31st October. As part of £56m promised at the start of the year by Sajid Javid, £9 million has been made available to ensure local areas and major ports are ready for Brexit. How much is […]
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24th June 2019 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies
Transition Stroud are carrying out an online survey in order to be able to advise Stroud District Council on the practical barriers people in Stroud District experience in reducing their climate impact. You can help by filling in the survey and sharing it with friends in the District.
17th June 2019 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies
One year ago, a group of cyclists led by Stroud District Green Party, cycled from Stroud to Chalford, and back to Stroud Brewery, to call for safer cycling on the A419. This year, the riders were out again, celebrating the progress of a new feasibility study into a Golden Valley Cycle Route - and highlighting the importance of continued work to make for safe cycling.
Volunteers from the community joined Stroud District Green Party for a litter pick at the top of Bisley Old Road this Monday.
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27th May 2019 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies
Greens stormed ahead of all the established political parties in Stroud area, beating Lib Dems, Labour and Conservative to finish 2nd, with 28% of the vote, just behind the Brexit Party. The Green vote in the Stroud area was one of the highest in the whole country. Green votes increased across Gloucestershire, the South-West and […]
18th May 2019 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies
Thanks to over 20 volunteers who gave up their Sunday!
17th May 2019 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies
Meetings with XR, Stroud4Europe and Randwick Eco Group
15th May 2019 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies
County council recognises climate emergency - but now words need to translate into actions.
12th May 2019 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies
Next week Gloucestershire County Council will debate a lib-dem motion, on a “Carbon action plan”. Greens will be amending the motion so that it includes a clear declaration of climate emergency, and solid targets to reduce carbon emissions across the whole of Gloucestershire.
6th May 2019 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies
Largest gains in party history bring total number of councillors to 362. Voters sick of Brexit, and can see through Tory hypocrisy on climate change.
28th April 2019 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies
Stroud District Green Party Elections Group Co-ordinator, Tim Davies, writes: This week’s Stroud District Green Party meeting provided a fantastic reminder that, as recognition grows of the climate emergency we face, and the urgent actions needed, that there are many different roles needed to take forward a response. We opened our meeting with a minutes […]
11th April 2019 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies
Sian Berry visiting Crickley Hill this Friday
15th March 2019 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies
"Building new roads is like saying we’ll quit smoking after just one more cigarette.”
28th February 2019 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies
On Tuesday, the Stroud District Green Party AGM, held at Stroud Brewery, opened with a public meeting inviting a panel of Councillors, party members and experts from the community to share their big ideas to help achieve Stroud District Council’s vision to be carbon neutral in just 11 years time.
20th February 2019 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies
Green MEP for the South West, Molly Scott Cato, is one of three MEPs arrested after breaking into a Belgian military airbase to protest against its stockpiling of American B61 nuclear bombs [1]. The MEPs scaled the perimeter fence and blocked the runway, unfurling a banner which read: “Europe Free of Nuclear weapons.” The MEPs are currently being held in a local police station and being questioned. They are likely to be released later today.
13th February 2019 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies
Green Party Councillors Rachel Smith and Eva Ward presented budget amendments to address climate change and public participation.
Yesterday, Green Party Co-Leader Sian Berry, and Bristol City Councillor Carla Denyer were on Channel 4's 'The Political Slot', talking about Green Party-led calls to declare a Climate Emergency, and take the action needed to address the current climate crisis. A petition has now started to call for a national declaration.
8th February 2019 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies
At the budget meeting of Gloucestershire County Council next week, the Green Party will bring forward budget amendments to put Gloucestershire County Council on track to tackling the current climate emergency, improving air quality and public health, and supporting small businesses in Gloucestershire.
As every new scientific study is published it becomes clearer and clearer that we are facing a climate emergency greater than we ever imagined. It is already leading to mass extinctions, forced migration and threats to our ways of life. We believe that this difficult message must be told plainly and clearly alongside information and actions to both radically reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and help us adapt to our changing future. We believe it is essential that all organisations work together to achieve this.
29th January 2019 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies
Stroud businesses plan to register in Estonia and The Netherlands in bid to mitigate Brexit hit
