Stroud District Green Party

For a Greener, fairer Stroud District.

Labour Group split as Greens oppose Government’s rollback of nature protections

/ by Susan Fenton

Clear political divisions emerged at Stroud District Council’s full meeting last week, as the Green administration successfully passed a motion opposing the Labour Government’s proposed rollback of environmental protections. The motion, proposed by Deputy Council Leader Cllr Catherine Braun, criticised Part III of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill, which would allow developers to bypass on-site […]

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GCC to ask government to consider nationalising Thames Water, thanks to Green motion

/ by Susan Fenton

Gloucestershire County Council is to ask central government to consider nationalising failing water and wastewater provider Thames Water, thanks to a Green Party motion. The motion at the full meeting on Wednesday (July 16) called on Government to review the case for nationalisation of Thames Water and the wider UK water industry, including the potential […]

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Green councillors and supporters gather to support Ecotricity’s Palestinian flag

/ by Susan Fenton

Local Green councillors and supporters gathered outside Ecotricity in Stroud yesterday evening in a show of support for the company’s Palestinian flag, which has been attracting attention recently. See our previous message of solidarity here. Stroud Greens have also this week written to Ecotricity owner Dale Vince to express our backing for his decision to […]

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Palestinian flag on Ecotricity building: comment from Stroud District Green Party

by Susan Fenton

Background: Stroud District Council (SDC), after receiving several complaints about energy company Ecotricity displaying a Palestinian flag on its Stroud HQ building, has asked the company to apply for planning permission. Stroud District Green Party was subsequently asked by a journalist if this action by minority Green-led SDC conflicted with the local Green Party’s earlier […]

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Greens protest at Government overreach in banning Palestine Action

/ by Susan Fenton

Local Greens have reacted with anger and concern to the Government’s draconian decision to proscribe the political protest and civil disobedience group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, and the cynical manoeuvring used to force the vote through Parliament on July 2. Stroud District Green Party says the decision dangerously conflates direct action with terrorism, […]

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Stroud Greens write to government protesting at ‘under-informed, dictatorial’ plans to abolish committee system

/ by Susan Fenton

Open letter to Jim McMahon MP, Minister of State for Local Government and Devolution, from the Stroud District Council Green group Dear Minister On June 24, you announced that the Government intends to abolish the committee system within local government, and force those councils currently operating this model (including Stroud District Council) to transition to […]

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Stroud Greens frustrated at axing of government energy efficiency fund

/ by Susan Fenton

A £3.5 billion government fund that paid for energy efficiency work at public buildings across the country – including three in Stroud District – has been axed as part of Labour’s spending review. The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme funded the installation of air source heat pumps, when the old gas boilers needed replacing in 2023 […]

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Stroud Greens delighted by Severn ward by-election win

/ by Susan Fenton

The Severn ward by-election yesterday (June 11) saw Moya Shannon becoming the 24th Green Party councillor on Stroud District Council. Moya won with 439 votes, ahead of the nearest rival, the Conservative candidate, who got 425 votes. The other candidates were from Reform (421), Labour (177), the Liberal Democrats (112) and UKIP (5). Moya will […]

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