Government has not delivered promise of ‘Green Brexit’, say Stroud Greens 1st April 2021 / 1st April 2021 by Susan Fenton The government has failed “dismally but predictably” in its promise of a ‘green Brexit’, says Stroud District Green Party. A report on March 16 from a coalition of environment groups says the improvements promised by the government in 2017 have not been realised, and pressure to agree new trade deals and remove regulations mean the watering down of standards that stem […] Read more » Brexit environmental standards Green Brexit
Our MP must stand up for her constituents’ rights to protest 1st April 2021 / 1st April 2021 by Susan Fenton The new Police Bill could see peaceful protest, like the one in the picture of a demo in Stroud in 2019, outlawed. Below is our open letter to Siobhan Baillie MP, which was published in the Stroud News & Journal Thank you for your email explaining why you are supporting The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts […] Read more » Police Bill right to protest Siobhan Baillie
Stroud Green member starts quirky three-wheeled ‘library’ 1st April 2021 / 1st April 2021 by Susan Fenton When local teacher and SDGP member Beki Aldam and her small daughters heard that many people didn’t have access to books because of the lockdown, they decided to start a quirky mobile ‘library’. Beki, Maeve, six, and Iitu, four, set off on their electric cargo bike delivering free books to adults and children around Stroud. […] Read more » Beki Aldam books
Javelin Park incinerator latest: open letter to Cllr Mark Hawthorne, Leader of Gloucestershire County Council 1st April 2021 / 1st April 2021 by Susan Fenton Dear Cllr Hawthorne Last week we witnessed the extraordinary sight of GCC being heavily criticised by its own internal audit committee, over the secrecy surrounding the repeatedly delayed report into the cost of the Javelin Park incinerator. Members of the public can watch this video clip showing last week’s scenes at County Hall https://www.hashcut.com/v/xC3vsET The […] Read more » auditor's report Chloe Turner Gloucestershire County Council incinerator javelin park
Why you should vote Green on May 6: Stroud District Green Party sets out its election stall 29th March 2021 / 19th March 2024 by Susan Fenton Greens are the fastest-growing party in the Stroud area, with an ever-increasing number of communities electing Green councillors to represent them. “We think more people are voting Green because they like the combination of social justice, environmental protection and our ability to get things done quickly and on budget,” said Martin Whiteside, who leads the […] Read more » elections Stroud
Molly Scott Cato appointed to senior post at European Movement 29th March 2021 / 1st April 2021 by Susan Fenton Molly Scott Cato, Green county council candidate for Stroud Central, has been elected to the National Executive Committee of the European Movement. The Green Party’s spokesperson on Brexit and a prominent Remain campaigner, Molly will now be part of a campaign to address the failing’s of the government’s Brexit deal, which has harmed the livelihoods […] Read more » Brexit European Movement
Green Party reaction to Gloucestershire County Council’s legal action against CR4C over incinerator 9th March 2021 / 20th March 2021 by Susan Fenton Responding to the news that Gloucestershire County Council is serving a winding up petition via the courts on the community benefit society Community R4C, Stroud District Green Party said: “In the week when the highly regarded Channel 4 Dispatches programme has highlighted the way public money is being wasted and recycling being burnt in Council […] Read more » CR4C GCC GloucestershireCountyCouncil incinerator javelin park Molly Scott Cato
Government must drop ‘cynical’ rules preventing small parties from campaigning during Covid – or postpone local elections, say Greens 9th February 2021 / 20th March 2021 by Susan Fenton Unless the government drops its “cynical ploy” to prevent smaller parties from distributing campaign literature, this year’s local elections should be postponed, the Green Party has warned. Martin Whiteside, leader of the Green group on Stroud District Council, says government rules restricting the distribution of leaflets during the run-up to the election – on the […] Read more » campaigning COVID-19 elections leaflets Martin Whiteside rules
Greens welcome District Council’s budget proposals on climate change & Covid 4th February 2021 / 29th March 2021 by Susan Fenton FEBRUARY 4, 2021 Stroud District Green Party has welcomed Stroud District Council’s budget proposals (published on Wednesday 3 Feb), which strengthen the council’s capacity to deliver on its commitment to make the district carbon neutral by 2030. Nailsworth Green Councillor and Horsley Climate Action Network member Norman Kay said: “Achieving carbon neutrality will need an enormous effort […] Read more » Budget Catherine Braun Climate change covid Jonathan Edmunds Norman Kay Stroud District Council Stroud District Green Party
Clean up after your dog, says councillor 3rd February 2021 / 20th March 2021 by Susan Fenton Green councillor Simon Pickering has urged dog-owners to clean up after their dogs, following a spate of enquiries and complaints about dog muck in the district. Cllr Pickering, who is chair of Stroud District Council’s environment committee, said: “People who don’t immediately clean up after a dog under their control are committing an offence – […] Read more » bins dogs poo Simon Pickering Stroud District Council Stroud Greens
