Plans for trial of Universal Basic Income in Stroud District 21st December 2020 / 20th March 2021 by Dagan Smith Stroud District could be the location of a “groundbreaking” trial of Universal Basic Income (UBI) after the District Council approved the idea of running a pilot scheme. District Councillors Catherine Braun (Green, Wotton-under-Edge, North Nibley and Stinchcombe) and Trevor Hall (Labour, Dursley) proposed and seconded a cross-party motion to trial UBI – a non-means-tested sum paid […] Read more » Dursley Stroud Stroud District Stroud District Council Stroud Greens UBI Universal Basic Income
STROUD DISTRICT TAKES STEP CLOSER TO BEING CARBON-NEUTRAL 21st December 2020 / 20th March 2021 by Dagan Smith Stroud District Council’s Strategy and Resources Committee has unanimously approved the council’s Carbon Neutral 2030 plan, which is due to be considered at full council in February. The cross-party support for the plan, which is out for public consultation until December 16, was welcomed by environment committee chair Cllr Simon Pickering (Green Party), who said: […] Read more » Carbon Neutral Green Councillors Simon Pickering Stroud Stroud Council Stroud District Stroud District Council Stroud Greens
Greens signed letter urging people not to attend anti-lockdown rally 10th November 2020 / 19th March 2024 by Dagan Smith Stroud Green Party coordinators, councillors and members were among more than 200 local residents who put their names to the following letter written by the Stroud Coronavirus Community Response team. The letter asked people not to attend the anti-lockdown rally that took place in Stratford Park at the weekend, and urged the organisers to withdraw […] Read more » anti-lockdown COVID-19 Dursley Greens Stroud Stroud District Green Party Stroud Greens StroudGreens
Could you be the next Green Councillor for your community? 28th September 2020 / 20th March 2021 by timdavies Stroud District Green Party has opened a call for candidates to stand in the 2020 District Council elections. Read more »
Incinerator: lack of transparency from GCC 17th July 2020 / 19th March 2024 by Dagan Smith Transparency campaigners were today vindicated when the high court ruled Gloucestershire County Council had deliberately hidden information about the huge rise in the cost of the incinerator contract. Rachel Smith, Green County Councillor for Minchinhampton Division, said: “While it’s disappointing that Community R4C were not granted standing to challenge the procurement process on a technicality, […] Read more »
Join our team! 14th July 2020 / 19th March 2024 by Dagan Smith The Stroud District Green Party is recruiting an Elections Coordinator Stroud District Green Party (SDGP) is recruiting an Election Coordinator to work as a self-employed contractor until end May 2021. The Elections Coordinator will lead the delivery of the approved Stroud District local election strategy and budget. This will involve motivating and supporting a team […] Read more »
Information sharing on Covid-19 30th June 2020 / 19th March 2024 by Dagan Smith 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 […] Read more » COVID-19
Statement by Stroud District Council Alliance Leaders 26th June 2020 / 19th March 2024 by Dagan Smith 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 […] Read more »
SDGP Letter to Siobhan Baillie re: Brexit Extension 25th June 2020 / 19th March 2024 by Dagan Smith 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 […] Read more » Brexit Siobhan Baillie Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Stroud District Green Party Stroud For Europe
Government have failed, say Stroud Greens – call for community covid19 trace system 22nd June 2020 / 19th March 2024 by Dagan Smith 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 […] Read more » COVID-19 GloucestershireCountyCouncil StroudGreens Track&trace
