What May’s local elections mean for Greens: online debate 6th March 2024 / 6th March 2024 by Susan Fenton Why are the May local council elections so crucial for Greens? What happens when voters decide to vote for the alternative to the two main parties and elect Greens to represent and serve them on local authorities? And what can the future hold when Greens are in power on councils? These are questions that will […] Read more » Bright Green Chloe Turner Chris Jarvis Cloud Cafe elections Pete Kennedy Stroud District Council
Ex-Labour councillor on Stroud District Council joins Green Party 26th February 2024 / 7th April 2024 by Susan Fenton The Green group on Stroud District Council has welcomed a new member, as Cllr Helen Fenton has joined the Greens. Helen was elected in 2021 as one of 15 Labour councillors, but has been part an independent group since September 2022. The defection means that the Green Party now has 14 seats on Stroud District […] Read more » defection Helen Fenton Labour Stroud District Council
Greens win extra funding for flood protection measures, free bus travel for unemployed veterans, and community libraries 23rd February 2024 / 7th April 2024 by Susan Fenton The Green councillors on Gloucestershire County Council have this week won extra money for flood management schemes, free bus passes for veterans and community libraries. The funding comes as the result of amendments proposed by the council’s Green group when the council met to set the annual budget for the financial year starting in April. […] Read more » bus passes Cate Cody Chloe Turner Council budget flooding Gloucestershire County Council libraries
Media ‘lies relentlessly’ to hide truth about climate change, says CGAN founder 16th February 2024 / 7th April 2024 by Susan Fenton Can the media be trusted to report honestly on climate change? That was the question posed this week at our latest Cloud Café online debate. And the answer, according to guest speaker Dr Jonathan Fuller, is a definite no. Jon, founder of Climate Genocide Act Now, said crucial information about the existential threat presented by […] Read more » CGAN Climate change Cloud Cafe Jon Fuller
Stroud District Council Green-led Alliance Leaders welcome agreement to pause Local Plan examination 13th February 2024 by Susan Fenton The leaders of the progressive alliance running Stroud District Council are delighted that government inspectors have agreed to their request to pause the examination of the draft Local Plan – which sets out where future housing development should take place. The examination process will be paused until December 5. This allows seven months to resolve […] Read more » Catherine Braun Cooperative alliance Local Plan Stroud District Council
Green Party names parliamentary candidate for North Cotswolds 12th February 2024 by Susan Fenton The Green Party has selected Cllr Chloe Turner as its Parliamentary Candidate to stand for the new North Cotswolds constituency. Cllr Turner represents Minchinhampton on both Stroud District Council and Gloucestershire County Council. Boundary changes have created the new North Cotswolds constituency, which incorporates a wide ribbon of villages and small towns previously unconnected by […] Read more » Chloe Turner General Election North Cotswolds Parliamentary constituencies
Online debate: can we trust the media to report honestly on environmental issues? 31st January 2024 by Susan Fenton With the mainstream media filtering, misinterpreting, downplaying or even ignoring news about the environment, how much can we trust what we read in the papers? Honest and full coverage of issues like climate change is never going to sit well with the interests of corporate media owners. Much reporting is not grounded in research or […] Read more » Climate change Cloud Cafe environment Jon Fuller
Council Leaders welcome opportunity to set the record straight on Local Plan 12th January 2024 by Susan Fenton Press release issued by the Leadership Alliance on Stroud District Council The leaders of the progressive alliance that runs Stroud District Council have welcomed the Conservative group’s request for an Extraordinary Council meeting about the Local Plan, saying it will clear up the misunderstandings and inaccuracies shared by Conservative councillors. The Conservative group petitioned for […] Read more » Catherine Braun Local Plan Stroud District Council
Greens demand money to pay for migrant housing pledge required by Conservative government 5th January 2024 by Susan Fenton Green councillors have called for central government funding for more council houses to be built, after the Government asked councils at short notice to commit to providing more houses for migrant families in 2025. Stroud District Council unanimously agreed at the full council meeting on December 14 to allocate at least two homes for occupation […] Read more » Beki Aldam Catherine Braun Chloe Turner Chris Jockel Lucas Schoemaker migration Stroud District Council Tricia Watson
Stroud Greens pay tribute to long-serving councillor 15th December 2023 / 15th December 2023 by Susan Fenton Stroud District Green Party has paid tribute to “irreplaceable” long-serving district councillor Norman Kay, who died in Stroud Hospital on December 12, several weeks after having emergency surgery for a heart condition. Norman had been a Green District Councillor for Nailsworth and Horsley since 2016 and took great pride in representing the community where he […] Read more » Norman Kay obituary
