Councillors approve Green motion demanding fairer voting system for foreign-born residents 15th December 2023 by Susan Fenton Stroud District Council is to ask the government to make the ‘illogical and inconsistent’ voting system fairer for residents from overseas, after a Green Party motion was carried by at the full council meeting last night (Thursday December 14). Of the councillors, 25 voted for the motion and six against. There were 10 abstentions. The […] Read more » elections Elections Act Steve Hynd Stroud District Council
Shop local – year round – to make the most of a fairer, greener economy, say Stroud Greens 7th December 2023 by Susan Fenton Stroud District Green Party says the government should offer a Small Business support package to help local firms thrive in their green transition. Parliamentary candidate Pete Kennedy, pictured at the local farmers’ market, said: “I visit independent businesses and social enterprises all around Stroud District and so many tell me that they want to make a […] Read more » economy Pete Kennedy shopping
Autumn Statement: Stroud Greens welcome Green Party’s 10-point plan for a fairer, greener country 22nd November 2023 by Susan Fenton Stroud Greens welcome the national party’s 10-point plan of distinctive tax and spend policies aimed at delivering a fairer, greener country. Outlining the plan, co-leader Carla Denyer said the chancellor’s Autumn Statement was “another failed opportunity to end the cost-of-living crisis, tackle the climate crisis and restore crumbling public services on which we all rely.” […] Read more » Autumn Statement Carla Denyer Chancellor
Greens successfully call for more plant-based meal options at Gloucestershire County Council as part of sustainable catering improvements 14th November 2023 by Susan Fenton Gloucestershire County Council is to serve more locally sourced and plant-based food in its staff cafés and at council meetings and events, thanks to a motion by Green councillors. The motion, calling for a sustainable catering and procurement policy, was proposed by Cllr Beki Hoyland (Green, Forest of Dean: Blakeney and Bream) and seconded by Cllr […] Read more » Beki Hoyland Chloe Turner GloucestershireCountyCouncil procurement
What would a much-needed progressive migration policy look like? Join our online debate to find out 1st November 2023 / 2nd November 2023 by Susan Fenton The mainstream media narrative is that migration is a problem, that there are ‘deserving’ and ‘undeserving’ migrants. Meanwhile, the tragedy of the small boats continues. Stroud District Green Party’s next monthly Cloud Café on Wednesday November 8 from 7.30pm to 9pm will explore the wider political, climate and economic context, acknowledging that the world as […] Read more » Cloud Cafe migration Refugees
Green Council Leader asks Tory MP to retract inaccurate statements about Stroud District Council 28th October 2023 by Susan Fenton Stroud’s Conservative MP Siobhan Baillie has been officially asked to retract “inaccurate and misleading” statements that she made about Stroud District Council in Parliament. In the House of Commons on October 16 she incorrectly claimed that the council is run by the Green Party and Labour Party. While this statement may be politically convenient for Ms […] Read more » Catherine Braun Siobhan Baillie Stroud District Council
Stroud campaigner to speak at online debate about threats to juries 28th September 2023 / 3rd October 2023 by Susan Fenton Stroud-based campaigner and Green Party member Val Saunders will be among the speakers at an online discussion about the government’s repressive attempts to undermine the independence of juries. The event, on Wednesday October 11 from 7.30 to 9pm, will describe how courts are restricting defendants from explaining their motivations, disallowing relevant evidence and stopping juries […] Read more » Cloud Cafe courts Juries
Stroud MP ‘dodges a bullet’ as Tories are stopped from axing water pollution rules 14th September 2023 by Susan Fenton The Green Party campaign to stop the government from scrapping vital water pollution rules has saved Stroud’s MP from having to choose between supporting her government or saving our rivers, says Pete Kennedy, Green parliamentary candidate for Stroud. The Conservative government threatened to remove legislation (known as the nutrient neutrality rules) that protects waterways from pollution created by new […] Read more » environment House of Lords Pete Kennedy pollution rivers
Stroud District Council’s Green-led Alliance leaders back the Local Plan to stop ‘Wild West’ development 29th August 2023 by Susan Fenton A cross-party group of leading politicians have today united behind Stroud District’s draft Local Plan. The move comes after national planning inspectors suggested that it be withdrawn. Without a Local Plan the politicians say that Stroud District risks becoming a “Wild West” for developers – which would mean homes being built without the roads, schools […] Read more » Catherine Braun Local Plan Stroud District Council
Join our free online debate: how can we achieve a sustainable economic system? 25th August 2023 / 4th September 2023 by Susan Fenton The world needs an economic system that recognises the limits of, and is compatible with, the natural systems of the planet and the aspirations of the whole of humanity. That’s the theme of Stroud District Green Party’s next Cloud Café online debate, on Wednesday September 13 from 7.30pm to 9pm. Elizabeth Lee, organiser of the […] Read more » Cloud Cafe economics Molly Scott Cato
