Green councillor asks Gloucestershire County Council to show leadership over climate change action 9th December 2021 / 9th December 2021 by Susan Fenton Chloe Turner, county councillor for Minchinhampton and part of the Green group on Gloucestershire County Council, made an impassioned speech this week as she presented a Climate Leadership Motion. She warned that even if COP26 commitments are met the future’s still grim: water scarcity, rising sea levels, heatwaves, habitat loss, mass migration, war – and […] Read more » Chloe Turner Climate change GloucestershireCountyCouncil
False negative scandal: Greens demand government action on Stroud’s huge Covid rates 31st October 2021 / 1st November 2021 by Susan Fenton After government figures showed Stroud has one of the three highest Covid rates in the country, following the scandal of false negative tests, Stroud District Green Party is asking MP Siobhan Baillie to urgently speak to Health Secretary Sajid Javid to ensure it cannot happen again. The government website on Friday (October 29) listed Tewkesbury, […] Read more » Chloe Turner COVID-19 false negatives
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