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
Green Party welcomes local roll-out of Covid vaccinations 5th January 2021 / 19th March 2024 by Susan Fenton Stroud District Green Party has welcomed the local roll-out of Covid-19 vaccinations and has warned that the principle of ‘freedom of speech’ is being misused by anti-vaccination groups to promote dubious and selective information that stokes fear and distrust of science, medicine and public health measures. Professor Molly Scott Cato, a Green candidate for Gloucestershire […] Read more » covid COVID-19 gloucestershire green party Martin Whiteside Molly Scott Cato Stroud Stroud District vaccine
Government rejects Stroud District Council’s call for fairer voting system 21st December 2020 / 20th March 2021 by Dagan Smith The government has thrown out Stroud District Council’s request to allow it to operate a fairer voting system during next year’s local elections. At November’s full council meeting, councillors approved a motion calling for an end to the First Past the Post system, for councillors to be allowed to job share and for 16-year-olds to […] Read more » Green Councillors Martin Whiteside Stroud Stroud District Council
