Frontline workers (including shop staff) should get priority vaccinations, says Green Party 18th January 2021 / 19th March 2024 by Susan Fenton Stroud District Green Party has called for frontline workers to be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccinations following the reported outbreak at Tesco’s branch in Bristol Road, Quedgeley.Molly Scott Cato, Gloucestershire County Council candidate, urged people to sign an online petition calling on the government to prioritise all frontline workers (including shop staff, social workers, teachers, bus […] Read more » covid COVID-19 Dursley Greens Molly Scott Cato Stroud District vaccination vale
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
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
