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Month: May 2020

May 26, 2020September 17, 2020 Amplify Stroud

Us and them: the disconnect between national and local government has never been clearer

May 24, 2020September 17, 2020 Amplify Stroud

Stroud, Fake News and Conspiracies

May 13, 2020November 3, 2020 Amplify Stroud

Stroud, Slavery and the misremembering of William Wilberforce

May 8, 2020September 17, 2020 Amplify Stroud

Wartime Language and its use during the Covid-19 crisis

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  • The growing backlash over grade calculations represents a major failing of our A-level students
    The growing backlash over grade calculations represents a major failing of our A-level students
  • Fake News, Fearmongering and Katie Hopkins – The ugly case of Stroud’s anti-lockdown protestors
    Fake News, Fearmongering and Katie Hopkins – The ugly case of Stroud’s anti-lockdown protestors
  • #Build Back Better | The Green New Deal
    #Build Back Better | The Green New Deal
  • Conservative town councillor for Stroud handed further £156 million contract to import PPE
    Conservative town councillor for Stroud handed further £156 million contract to import PPE
  • Community, not conspiracy - a letter to anti-lockdown protest organisers
    Community, not conspiracy - a letter to anti-lockdown protest organisers
  • Being Transgender in Stroud
    Being Transgender in Stroud
  • A low bar: Why is Councillor Debbie Young's continued perpetuation of xenophobic attitudes so unexceptional?
    A low bar: Why is Councillor Debbie Young's continued perpetuation of xenophobic attitudes so unexceptional?
  • All that glitters; why Dale Vince’s promise of ‘sky diamonds’ doesn’t hold up
    All that glitters; why Dale Vince’s promise of ‘sky diamonds’ doesn’t hold up
  • Ex-Conservative Councillor takes to Twitter to defend his multi-million pound PPE profits and new properties
    Ex-Conservative Councillor takes to Twitter to defend his multi-million pound PPE profits and new properties
  • Ending harassment and violence against all women, everywhere
    Ending harassment and violence against all women, everywhere

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Dr Gail Bradbrook, one of the founders of Extinction Rebellion, broke a window at Barclays Bank in Stroud today to protest against the bank's complicity in the ongoing climate emergency.
A group of protestors displayed banners in Stroud this morning, protesting the government's authoritarian Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.
The Police and Crime Bill, and its threat of up to 10 years jail for causing ‘serious annoyance’, is a deeply authoritarian move.
The Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Bill, and its threat of up to ten years jail time simply for causing ‘serious annoyance’, is a deeply authoritarian move.
We’re launching a podcast!
The outpourings of pain and anger alongside testimonies of abuse and harassment following the tragic murder of Sarah Everard have demonstrated just how prevalent these experiences are for women everywhere.
Despite previously being investigated by Stroud District Council’s Monitoring Officer for racist social media activity, Councillor Debbie Young has put her foot in it again, this time for retweeting inaccurate anti-immigrant opinions. Unfortunately, these views are not uncommonly held. Jamie O’Dell explains why #Stroud deserves better.
The popular view of Stroud is as being a progressive and inclusive town that accepts people for who they are. While this is true to an extent, Alex Parnham-Cope interviews local residents and members of Stroud’s transgender community and shows there is still significant room for improvement. 🏳️‍⚧️ #transrights #stroud
Tories too often do what is cheap, not what is right, when it comes to welfare and social protections. We need to campaign to set their priorities straight.
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