Nice Clock: Caricatures and Colonialism
By Sean Buckley
As some readers will be acutely aware, the past few weeks have been marked by recurring debate
Some ‘beautiful game’: football’s fatal flaw hurts the nation
By Ben Norris
Football is inarguably the most popular sport in the UK. Average viewing figures for the Premier League
Stroud District Council party leaders confirm details of Cooperative Alliance
Stroud District Council will continue to be run by an alliance of Labour, Green and Liberal Democrat councillors.
Stroud residents stand in solidarity with Palestine
“we are adamant that there is no contradiction between full bodied condemnation of Israel as an apartheid/settler-colonial state and utterly rejecting antisemitism.”
Amplify Stroud's local election summary
By Amplify Stroud
Over the past month, we undertook a series of in depth interviews with representatives from each of
Stroud Radical Reading Group: TECHGNOSIS
By Rupert Howe and James Beecher
In March, Stroud Radical Reading Group started a new series of monthly discussions looking
A long three weeks: marking one year since the start of lockdown
By Ben Norris
On March 23 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a national televised address. In it, he declared
Stroud residents say “No” to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
The Bill dramatically extends the range of powers police can use to shut down protests and increases potential criminal sanctions for protesters.
Fascist propaganda and conspiracy theories delivered across Stroud
By Sean Buckley
Over the Christmas period, we at Amplify were alerted to a far-right group distributing leaflets and propaganda
Parents distraught over Academy Trust plan to Close Severn View Academy
The trust has blamed the need for closure on low numbers, but many parents have criticised the management at the trust for actively not doing anything to increase school numbers for the last two years
