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Dec
24
As the lorry queues clear, Stroud can benefit from a rethink in how we feed ourselves as a nation

As the lorry queues clear, Stroud can benefit from a rethink in how we feed ourselves as a nation

By Cassius Smith-Frazer and Jamie O’Dell This government seems to have a penchant for 11th hour U-turns. Unless you’
4 min read
Dec
21
Foreign Aid - Siobhan Baillie supports the 0.7% target, but is she right to?

Foreign Aid - Siobhan Baillie supports the 0.7% target, but is she right to?

By Jamie O’Dell In Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s most recent spending review, the decision to cut the overseas aid
5 min read
Dec
10
A letter to Stroud’s anti-lockdown protestors

A letter to Stroud’s anti-lockdown protestors

By Jamie O’Dell In response to the platforming of a speaker with anti-semitic views during the anti-lockdown protests that
2 min read
Nov
30
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

By Jamie O’Dell Former Conservative Town Councillor for Stroud, Steve Dechan, was in the news again this weekend after
2 min read
Nov
27
What the new coronavirus restrictions will mean for Stroud

What the new coronavirus restrictions will mean for Stroud

By Ben Norris  When the Stroud District emerges from the blanket restrictions currently in force across England on December 2nd,
2 min read
Nov
23
Retribution

Retribution

By Sean Buckley Justified retribution is a narrative concept commonly expressed most profoundly in film and television of the 20th
7 min read
Nov
19
Save the last pint: why Stroud's pubs need us now more than ever

Save the last pint: why Stroud's pubs need us now more than ever

By George Thomas One evening in early March, I was working behind a bar in one of Stroud’s many
7 min read
Nov
16
Stroud Radical Reading Group: The Black Jacobins

Stroud Radical Reading Group: The Black Jacobins

By Mar P  Stroud Radical Reading Group meets monthly. After each session, Amplify Stroud publishes a summary of the text
7 min read
Nov
15
What makes a Green Lord?

What makes a Green Lord?

By Jamie O’Dell and Ben Norris  The Green Party has always been big on electoral reform; for years they’
4 min read
Nov
13
An Innocent Partnership?

An Innocent Partnership?

By Callum Jones When Dale Vince took over majority ownership of Forest Green Rovers in 2010 it was the beginning
5 min read