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Nov
11
The value of community during crisis

The value of community during crisis

By Danae Savvidou When I contracted suspected coronavirus on my daughter’s birthday in March, my neighbours slipped their phone
3 min read
Nov
10
Solidarity, not charity

Solidarity, not charity

By Cassius Smith-Frazer A Humanitarian Crisis In November of 2018, the then UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human
10 min read
Nov
05
Lockdown II: a survival guide

Lockdown II: a survival guide

By Ben Norris  In some ways the four-week lockdown looming over England is more frustrating than the first round of
4 min read
Nov
04
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

By Jamie O’Dell  Waking up last Friday morning, I didn’t expect the first thing I read to be
3 min read
Nov
02
Community, not conspiracy - a letter to anti-lockdown protest organisers

Community, not conspiracy - a letter to anti-lockdown protest organisers

By James Beecher, Jeremy Green, and Laura Rowan, with over 200 signatures listed below Living through the Covid-19 pandemic under
5 min read
Oct
28
Siobhan Baillie’s response to Rashford’s campaign is tone deaf

Siobhan Baillie’s response to Rashford’s campaign is tone deaf

By Jamie O’Dell In responding to comments on a mildly tone-deaf Instagram post about her lunch, Stroud MP Siobhan
4 min read
Oct
27
Porridge and Potatoes

Porridge and Potatoes

By Cllr Daniel Cowan Foreword On July 29th, Daniel Cowan, Labour Councillor for Southend-on-Sea Borough, made a poignant contribution to
3 min read
Oct
24
Stroud Radical Reading Group: The Many-Headed Hydra

Stroud Radical Reading Group: The Many-Headed Hydra

By Jamie O’Dell and James Beecher  In the second part of their series of discussions on the Geographies and
7 min read
Oct
21
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

By Jamie O’Dell A report by Open Democracy has revealed that Conservative Stroud town councillor Steve Dechan signed a
3 min read
Oct
19
Cotswold Canals receive £8.9 million lottery grant to complete Stroudwater restoration

Cotswold Canals receive £8.9 million lottery grant to complete Stroudwater restoration

By Ben Norris  With the designation of £8.9 million in funding to the Cotswold Canals Connected project, Stroud and
3 min read