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04
Nov
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
02
Nov
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
28
Oct
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
27
Oct
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
24
Oct
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
21
Oct
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
19
Oct
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
17
Oct
Conservative MPs vote against safeguards on British food standards as a crisis in food supply and security looms

Conservative MPs vote against safeguards on British food standards as a crisis in food supply and security looms

By Jamie O’Dell and George Thomas  On Monday October 12, amendments made to the Agriculture Bill by the House
5 min read
14
Oct
Proposals for new station at Stonehouse to connect the Five Valleys to Bristol and beyond

Proposals for new station at Stonehouse to connect the Five Valleys to Bristol and beyond

By Ben Norris Proposals for a new railway station in Stonehouse are picking up steam following an online petition which
3 min read
23
Sep
Decriminalize

Decriminalize

By Sean Buckley Media coverage of Black Lives Matter protests appears to be subsiding. The focus on the violence occuring
6 min read