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15
Aug
Nice Clock: Caricatures and Colonialism

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
5 min read
13
Jul
Some ‘beautiful game’: football’s fatal flaw hurts the nation

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
4 min read
17
May
Stroud District Council party leaders confirm details of Cooperative Alliance

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.
2 min read
15
May
Stroud residents stand in solidarity with Palestine

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.”
3 min read
05
May
Amplify Stroud's local election summary

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
6 min read
27
Apr
Local Election heats up as complaint submitted regarding ‘downright lie’ in Stroud Conservatives campaign material

Local Election heats up as complaint submitted regarding ‘downright lie’ in Stroud Conservatives campaign material

By Jamie O’Dell As debates over the Conservative government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and related government contracts
5 min read
22
Apr
Stroud Radical Reading Group: TECHGNOSIS

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
5 min read
30
Mar
XR co-founder protests funding of polluting industries by breaking window at Barclays Bank in Stroud

XR co-founder protests funding of polluting industries by breaking window at Barclays Bank in Stroud

“Let it be the windows of the banks that are broken not the life support systems of the earth and our children’s future. Let it be the windows of this failed system that are broken not our family across the world.”
3 min read
23
Mar
A long three weeks: marking one year since the start of lockdown

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
5 min read
21
Mar
Stroud residents say “No” to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

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.
4 min read