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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
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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
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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
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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
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Oct
17
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
Oct
14
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
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Sep
23
Decriminalize

Decriminalize

By Sean Buckley Media coverage of Black Lives Matter protests appears to be subsiding. The focus on the violence occuring
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Sep
16
Stroud Radical Reading Group: Geographies of Racial Capitalism, with Ruth Wilson Gilmore

Stroud Radical Reading Group: Geographies of Racial Capitalism, with Ruth Wilson Gilmore

By Jamie O’Dell and James Beecher In the first of their series of discussions on the Geographies and Histories
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Sep
08
Stroud MP Siobhan Baillie votes against implementing Grenfell fire safety recommendations

Stroud MP Siobhan Baillie votes against implementing Grenfell fire safety recommendations

By Jamie O’Dell In a vote in Parliament last night, Stroud’s MP Siobhan Baillie joined 317 of her
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Aug
16
The growing backlash over grade calculations represents a major failing of our A-level students

The growing backlash over grade calculations represents a major failing of our A-level students

By Ben Norris and Jamie O’Dell For those who take them, getting your grades on results day presents a
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