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18
Mar
Democracy? Siobhan Baillie votes for anti-protest Bill that could mean jail for causing ‘serious annoyance’

Democracy? Siobhan Baillie votes for anti-protest Bill that could mean jail for causing ‘serious annoyance’

By Cassius Smith-Frazer, Jamie O’Dell and James Beecher Last week we saw the Metropolitan Police violently break up a
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14
Mar
Ending harassment and violence against all women, everywhere

Ending harassment and violence against all women, everywhere

By Jamie O’Dell* Content note: Sexual Violence Sarah Everard was last seen walking home from Clapham Common in south
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12
Mar
What emergency? Gloucestershire County Council invests £100 million of pension pot in fossil fuels

What emergency? Gloucestershire County Council invests £100 million of pension pot in fossil fuels

Despite the GCC declaring a council emergency in May 2019 – with a commitment to being carbon neutral by 2050 – it continues to rely on fossil fuels for over four percent of its total pension fund value
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09
Mar
Fascist propaganda and conspiracy theories delivered across Stroud

Fascist propaganda and conspiracy theories delivered across Stroud

By Sean Buckley Over the Christmas period, we at Amplify were alerted to a far-right group distributing leaflets and propaganda
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26
Feb
Parents distraught over Academy Trust plan to Close Severn View Academy

Parents distraught over Academy Trust plan to Close Severn View Academy

The trust has blamed the need for closure on low numbers, but many parents have criticised the management at the trust for actively not doing anything to increase school numbers for the last two years
4 min read
19
Feb
Educators, Parents, and Children need an ambitious Covid Recovery Plan

Educators, Parents, and Children need an ambitious Covid Recovery Plan

By Megan Sheer Parents don’t want a ‘thank you’, we want vision and ambition. We need a compassionate and
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18
Feb
Clothing colonialism: Stroud and the East India Company

Clothing colonialism: Stroud and the East India Company

“The details of past and present colonial exploitation outlined here, and Stroud’s own benefiting from it, shouldn’t come as a fundamental surprise.”
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12
Feb
A low bar: Why is Councillor Debbie Young's continued perpetuation of xenophobic attitudes so unexceptional?

A low bar: Why is Councillor Debbie Young's continued perpetuation of xenophobic attitudes so unexceptional?

By Jamie O’Dell Immigrants – specifically asylum seekers and refugees making the dangerous channel crossing by boat – are some of
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09
Feb
Express Dale-ivery: Ecotricity founder shacks up with right-wing media

Express Dale-ivery: Ecotricity founder shacks up with right-wing media

By Ben Norris and Jamie O’Dell Yesterday morning’s edition of the Daily Express was a little different to
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28
Jan
Being Transgender in Stroud

Being Transgender in Stroud

by Alex Parnham-Cope Content Note: transphobia, detailed discussion of violence and mental illness For those who aren’t aware, a
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