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10
Nov
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
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05
Nov
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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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