Local politics

24
Mar
Devolution for Gloucestershire?

Devolution for Gloucestershire?

Gloucestershire councils are going to be abolished and replaced with one or two Unitary Authorities linked to a regional Strategic Authority with an elected mayor. This is going to be a seismic shift for local democracy.
11 min read
30
Apr
Stroud Elections Focus: Green Party

Stroud Elections Focus: Green Party

Catherine Braun is interviewed by Laurie Davies Catherine Braun has been the leader of Green Party at Stroud District Council
10 min read
05
Feb
UBI for Stroud

UBI for Stroud

In January 2023, in the depths of a long, dark winter and in the middle of a cost of living crisis, Stroud launched its first ever group to campaign for Universal Basic Income (UBI)
11 min read
08
Jun
Council leader blocked from MP bid by Labour leadership

Council leader blocked from MP bid by Labour leadership

Latest Top-Down Power Grab The bureaucratic machine of the Labour Party has intervened to block Doina Cornell, popular leader of
4 min read