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National Politics

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Apr
‘PIP gives me quality of life’ — Locals share fears of planned benefits changes

‘PIP gives me quality of life’ — Locals share fears of planned benefits changes

Government plans to reform benefits for disabled people, known as Personal Independence Payments (PIP) have been met with a strong backlash from ill and disabled Stroudies, and have prompted concerns amongst local charities.
9 min read
27
Jun
Letter to the Editor — Hitler apologist is standing to be Stroud's MP

Letter to the Editor — Hitler apologist is standing to be Stroud's MP

Cheltenham-based Saskia Whitfield - who is being promoted by The Light - is standing in Stroud as an independent candidate for Parliament. A look into her social media reveals a deeply ingrained pattern of homophobic and antisemitic values.
2 min read
16
Jan
Protect the right to Strike

Protect the right to Strike

Trade unionists from across the country will be gathering in Cheltenham on Saturday 27 January to mark the 40th anniversary of a notorious effort by Thatcher's government to ban unions from GCHQ - and also to protest the latest government proposals to crack down on the right to strike.
5 min read
08
Jun
Council leader blocked from MP bid by Labour leadership

Council leader blocked from MP bid by Labour leadership

The incongruity between Starmer’s election statements on deepening democracy and the bizarre control-freakery speak to a wider pattern of dishonesty from the Labour leader.
4 min read