Doina Cornell
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Standing for selection to be the next parliamentary candidate for Stroud – my experience
In view of the speculation as to why I was not put on the longlist for the Labour parliamentary selection for Stroud constituency, here is an account. The wider context The introduction to the Party rules governing the selection of parliamentary candidates states the following: An account of the longlisting process. The selection process for […]
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My application to the Labour Party
My application to the Labour Party for consideration for inclusion on the local selection of the Parliamentary candidate for Stroud constituency, submitted on 1 June. In no more than 500 words please state why you should be the candidate for the seat in question: I have been a community leader in the constituency for over […]
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Proud to lead our district: entering my fifth year as council leader
Last night Stroud District Council held its AGM, I am very honoured to have been elected as council leader for the fifth time. I am proud to be part of such a great Labour & Cooperative team of councillors, and also part of the Labour-Green-Liberal Democrat Cooperative Alliance. The work we do has been reflected […]
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Cost of living crisis is hammering families in Stroud District, we need an emergency budget
The cost of living crisis is hammering families in Stroud District, we need an emergency budget. Inflation is now at 9% – a 40 year high https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61483175 Families in Stroud District are being hammered by the cost of living crisis – but this Conservative government is not just standing by, it’s making things worse with […]
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Statues and monuments: a reflection on our history
I began yesterday early with an interview on Radio Gloucestershire on the publication of our council report into the review of statues and monuments in our district, most notably the Blackboy clock and statue in Stroud. I am very proud of the community-led process we put in place to review the street names and the […]
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Building Community Power: Speaking at Cooperative Party SW Regional Conference
At the Cooperative Party SW Regional Conference on March 26, I was asked to speak about how Stroud District and its communities are building community power, how our market towns and rural communities responded to the pandemic with increased community activity and how our Council is building on this. What is a community? How can […]
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“A budget of partnership and collaboration: my speech to Council”
I am proud to be presenting my fifth budget as leader of this council. As we come into the tenth year of the cooperative alliance of Labour and Cooperative, Green and Liberal Democrat, we have kept the council’s finances in good order. We have gained extra funding as we deliver on an election promise of […]
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Proud of all our Labour group achievements for 2021
This year we held local elections for our district, and renewed the council’s Cooperative alliance with our Green and Liberal Democrat colleagues. Here are some headlines of what your district council has done since the start of 2021. We kept essential services going throughout the pandemic, as well as targeting support for people and businesses […]
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Cornell turns up the heat on Dechan and Baillie after multi million pound dud PPE revelations
STROUD DISTRICT COUNCIL LABOUR GROUP LEADER DOINA CORNELL HAS CALLED on Steve Dechan to return millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money after an investigation showed fewer than 1 in 400 visors made by his company passed safety standards. The Times reported at the end of 2020 how Dechan, a former Conservative town councillor who campaigned […]
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Join our campaign to ‘Unlock the High Street’ and revive our community hubs
As part of my work with the Cooperative Party’s Unlock the High Street task force, this article was published on Labour List in July 2021. Stroud district is a pioneering place in so many ways. We are home to so many independent shops, bustling communities full of doers and one of the first local currencies […]