All in Community
Stroud District Foodbank and The Grace Network provide vital resources for people in the Stroud constituency who are struggling to make ends meet. I work closely with them to support constituents in need and recently visited their base in Brimscombe to discover more about the amazing work they do.
Stroud families now spend £700 more a year on rent than they did five years ago. In Gloucester rents have risen even faster, up £1,100. Labour would introduce ‘living rent’ homes, to end the misery of unaffordable rents
Over the past year, I’ve been having a series of in-depth conversations with local employers to find out about the key issues they face. As you’d expect from such a resilient group the news was mixed, but Brexit uncertainty was a top concern.
BUSINESS OUTREACH: over the last year David Drew MP and Councillor for Dursley Trevor Hall having been talking to Stroud businesses about their general health, the challenges face through Brexit and which matters they want us to take forward and council and national level.
David’s caseworkers are the road to offer regular mobile surgeries in order to provide support directly to all of Stroud’s constituents in their own towns and villages right across the constituency.
More than 1,000 Sure Start centres have closed since 2010. The recent IFS report has shown that closing Sure Start centres is a false economy and early intervention saves money. The closure has also disproportionately affected rural areas, like Stroud
“It’s Carers Week 2019 and we must work towards ending isolation of carers. Allsorts’ new ‘Changing Places’ toilet is one such initiative which is helping to make Stroud inclusive to everyone”
“It’s now two years since I was re-elected to be your representative in Westminster. Over those two years I’ve met with thousands of you to hear about your achievements, concerns and hopes for the future and I’d like to thank you all for your support.”
David Drew MP visited Rodborough Youth FC as part of The FA’s Football Footprint Campaign - and received an award himself! He was recognised as a Grassroots Champion by Gloucestershire FA.
Come and join David at the Eastgate Shopping Centre in Gloucester for an awareness raising and story sharing event for those suffering from M.E..
We’re out and about! See here for the latest dates for David’s Cafe Politics and Pub Politics, as well as how to meet David’s caseworkers
The closure of Honda’s plant in Swindon will have a devastating impact on our regional economy. The Government is failing to protect manufacturing.
Dates for your diary. Want to meet up with David and share your thoughts and concerns with him? Over the next few months he is coming to pubs and cafes to talk politics and to listen.
This spring, David Drew MP’s caseworkers are again taking to the road to offer mobile surgeries to bring support directly to his constituents. They are approachable, friendly and experienced.
Dear Amber, …“we have witnessed our constituents being pushed into poverty. People in receipt of Universal Credit report going hungry, being left unable to afford clothes, toiletries or heating, and struggling to pay rent. They have been forced into debt and rent arrears, and surviving on foodbank vouchers.”
Today the Living Wage Foundation announced new hourly rates people need to earn to have a basic standard of living. Labour would make sure the legal minimum wage matches the level of Living Wage
“This centenary year, we must remember those whose lives that were cut short as well as celebrate the peace that followed"
Dursley GP practice The Walnut Tree with Dr Simon Opher is leading the way in tackling our mental health crisis and the increasing public health issue of loneliness
