Hannah Vickers, Author at The Bristol Cable

Author: Hannah Vickers

General Election 2019

Campaigners target Kingswood in boater voter registration

'Votey McVoteFace' relaunches to get boaters to vote tactically in marginal seats.

Hannah Vickers

General Election 2019

Bristol East: What you need to know for the 2019 General Election

Incumbent, Labour’s Kerry McCarthy is expected to win again this election, as she has the previous three, but with a much reduced majority.

Hannah Vickers

Features

'Most families find it shameful' - Finding pride in a community where being gay is taboo

It took over a decade for James to tell his family he was gay. Some Irish Travellers never get the chance to.

Hannah Vickers and James Lawrence

Reports

Bristol’s new van policy. What is it, and how will it affect you?

Injunctions, ‘high’ and ‘low’ impact, and surveillance. We explain what you can expect from the council's new van policy.

Hannah Vickers

Reports

A morning with activists taking direct action against immigration enforcement

The group said the action was in response to the "institutional racism of the government's hostile environment policy".

Hannah Vickers

Reports

Activists block Filton arms companies to protest Turkey’s invasion of Syria

They blocked the main entrance to the arms dealers for four hours.

Hannah Vickers

housing Bristol

Housing coops: a landlord you can trust

For the many people in Bristol renting their homes and unable to buy, housing cooperatives offer an alternative way to live.

Hannah Vickers

Moving on: Bristol's Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

Traveller kids are being "pushed out" says teacher

We talk to the Traveller teacher who’s watching her service disappear.

Hannah Vickers

Reports

Calls to take control of Bristol's buses as First sell-off announced

Supporters say it would give Bristol a bus service that works for Bristolians, instead of for-profit companies.

Hannah Vickers

Edition 19

How child’s play is a serious matter

A year since the council cut play services, we visit an adventure playground in Southmead.

Hannah Vickers

Moving on: Bristol's Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

Government ‘comprehensively failed’ Gypsies and Travellers, report finds

They have the worst outcomes out of all the ethnicities in the UK.

Hannah Vickers

Moving on: Bristol's Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

Tory MP wants to get rid of sites and move Travellers into houses

Charities say the bill, if passed, would lead to the forced assimilation of Gypsies and Travellers.

Hannah Vickers

Moving on: Bristol's Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

Road to nowhere: Bristol's hidden housing crisis

Faced with a unique housing crisis and deep-seated prejudice, where are Bristol’s Gypsy and Traveller population supposed to go?

Hannah Vickers

Moving on: Bristol's Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

Brexit could bring 'a new Windrush' for Roma

Charities warn that thousands of Roma could be deported after Brexit.

Hannah Vickers

Bristol and Beyond

Bristol Travellers fill food banks for Christmas

The #FoodbankNomination started in Ireland but has since spread all over the world, including Bristol. We spoke to the Bristol Gypsies and Travellers who've taken part.

Hannah Vickers

Moving on: Bristol's Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

In the UK today, just being a Traveller is bad for your health

Inequality for Bristol’s Traveller communities isn't going to be fixed without dedicated multi-agency working, warns anti-racism charity.

Hannah Vickers

Moving on: Bristol's Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

Travellers say it's time to stop using them as clickbait

“Unfortunately, Gypsies and Travellers doing bad things has more news value than the wider population doing the same bad things, and that’s just not fair.”

Hannah Vickers

Moving on: Bristol's Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities