Mike Jempson, Author at The Bristol Cable

Mike Jempson

Illustration of a family sitting on a bed in a hotel room, with protesters outside the window.

At home with refugees

A veteran journalist reflects on the hidden traumas he has witnessed over a quarter of a century of hosting refugees in his Bristol home

People's History

A home for the ‘Hypochondriac, Mad and Distracted’: remembering the ‘madhouses’ of Fishponds

People's History

From poverty to luxury: hidden history behind the Blackberry Hill housing development

OPINION: the voting system is broken, it’s time for change

Have you ever felt your vote didn’t count? The turnout in both national and local elections suggests that a lot of people share that view....