Sean Morrison, Author at The Bristol Cable

Sean Morrison

I'm a reporter for the Cable, specialising in social issues and investigations.
sean@thebristolcable.org

Rogue landlord yacht owner turns to Airbnb after fleecing tenants’ of their deposits

Thomas Flight, whose Miss Conduct yacht sits in Bristol Harbour, has been convicted of a series of offences against his previous tenants but his properties are now on the short-term let market.

Sean Morrison

This Week in Bristol

This week in Bristol: Airport expansion granted by High Court – but campaigners vow to fight on

Expansion would see the airport increase its capacity from 10 million to 12 million passengers per year.

Sean Morrison

Reports

‘We had to fight so hard to get here’, says aunt of boy struck with paddle as attacker convicted

Police have apologised to 12-year-old Antwon Forrest and his family, who say the force’s initial poor response was because of the boy's race.

Sean Morrison

Investigations

Revealed: ‘Miss Conduct’ yacht owner is rogue landlord who spun ‘web of deceit’ to mislead tenants

Thomas Flight hid behind aliases and fake addresses, and deployed aggressive ‘agents’ to deny people living in his St Paul's flats their rights as tenants.

Sean Morrison

Edition 31

‘We need to keep the local currency dream alive’

The Bristol Pound’s managing director discusses the rise and fall of the local currency project, where it went wrong, and why we should keep experimenting.

Sean Morrison

Reports

Bristol council was warned of polystyrene cladding dangers long before tower block blaze, so why didn’t it act sooner?

The Cable quizzes Bristol City Council's housing chief on the ‘urgent’ rollout of new high-rise fire safety measures, how much it’s all going to cost, and why the authority didn’t act faster.

Sean Morrison

Reports

exposed polystyrene cladding ripped from Eccleston House, Bristol

Bristol tower block fire fuelled by flammable cladding that’s fitted to many of the city’s high rises

Polystyrene insulation contributed to the spread of a blaze at Eccleston House. The council has committed to removing the material from its high rises – but it could take a decade.

Sean Morrison

Investigations

An arson attack. A pig’s head dumped outside. Eccleston House residents are traumatised, and their concerns have been met with silence.

The Cable investigates how flammable cladding fuelled a fire at the tower block, the impact it’s had on the community, and why the council’s communication is making matters worse.

Sean Morrison

Future of Cities

Rethinking regeneration: Could co-design help transform Bristol’s housing estates?

It’s crunch time for many of the city's post-war housing estates. Could its crop of radical co-design projects provide a model for delivering regeneration at scale?

Ella Jessel and Sean Morrison

Reports

Residents question why fire alarms didn’t sound after deadly tower block blaze

A man fell to his death trying to escape the flames and eight people were rushed to hospital after a fire broke out at Twinnell House in Easton.

Sean Morrison

This Week in Bristol

‘Miss Conduct’ yacht owners face misconduct claims

A protest on Monday took place outside the multi-million-pound vessel docked near Wapping Wharf, with demonstrators hoping to hold the landlord living aboard to account.

Sean Morrison

This Week in Bristol

This week in Bristol: Wild swimming petition triggers council debate

Plus the latest on school exclusions, Bristol's Eurovision bid and strike action over working conditions.

Sean Morrison

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Rogue landlord yacht owner turns to Airbnb after fleecing tenants’ of their deposits

This week in Bristol: Airport expansion granted by High Court – but campaigners vow to fight on

‘We had to fight so hard to get here’, says aunt of boy struck with paddle as attacker convicted

Revealed: ‘Miss Conduct’ yacht owner is rogue landlord who spun ‘web of deceit’ to mislead tenants

‘We need to keep the local currency dream alive’

Bristol council was warned of polystyrene cladding dangers long before tower block blaze, so why didn’t it act sooner?

Bristol tower block fire fuelled by flammable cladding that’s fitted to many of the city’s high rises

An arson attack. A pig’s head dumped outside. Eccleston House residents are traumatised, and their concerns have been met with silence.

Rethinking regeneration: Could co-design help transform Bristol’s housing estates?

Residents question why fire alarms didn’t sound after deadly tower block blaze

‘Miss Conduct’ yacht owners face misconduct claims

This week in Bristol: Wild swimming petition triggers council debate

Sean Morrison

Rogue landlord yacht owner turns to Airbnb after fleecing tenants’ of their deposits

This week in Bristol: Airport expansion granted by High Court – but campaigners vow to fight on

‘We had to fight so hard to get here’, says aunt of boy struck with paddle as attacker convicted

Revealed: ‘Miss Conduct’ yacht owner is rogue landlord who spun ‘web of deceit’ to mislead tenants

‘We need to keep the local currency dream alive’

Bristol council was warned of polystyrene cladding dangers long before tower block blaze, so why didn’t it act sooner?

Bristol tower block fire fuelled by flammable cladding that’s fitted to many of the city’s high rises

An arson attack. A pig’s head dumped outside. Eccleston House residents are traumatised, and their concerns have been met with silence.

Rethinking regeneration: Could co-design help transform Bristol’s housing estates?

Residents question why fire alarms didn’t sound after deadly tower block blaze

‘Miss Conduct’ yacht owners face misconduct claims

This week in Bristol: Wild swimming petition triggers council debate

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