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Edition 1

Edition 1 : Autumn 2014

Watch: Blacklisting in Bristol – Interview

Watch an exclusive video with Jerry Hicks blacklisted Bristol worker and Phil Chamberlain, a freelance journalist about to publish a book ‘Blacklisted’. He is also...

Dodgy landlords and a community union in Bristol

Maria, a resident in Easton, tells her all too familiar story of dodgy estate agents, the troubles of finding a house in Bristol, and a...

The Glorious Dead

In this article we take a look at some of Bristol’s pacifists, objectors and mutineers and the struggles they faced during World War 1.

Listen: Bristol WWI poem read by Bristolians today

100 years after ‘The Great War’, we bring to life the voice of Isaac Rosenberg, a soldier poet from Bristol who was killed at the...

In other news….

A short round-up of interesting events taking place around the world. By Maria da Silva  

“These homes need people!”

The Bristol Cable, visited the Focus E15 Mothers in Newham, East London, who occupied empty flats, turning them into a social centre and open house...

Back to the kitchen!

Ari Cantwell,  co-founder of the Coexist Community Kitchen, writes of the importance of food and free time.

Ghosts at the Feast

Arvind Howarth looks at the experiences of rough sleepers in Bristol’s town centre

Life Expectancy – Infographic

by Emily PooleStaring at excel spreadsheets can make hard reading. In this infographic, designed by Emily Poole, we look at life expectancy by train stop....

Living Wage Infographic – Time and Money

Living Wage Info Graphic- £6 Billion

Mass Grave of Victorian Paupers discovered in Eastville

A mass grave of Victorian workhouse paupers has been discovered in Eastville. Who were they and what did they endure? By Di Parkin. Illustrated by...

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