Arms industry funding for Bristol University continues

University defends ‘robust ethics of research policy’

Housewarming: Mayor Marvin Rees in City Hall

It’s been two months since Mayor Marvin Rees swept to victory in Bristol. In light of seismic political changes nationally, the Cable interviewed the new mayor to find out what he’s got in store for Bristol.

Academies: Pass, Fail, See Me.

“You can have any school you like – as long as it’s an academy.”

The profitable world of housing Bristol’s homeless

Bristol’s biggest provider of emergency family accommodation had been evicting settled tenants to turn flats into high rent emergency housing. We look further into the murky, profitable world of housing the city’s homeless.

Going once, going twice, Sold….Then sold again for a healthy profit

Dozens of council houses auctioned then quickly resold by private buyers

‘We’re just as human as you’: one woman’s experience of being transgender and homeless

Bristol’s housing crisis means outreach services struggle to provide enough emergency accommodation, and homeless people scrape by on the streets.

Bristol in the Panama Papers

The Cable investigates how the world of offshore finance reaches out and touches on our doorstep

Virtual meetings at the Cable

Members get involved in key areas of content and events.

Subvertising in Bristol: ‘A service to your local community’

The art of hijacking Bristol’s billboards to create new meaning

The secret (former) stockbroker

It’s an industry often characterised by frantic flash, but an inside perspective tells another story

Edition 8 out: A few words from the editorial team

The Cable’s been rufflingmade possible by co-op a few feathers over the last one and half years. But the aim with our reporting is not to be sensational, or needlessly strident.

There’s been an invasion of our schools

Why military action in schools isn’t the answer