Features
Enduring trauma, and a struggle for justice: one year on from the Barton House high-rise evacuation
On 14 November 2023 an east Bristol tower block was evacuated over fears it could collapse, making national news. A year on, residents tell the Cable about the disruption to their lives, the ongoing impact on their wellbeing and their children's – and how a community has been left traumatised.
Explained: What is Labour’s new Employment Rights Bill, and what does it mean for Bristolians?
In October Labour introduced the Employment Rights Bill, calling it the 'biggest upgrade to rights at work in a generation'. Why does it matter, where could it be better – and when will it make a difference to people's lives?
‘Letting people be who they want’: an award-winning photographer’s collaboration with a Bristol charity
It was chance that led Argentinian photographer Sebastián Bruno to walk into the Hive Avon, which works with people who have learning disabilities. But the rapport he built with people accessing its services kept him coming back.
It’s not just the far right they’re punishing for the xenophobic, racist, extremist violence on Bristol’s streets
The local news cycle is peppered with brief reports on those jailed for their involvement in the 3 August far-right violent disorder in the city centre. But here’s what’s really going on…
Righting a historic injustice: why special needs teachers at one Bristol school walked out
Engaging children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is a rewarding but challenging job. When teachers at a Bristol school found they had been underpaid for years, slow progress in negotiations led to a strike.
‘We need to face them on the streets’: how trade unions are responding to the far-right threat
The scale of the recent far-right turnout in Bristol rattled many trade unionists. Now, an anti-racist taskforce is forming to organise opposition in the South West, but activists say unions must show they have migrant workers’ backs.
Education is the great liberator: the Bristol activists forging links with teachers in Palestine
Yasmeen Eshtaya is a Palestinian teacher whose life has been deeply affected by the brutal violence of the Israeli state. But she is committed to reconciliation and forming bonds through teaching Arabic – including to people in Bristol.
