Time to move on: Prejudice against Gypsy, Roma and Travellers in Bristol
The sensationalised British media delights in portraying Gypsies as dirty, thieving criminals in our otherwise well-ordered society. A Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) community engagement...
Community drug and alcohol advice services in Bristol are struggling to keep afloat and provide vital support to people facing the cutbacks of austerity. Words:...
Council coup: Just how tied are the hands of our councillors?
It’s budget day and people across the UK are bracing themselves for what’s to come. Tory council leaders across England and Wales recently joined Labour...
Council sinks millions into Bristol North Baths “train wreck” development
On Tuesday, mayor George Ferguson admitted that the Bristol North Baths development was a “train wreck”. Ten years ago, Bristol City Council closed Bristol North...
Alon Aviram spoke to former gang members, youth workers, the police, and a football hooligan turned vicar to find out about the nature and scale of gang activity in Bristol today.
Avonmouth: have parties failed working class voters?
Alon Aviram Additional work by: Adam Cantwell-Corn Illustration: Sam Knock Is there a growing faultline between working class voters and the Labour party? From trade-unions...
“Somalis must vote, they must exercise their rights and must use their voice” Words: Ruqiya Hassan Illustrations by Sophie Filomena. The first in a series...
Will Somali voters determine Bristol’s 2015 General Election?
“Somalis must vote, they must exercise their rights and must use their voice” Ruqiya Hassan The first in a series of foreign language articles, there...
