School exclusion, child imprisonment and a state of punishment
A psychologist, who has worked with children in Bristol’s secure estate and pupil referral units, says the way England treats struggling children makes them believe they’re destined for failure.
Humiliation, trauma and mistrust: why we must scrap Section 60
The founder member of police accountability group Bristol Copwatch explains why the Avon and Somerset force must stop running racist and ineffective suspicionless stop-and-search operations.
Recent floods show once again that it’s high time to formally recognise the rights of the River Avon
Rivers are rights-bearing beings that deserve to have a voice in our decision-making structures – and to be treated as life-sustaining ecosystems, not vessels to carry away human waste.
‘We need to move the dials’: Avon and Somerset Police must show real change on institutional racism
The police have been gaslighting us for generations – and officers’ use of intrusive stop-and-search powers is still blighting Bristol’s young Black boys, a local racial justice advocate argues.
‘Bristol’s council housing failings are shocking – but are just the tip of a massive national iceberg’
Decades of underinvestment in council homes by central government have led to unacceptable living standards for tenants, in our city and across the country. A national solution is needed.
