Opinion
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This feels like prison’: we need to talk about school exclusions
Too many children in Bristol are subject to exclusions, which disproportionately impact those from BME and working-class communities, and have been linked to rising youth violence. The system needs to change.
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I’m Jewish and I’m still campaigning for Corbyn’s Labour
Antisemitism is real, but Corbyn’s Labour is not where the danger lies, writes Sage Brice.
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“Privatising non-emergency ambulance services is bad for patients”
Across the south west, patient transport services have been transferred to private firms. But, a former NHS employee argues, the process has raised serious questions about their ability to do the job – and about wider fragmentation of our health system.
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Measles is back, and it’s not just because of anti-vaxxers
We need to take our message out of surgeries and into communities, says a Bristol pharmacist
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Masculinity and my Black male experience
The biggest problem with a stereotype isn’t that it’s false but that it’s the only story being told.
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The initiative shaking up sex-ed in Bristol
Sex education in schools is limited in its breadth and awkward in its delivery. Could a circus TROUPE with a 12 ft silken labia be the answer?
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‘From climate to jobs, there is no justification for Bristol airport expansion’
The plans are based on dodgy data, argues Priyanka Raval
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Opinion: Electric cars are not the answer
The popularity of electric cars looks set to increase, but they are no green panacea, argues Adam Reynolds.
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“We need better mental health support for all young people, not just students”
Students have been campaigning for service improvements, but what about young people not at university? asks Chloë Maughan
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Opinion: Eye-watering sums paid to interim managers and opaque recruitment must change
It’s high time for greater transparency in the world of interim managers at Bristol City Council, writes Tin Hinson Colin Molton works four days a...
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How to win over the masses: what next for Extinction Rebellion Bristol?
Activist Graham McGrath reflects on the movement’s need to diversify its tactics and reach new people.