‘From climate to jobs, there is no justification for Bristol airport expansion’

The plans are based on dodgy data, argues Priyanka Raval

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.

“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

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...

Goodbye to unfair letting fees 

Victory for renters who for too long have had to fork out.

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.

‘It’s time to force supermarkets to reduce plastic waste’

A Bristol plastic attack rebel says we must call time on corporate freedom to pollute, after Sir David Attenborough backs campaign to hand back plastic.

Tiny homes: ‘An innovative way of getting people to accept less’

Tiny homes are popping up in Bristol, with the council even bypassing its own policy to permit miniature flats. But as a solution to the housing crisis, this approach could do more harm than good.

Opinion: Council tax is grossly unfair. It’s time for a rethink

After it has gone up again in the face of cuts, it’s time to look at alternatives to this unfair and out-of-date tax.

Zero rough sleeping in Bristol by 2027: fantasy or reality?

The council has set out a bold vision to eradicate rough sleeping in just eight years, but can we get there?

European elections: why it matters even though it doesn’t feel like it

This is no ordinary election, and it comes at a pivotal time, argues Nick Dowson.

Opinion: People of colour need to be included in Bristol’s environmental movement

Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley argues that it’s not that Black people aren’t green – it’s that the green movement is too white.