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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.

Adam Quarshie
Adam Quarshie

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‘The most liberating feeling’: how an ADHD diagnosis changed one Bristol business owner’s life

GIgi El-Halaby
GIgi El-Halaby

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‘I didn’t come to the UK for some dream – leaving my country became the only option left’

Shakuntala Sumanasekera
An adult male with his arms folded sitting on the bonnet of a car.

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Cab driver says good character used against him in ‘cruel sting operation’

Police have questions to answer after private-hire taxi driver’s claims of a stitch-up that’s had years-long financial consequences.

Sean Morrison
Sean Morrison
Image of Monica Wat performing at MOON FEST in September 2022 (credit: Peter Wan)

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How starting an arts festival helped me find community in Bristol

Monica Wat

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Healing is a justice issue: how can we radicalise the voluntary sector, amid a perfect storm of cuts?

Maria Carvalho

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Image of Laura Williams, whose house move almost fell through due to problems with the Help to Buy loan scheme (credit: Alexander Turner)

How the Help to Buy scheme became a massive hindrance to my family moving house

Government loans promised an affordable path onto the housing ladder. But for some they have only deferred unmanageable debt, and a change in the firm administering Help to Buy has set off a nightmare for people trying to move.

Laura Williams
Laura Williams

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Bristol Harbour boat dwellers face harsh winter as council bans stoves

People living in boats on Bristol harbour are locked in a legal dispute with the council after it hiked mooring fees. Now, new licences outlawing the types of heaters used on most boats could make life even harder.

George Colwey
George Colwey

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How a Bristol historian found Edward Colston’s brother was a slave trader too

Groundbreaking new research into the city's slave trade by a historian at Bristol University reveals it began 35 years earlier than previously thought.

Dr Richard Stone
Dr Richard Stone (Senior Historian, University of Bristol)

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Image of jerk barbecue as St Pauls Carnival returns

Carnival returns to St Pauls, with a homage to its heritage

After a three-year hiatus, St Pauls Carnival will return next month. The director of a recent documentary on this colourful, vital celebration of Caribbean culture reflects on its historical importance.

Keziah Wenham-Kenyon

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Illustration for knife crime debate article showing contributors, knives and CCTV cameras (credit: @laurence_ware_design)

Is CCTV the answer to Bristol’s knife crime epidemic?

This spring Bristol City Council passed a motion on knife crime, brought by a councillor who lost a friend in an attack in Castle Park. A commitment to increase CCTV grabbed headlines, but will this help? And what else can Bristol do to address the epidemic of violence?

Neil Maggs
Neil Maggs

This Better Work

How can workers turn strikes into wins?

As the cost of living crisis bites, recent months have seen the return of mass strikes. While the cards are stacked against workers, they have won important victories – how have these been achieved, and how can we build on them?

Josh Connor
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