benefits

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Opinion

The Greens’ UBI proposal doesn’t go far enough

A council motion argues for a UBI for Bristol's arts sector. But there are more radical ways of rethinking work and income

Rae Deer

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Green councillor Ani Townsend on art, inequality and the case for a universal basic income

Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media
Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media

Reports

Universal credit: trying to sort fact from fiction

Maria da Silva

Voices

I’m voting to stop the assault on disabled people’s rights

I am one of the 89% of disabled people intending to vote in this election. Cuts to services, a rise in hate crimes; as a group we have been especially impacted in these austere times.

George Ayres

City

More than 900 Bristol families hit by government’s new benefit cap

Emma Seery

Reports

Bristol law students win back £1m in welfare benefits for clients

The Bristol Cable
The Bristol Cable