Voices

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

When it comes to recovery from trauma, meeting people’s basic needs such as food, shelter, and physical safety is not enough. In an increasingly harsh environment, charities will need all their imagination and creativity to do more.

Victory for sex workers as council votes to keep strip clubs open in Bristol

Sex workers and women’s groups respond to consultation showing strong support for strip clubs

Cable Community News

Safe workplace or damaging to society? Cable readers share views on plans to ban Bristol’s strip clubs

Before Bristol is consulted on the proposed ‘nil-cap’ on sexual entertainment venues, Cable readers give their thoughts on the debate that raises questions about women’s right to do what they want with their bodies and the wider impact of strip clubs on misogyny and sexual violence in society.

Callouts

Have your say: Should Bristol ban strips clubs?

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Features

Battle over Bristol’s strip clubs reignited as licenses renewed for now

Revealed: Pornographer mayoral candidate faces assault and ‘pimping’ allegation

The independent mayoral candidate denies the allegations made by a young woman in an exclusive interview with the Cable

Councillors approve public consultation on controversial strip club ban

Plans to ban sexual entertainment venues have been cricitised by councillors, sex workers and the nighttime economy sector. But now the public will have its say.

Investigation: Bristol’s invisible sex trade

The police are struggling to deal with sexual exploitation happening online. How does this off-street sex trade operate in this city?

Should strip clubs be banned?

The renewal of the licenses for two strip clubs in Bristol in March reignited debate in the city about the presence of sexual entertainment venues...

One25: Helping women off the streets

The charity's chief executive tells the Cable about supporting sex workers with love, and trying to help women off the streets.

Sex-work offences dramatically decline in Bristol as debate rages

Whilst the debate around criminalisation of sex work rages,there has been a steep decline in sex work related offences recorded by police within Bristol.