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Bristol study reveals mismatch in views on local democracy

Nearly 60% of politicians felt that city-wide views were well represented by the council, whilst ...

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The truth about the Portas funding ‘fiasco’

It was simply unfair of Turner-Mitchell to criticise and write off all of the Portas ...

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Welfare and poverty 2012: Ideology before people

Refusal to implement practical, low risk-solutions simply puts political ideology before people.

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Bristolians bask in optimism with first elected mayor

I wasn’t expecting to feel like this about Bristol getting its first elected mayor, but ...

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Hot air hustings

Having bucked the national trend in the referendum earlier this year, Bristol gets to vote ...

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One tale from the dole queue

The reality is that the purpose of Jobcentre Plus is to stop benefit payments, not ...

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What the Olympics tell us about inequality

Cameron only needs look as far as his old school Eton to understand why the ...

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The candidates for elected mayor line up

One thing seems clear from general conversations, discussion boards and the press is that people ...

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Could Portas be just the catalyst my neighbourhood needs?

As part of the bid an innovative voluntary landlord and developer group was formed as ...

Communities Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Can Bristol’s elected mayor unite a divided city?

The ‘presidential’ style of election means that it doesn’t matter where in the city a ...