The Slaver’s Protectors
The toppling of the statue of Edward Colston has drawn attention to Bristol’s dirty secret – the continued influence and activities of elite business lobby, the Society of Merchant Venturers.
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Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins
Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins is a freelance writer, trade unionist and co-founder of Bristol Transformed.
Rebuilding from Defeat
Next month’s Bristol Transformed festival will aim to pick the socialist movement up from defeat – and begin the political education that can chart a way back.
This Neighbourhood Fights Apartheid
In the 1980s, a black working-class area of Bristol became an ‘apartheid free zone’. Their community ban on racist institutions inspired thousands — and created a model to be used for today’s fight for Palestinian freedom.