Tackling Poverty Premium: A Call for Government Action Towards a Fairer Financial System that Leaves No One Behind Sunday, 9 July, 2023 The devastating impact of poverty and the burden of debt on the most vulnerable in our society cannot be ignored. With household debt averaging at a staggering £60,363 in 2020 and 14.3 million people living in poverty in 2019/20, urgent action is needed to address this crisis. High-cost lenders, like payday loan companies, continue to take advantage of those in desperate situations, profiting from... Articles
The Great Bristol Energy Debacle 9th November 2020 With the failings of this Labour city leadership negatively impacting the daily lives of so many of us, it is only reasonable that we are outraged by the... Articles
Discussing ways to tackle homelessness on Bristol TV 7th October 2020 It was wonderful to sit down with Bristol TV to speak about the Next Steps Accommodation Programme that has granted almost £2 million to Bristol to deliver key... Local News
Meeting with Bristol Port Company. 28th September 2020 Today (Monday 28th) I visited the Bristol Port Company and discussed the important work that they do. During my visit to their two key sites Portbury Docks and... Local News
Meeting with Cable Car planners - A success! 23rd September 2020 On Wednesday, the 23rd I met with the team from Clifton Cable Co to discuss their ideas for a cable car system in Bristol to support local commuters and boost... Local News
Discussing BLM on the Global Social Leaders Festival live stream 19th June 2020 I recently took part in the Global Social Leaders Festival live stream, discussing black lives matter. Articles
Discussing the Colston statue situation 17th June 2020 I was interviewed by ITV about the toppling of the Colston statue. We must start recognising our whole history - for good and bad - is part of who we are as... Local News
Discussing the Colston statue on Imperial Voice Radio 15th June 2020 I was on Imperial Voice Radio recently discussing the Colston statue and the BLM movement. You can listen to the discussion here Local News
Samuel Williams urges socially distant solidarity 7th June 2020 Author: Alexander Brock A mayoral candidate for Bristol has voiced his support for black lives matter movement despite concerns that large-scale protests could... Articles
BLM and need for sustainable social reform 5th June 2020 THESE DEMONSTRATIONS MUST BE MORE THAN A MERE MOMENT, THEY MUST BE A CATALYST FOR SUSTAINED SOCIAL REFORM I know that the Black Lives Matter movement is... Articles
