Guerrilla protest against low-traffic neighbourhood is latest backlash against newly-elected councilKatie Sullivan points to the middle of a busy junction in east Bristol where she sat for four hours in the cold last week to stop council contractors installing a bus gate. It was the third time local people had come out en masse to prevent the rollout of a “livable neighbourhood” trial backed by the Green-led city council.“We’re furious the council is doing this to us,” says Sullivan, who lives nearby. “[The scheme] doesn’t solve the problem [the council] wants it to solve… the imposition on people’s lives is huge.” Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/01/bristol-protests-green-led-council-cuts
Author : Tom Wall
Publish date : 2025-02-01 12:00:00
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Monthly bin collections and library closures: furious Bristol residents turn on Greens over council cuts
