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At the Budget this week a new "Mansion Tax" was announced. This new tax is actually called the "High Value Council Tax Surcharge" (HVCTS) and will be introduced from April 2028. The Valuation Office will conduct a targeted valuation exercise to identify properties above £2 million

Today we heard about the fourth Councillor party change at Bristol City Council in recent months. First, we had Councillor Breckels who moved from Labour to be an Independent after his suspension. Then we had Councillor Al Al-Maghrabi who moved from Labour to the Green group. Then we had Councillor

Tony Dyer (17 Oct 2025) - Bristol Live Over the last few decades we’ve seen an ever increasing number of cars, out of proportion to the increase in population. What we want to do is rebalance our transport network, and make it more accessible to different forms of transport.

A recent article was published on Bristol Live: Bristol City Councillor takes train to Lithuania in bid to cut down on flight emissions (13 Nov) 2025 Cllr Heather Mack said: “On behalf of Bristol, earlier this year I travelled to Lithuania to collect a climate award from the European Commission.

Bristol is famous all around the world for the Bristol Stool Scale which was developed at the BRI in 1987 by Stephen Lewis and Ken Heaton. Stools are a hot topic in Bristol at the moment. At the Full Council Meeting held on 04/11/2025 one of the questions

The Office for National Statistics have just published the data for the "English indices of deprivation 2025". But rather than concentrate on the discussion in terms of "most deprived", it might also be useful to also look at the data in terms of "most privileged&

There are 70 Councillors, who represent the residents of 34 Wards in Bristol. I live in Southville and have never seen either of my current Councillors "in the flesh". I see them mentioned in the local press and have watched them on recordings of Committee Meetings. I am