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This is a live recording of the housing general election hustings hosted by Shelter at the Malcolm X Centre in St Paul’s in Bristol on Wednesday 26 June 2024.In this event organised by housing charity Shelter, Conservative, Green and Lib Dem general election candidates for the Bristol Central seat – plus a Labour councillor, standing in for their MP Thangam Debbonaire – face a grilling from representatives of the city’s housing charities as polling day approaches.Their questions, on important issues such as rent controls, legal aid and the state of Bristol’s emergency housing, come as the city’s acute housing crisis continues unabated. Neil Maggs, presenter of the Cable’s Bristol Unpacked podcast, is your host.Head to www.thebristolcable.org/join to become a member, and subscribe to The Bristol Cable wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show Notes

This is a live recording of the housing general election hustings hosted by Shelter at the Malcolm X Centre in St Paul’s in Bristol on Wednesday 26 June 2024.


In this event organised by housing charity Shelter, Conservative, Green and Lib Dem general election candidates for the Bristol Central seat – plus a Labour councillor, standing in for their MP Thangam Debbonaire – face a grilling from representatives of the city’s housing charities as polling day approaches.


Their questions, on important issues such as rent controls, legal aid and the state of Bristol’s emergency housing, come as the city’s acute housing crisis continues unabated. Neil Maggs, presenter of the Cable’s Bristol Unpacked podcast, is your host.


Head to www.thebristolcable.org/join to become a member, and subscribe to The Bristol Cable wherever you get your podcasts.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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