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They are named after prominent families with connections to slavery

Care worker and union rep Tina Rossiter stands to lose £600-£700 a year just as the cost of living crisis is hitting hard. Another care worker realised she would lose well over £3,000 a year

But it could cost half a million pounds to get rid of the Merchant Venturers

“The Society of Merchant Venturers appears overly reliant on an oral tradition of word-of-mouth briefing, even in relation to its own history"

They also want honorary degrees for the so-called 'Colston 4'

They are an 'unaccountable, undemocratic network with no place in a modern, multicultural Bristol’

Confirmation of a public consultation follows controversy over the Society of Merchant Venturers' involvement