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People Just Do Something is a relaxing and possibly enraging podcast about people who might self-identify as activists. Join professional busybody Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins, The Bristol Cable’s in-house Columbo, Priyanka Raval and a special guest each week as they attempt to untangle the means of effecting change in Bristol, broken Britain and beyond. Episodes release ever other week with the first season spanning 6 episodes. To secure the future of the show and The Bristol Cable, head to www.t ...
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Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs brings you fascinating and challenging conversations from characters of all stripes on big topics facing the city and beyond. Brought to you by the Bristol Cable, a new kind of newspaper for Bristol 100% community owned by 2,200 members. Join them for just £1 a month and own your media. thebristolcable.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A media co-operative shaking up local journalism. Join 2000 others and own your media. The Bristol Cable is an investigative magazine in Bristol, UK committed to holding power to account and amplifying local voices. It also hosts public talks and media training sessions - training up the next generation of muckrakers in the city. www.thebristolcable.org
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Community Radio for Bristol. BCfm promotes community cohesion and well-being by providing an engaging and challenging audio experience. We use a mix of talk and music shows to inform, educate and entertain. There are 60+ weekly shows broadcasting 24 hours a day in different languages, including Polish, Somali, Arabic and Spanish. #LoveBristol #LoveBCfm
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Join us as we travel across England visiting well-known wonders and some lesser-known places on your doorstep – all of which have helped make the country what it is today. From a hut in Bletchley Park where modern computing evolved, to the iron railings in London to which suffragettes chained themselves in the fight for women’s right to vote, we’ll step back in time to the very roots of our national identity to bring you the people and the stories that have helped shape England. Irreplaceabl ...
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PJDS E008: How to smash the patriarchy for good with Meg & Bryony from SLEEC
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Content warning: This episode tackles issues to do with sexual violence. Burned out and disillusioned by their experience of working in mainstream charities for women who have survived sexual violence, Megan and Bryony took some time out before deciding they could do better. So they set up SLEEC (Survivors Leading Essential Education & Change), a r…
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E008: How to smash the patriarchy for good with Meg & Bryony from SLEEC
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Content warning: This episode tackles issues to do with sexual violence. Burned out and disillusioned by their experience of working in mainstream charities for women who have survived sexual violence, Megan and Bryony took some time out before deciding they could do better. So they set up SLEEC (Survivors Leading Essential Education & Change), a r…
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Samira Musse on community power and giving children confidence
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When authorities make plans that affect people’s lives, what do they get wrong – and how can they do better at working with communities? What are the lessons here for the council in Bristol, as it continues to face blowback over traffic restrictions in east Bristol? And why is it more important than ever for young people to have access to safe spac…
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Bristol Unpacked: Samira Musse on community power and giving children confidence
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When authorities make plans that affect people’s lives, what do they get wrong – and how can they do better at working with communities? What are the lessons here for the council in Bristol, as it continues to face blowback over traffic restrictions in east Bristol? And why is it more important than ever for young people to have access to safe spac…
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PJDS E007: Led by Donkeys and the guerrilla story wars
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In 2018, four friends in a Stoke Newington pub, frustrated by post-Brexit chaos, had an idea. Weeks later, they were plastering a giant tweet on a billboard. The stunt went viral, and Led By Donkeys was born. Known for bold, satirical interventions, they’ve taken on hypocrisy with billboards, projections, pranks, and daring campaigns. Join Priyanka…
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E007: Led by Donkeys and the guerrilla story wars
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In 2018, four friends in a Stoke Newington pub, frustrated by post-Brexit chaos, had an idea. Weeks later, they were plastering a giant tweet on a billboard. The stunt went viral, and Led By Donkeys was born. Known for bold, satirical interventions, they’ve taken on hypocrisy with billboards, projections, pranks, and daring campaigns. Join Priyanka…
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South Asian Heritage Month Podcast 2024
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Following the disturbances across the UK in the summer of 2024, award winning podcast producers Bcfm Radio held a special celebration & discussion around South Asian Heritage Month. Broadcasters Pat Hart & Sheetal Jethwa spoke to Abdul Malik, Sonia Mumtaz, Monira Chowdhury & DJ Sanj about Identity, music, culture and how we move forward in the UK.…
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Barry Parsons on Green Party power in Bristol – and whether they can do anything about the housing crisis
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A year on from the Barton House tower block evacuation, and six months after the Green Party became the largest party on Bristol City Council, what has changed as Bristol continues to grapple with a brutal housing crisis? How are the Greens finding being the party of leadership rather than opposition? And if they seized power at a national level, w…
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Bristol Unpacked: Barry Parsons on Green Party power in Bristol – and whether they can do anything about the housing crisis
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A year on from the Barton House tower block evacuation, and six months after the Green Party became the largest party on Bristol City Council, what has changed as Bristol continues to grapple with a brutal housing crisis? How are the Greens finding being the party of leadership rather than opposition? And if they seized power at a national level, w…
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The Debrief - Barton House One Year on: The enduring trauma and the search for justice
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This week Alex Turner sits down with Priyanka Raval to talk about her print piece, Barton House, One Year On, The Enduring Trauma and Search for Justice. Priyanka spoke to Barton House residents and discovered how the emergency evacuation last year continues to impact them. Head to www.thebristolcable.org/join to become a member, and subscribe to T…
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Paul Stephenson – A TributeJoin us for a special tribute show honouring the life and legacy of Paul Stephenson, a pioneering civil rights activist and true hero of our time.In celebration of his remarkable journey, Sherrie Eugene-Hart and Patrick Hart will be revisiting some of Paul’s most impactful moments, including his powerful acceptance speech…
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The Debrief - The leaked report on racist policing
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This week, Priyanka sits down with Sean Morrisson to discuss an Avon and Somerset police report leaked to the Cable. The report demonstrates that the police messaging around the impact of stop and search powers is misaligned with the public messaging around this. Topics include discussions around strip searching which could be distressing. Bristol …
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Halloween Horror was originally produced in 2014 by Tristan B, and has been remixed many times since. To celebrate the 10th anniversary it's been edited for the first time as a podcast. Featuring a non-stop soundtrack of Halloween tunes, scary music, spooky poems and clips from the greatest horror movies ever made. Not suitable for young children o…
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E006: How to do reparations properly with Jendayi Serwah
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What is meant by the term reparations? How do the aims of the reparations movement – which aims to repair the many and vast injustices meted out by slavery and colonialism – differ from more well-known racial justice campaigns such as Black Lives Matter? And what would real progress on reparations actually look like anyway? Head to www.thebristolca…
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The Debrief - Has the council kept its promise to boot out bailiffs?
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Has the council stuck to a commitment it made in 2019 to work more ethically with people who owe it money? What can we expect on this issue from the new Green Party led administration? And why is it so important to stick with stories like this over the long term? Head to www.thebristolcable.org/join to become a member, and subscribe to The Bristol …
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E005: Habib and the pernicious police power
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Of all the controversial police powers, why does stop-and-search matter? What are your rights? And can communities targeted by stop-and-search do anything to push back? With Habib Kadiri from stop and search campaign group Stop Watch. The Bristol Cable's No to section 60 petitionBy The Bristol Cable
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The Debrief - The campaign to end suspicionless stop & search
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Cable reporter Sean Morrison takes us inside our new campaign to say no to section 60 - special powers being used to to crack down on knife crime that are disproportionately targeting people of colour and leaving them traumatised. Head to www.thebristolcable.org/join to become a member, and subscribe to The Bristol Cable wherever you get your podca…
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E004: Sound against the system - punk, rave and Dave from Faithless
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How did hearing the Specials’ ‘Nelson Mandela’ as a teenager set future Faithless guitarist Dave Randall on a lifelong journey into music and activism? And in an age of streaming services and corporate-sponsored festivals, has music lost its political bite? Head to www.thebristolcable.org/join to become a member, and subscribe to People Just Do Som…
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The Debrief - Race riots and union resistance with Adam Quarshie
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The Cable’s Priyanka Raval interviews freelance reporter Adam Quarshie about trade unions’ response to recent far-right unrest in Bristol, how they can do more for migrant workers, and whether their past relationship with racism needs to be reckoned with. Head to www.thebristolcable.org/join to become a member, and subscribe to People Just Do Somet…
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E003: Fadumo and the Barton house mattress blockade
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How did Bristol mum Fadumo Farah end up confronting Holiday Inn staff with a ‘horrendous’ mattress after being forced out of her home last year? And why has community union ACORN been so successful at organising among Bristol’s high-rise communities? Head to www.thebristolcable.org/join to become a member, and subscribe to People Just Do Something …
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What does it take to organise a pro-Palestine student encampment and resist being dispersed? And how can we force universities to stop funding firms complicit in Israel’s genocide in Gaza? Head to www.thebristolcable.org/join to become a member, and subscribe to People Just Do Something wherever you get your podcasts.…
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The Debrief - No far right in sight; Bristol's victory over hatred
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Join Cable journalists Priyanka and Sean as they reflect on what’s driving the far right violence across the country, and Bristol's incredible show of solidarity as thousands took to the streets to say no to hatred. Head to www.thebristolcable.org/join to become a member, and subscribe to The Bristol Cable wherever you get your podcasts.…
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E001: Grace Blakeley and the cacophony of woke - LIVE
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We launch the series with the fabulous Grace Blakeley, live at the Cable’s 10th birthday party. A lethal combination of jargon, banter, big ideas and small ones. Buy her new book ‘Vulture capitalism’ here: www.graceblakeley.co.uk Subscribe to People Just Do Something on your podcast app, jump on our mailing list or visit thebristolcable.org/catagor…
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Cable Live - Mikaela Loach: It's not that radical
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Climate activist and author Mikaela Loach spoke at a packed out Cable Live event in June about how she processed her climate guilt, the impact of the climate crisis that is already happening and how we can fight for a more just future. Head to www.thebristolcable.org/join to become a member, and subscribe to The Bristol Cable wherever you get your …
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Cable Longreads - 'Hollow victory’: a rape survivor’s journey through a broken criminal justice system
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What happens when a notoriously hard to prove crime, meets a failing criminal justice system and a society still mired in misogyny? This Cable investigation, originally published in August 2023, led us down a road exploring this exact question, revealing the full, complex story of how the Bristol police force deals with sexual violence. Hosted on A…
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Cable Live X Bristol Transformed - Apartheid-Free Zones in Bristol
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This is the third in a series of talks recorded at the Bristol Transformed 2024, a grassroots festival of radical politics, arts and culture for which The Bristol Cable was a media partner. Throughout this series, you’ll hear from a range of voices, including Cable journalists, talking on topics with a focus on political organising. In this event, …
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The Debrief - General election results w/Matty Edwards
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Join Matty Edwards and Priyanka Raval for a special, slightly delirious general election results debrief; A total Tory wipeout, a Labour landslide and a groundbreaking gain for the Green party, our journalists have been up all night at counts across the city, getting up close and personal with the winners, losers and inbetweeners of the general ele…
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Cable Live - Shelter housing hustings w/Neil Maggs - GE24 Bristol Central
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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 …
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Area in focus - General Election Special - Northeast Somerset & Hanham
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The general election is almost upon us – and across the Bristol area people are deciding how they will cast their votes on 4 July. Many will be doing so in newly mapped constituencies, which have been affected by boundary changes. These changes could have a real impact on the elections’ outcome. Today our Area in Focus is North East Somerset and Ha…
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Cable Live X Bristol Transformed - Who are the terrorists?
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This is the second of a short series of talks recorded at the Bristol Transformed festival 2024, a grassroots and volunteer led festival of radical politics, arts and culture for which The Bristol Cable was a media partner. Throughout this series, you’ll hear from a range of voices, including Cable journalists, talking on topics with a focus on pol…
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Cable Live X Bristol Transformed - Spy Cops with Tom Fowler
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Cable Live - An evening with Owen Jones
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This is a live recording of An evening with Owen Jones, recorded at Strange Brew on May 28th. In this event, cable journalist Priyanka Raval sat down with Owen Jones to discuss the general election, why he quit the Labour party, Carol Vorderman, the crisis in Palestine and what he thinks makes Bristol so unique. Subscribe to The Bristol Cable on Sp…
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The Debrief - General election kicks off with Matty Edwards
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Priyanka and Matty sit down to preview what the general election is going to look like in and around Bristol. Could Bristol produce the Green’s second ever MP? And do Labour really have a chance of winning seats of the Tories on Bristol’s outskirts? Subscribe to The Bristol Cable on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted …
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Cable Live - Take Drugs Seriously with David Nutt
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Drug policy in the UK causes more harm than good, and it has to change. But how do we push for change, and what are the most significant issues we need to address? Join drug researcher, neuropharmacologist, and chairman of Drug Science David Nutt in discussing what a new approach to drugs could mean for our city, families, and community. David Nutt…
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Area in focus - The fight for the St Paul's Dentist
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This time in 2023, if you passed through St Paul’s on a Thursday afternoon you’d find a group of people – from primary kids to pensioners – gathered on Ashley Road to protest the closure of the local dentist. It was part of a wave of planned cuts by private health giant BUPA, affecting 85 practices. The dental practice closure made local headlines.…
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The Debrief - Local election results 2024 with Matty Edwards
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Last week the Green Party seized a historic victory at Bristol's local elections, gaining 10 seats but falling just short of the 36 needed for an overall majority in the council chamber. The Greens had been expected to come out as the largest party, as eight years of Labour rule under mayor Marvin Rees came to an end – and with it the city's mayora…
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Bristol Unpacked Election Special - Emma Edwards // Green Party
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Emma Edwards is the leader of Bristol Green Party who could well be in charge of the council for the first time after May's local elections. She chats to Neil about the Green's vision for doing politics in a more transparent and collaborative way, how they'd sort out our public transport, and whether they're ready to make the tricky transition from…
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Bristol Unpacked Election Special - Emma Edwards // Green Party
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Emma Edwards is the leader of Bristol Green Party who could well be in charge of the council for the first time after May's local elections. She chats to Neil about the Green's vision for doing politics in a more transparent and collaborative way, how they'd sort out our public transport, and whether they're ready to make the tricky transition from…
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Bristol Unpacked Election Special - Mark Weston // Conservative
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Neil Maggs sits down with Mark Weston, who was first elected as a councillor nearly 20 years ago, and has led the local Tory party for a decade. On the eve of the local elections, they discuss the Tories miserable national polling, the so-called 'war on motorists' being waged by Bristol City Council, and the cultural divides between Bristol's inner…
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Bristol Unpacked Election Special - Mark Weston // Conservative
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Neil Maggs sits down with Mark Weston, who was first elected as a councillor nearly 20 years ago, and has led the local Tory party for a decade. On the eve of the local elections, they discuss the Tories miserable national polling, the so-called 'war on motorists' being waged by Bristol City Council, and the cultural divides between Bristol's inner…
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Bristol Unpacked Election Special - Jos Clark // Liberal Democrats
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Jos Clark is an experienced local councillor now leading the Lib Dems into Bristol's local elections. A party that used to have strong support in the city has seen its seats dwindle over the last decade. The critic of Marvin Rees and the mayoral system, who helped manoeuvre the referendum on introducing the new committee system, talks to Neil Maggs…
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Bristol Unpacked Election Special - Jos Clark // Liberal Democrats
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Jos Clark is an experienced local councillor now leading the Lib Dems into Bristol's local elections. A party that used to have strong support in the city has seen its seats dwindle over the last decade. The critic of Marvin Rees and the mayoral system, who helped manoeuvre the referendum on introducing the new committee system, talks to Neil Maggs…
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Bristol Unpacked Election Special - Tom Renhard // Labour
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Just three years after being first elected as a councillor, Labour's Tom Renhard is now leading the party into May's local elections. Neil Maggs asks him about his record as the city's housing chief, why he thinks the Greens aren't up to the task of being in power and Labour's plans for building new homes, campaigning for rent controls and bringing…
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Bristol Unpacked Election Special - Tom Renhard // Labour
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Just three years after being first elected as a councillor, Labour's Tom Renhard is now leading the party into May's local elections. Neil Maggs asks him about his record as the city's housing chief, why he thinks the Greens aren't up to the task of being in power and Labour's plans for building new homes, campaigning for rent controls and bringing…
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The Debrief - Transparency matters: why is Bristol City Council failing on freedom of information?
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It’s almost six months since the Cable asked why Bristol’s performance on FOI requests was so poor. As the city’s political system prepares to change, Alex Turner talks to Priyanka Raval about why this is important, and whether we can look forward to more open local government. Back in autumn 2023, Bristol City Council was being scrutinised over it…
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The Debrief - Bristol is about to ditch its mayor - with Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins
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On 2 May 2024, Bristol will wave goodbye to its mayor and return to a committee system. Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins chats with Priyanka Raval about what we can learn from Sheffield's experience of local government reform. In just a few weeks, Bristol will wave goodbye to its mayor Marvin Rees – and to the system of governance that he has represented.Ins…
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From the archive: Cable Longreads - Could co-design help transform Bristol’s housing estates?
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This Cable longread – on co-design, a participatory approach to designing solutions – was first published in October 2022, and followed up on proposals that Bristol City Council had been considering around demolishing and rebuilding some of its estates. The council has so far not pursued these plans. But in light of the Barton House tower block eva…
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The Blooming Bleep Cancer Podcast Episode 3 Final
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Treatment roulette serves up chemotherapy, so Pat and Laura talk about their experiences. You’re probably familiar with the name, but what happens when you, or someone you know is in treatment? What’s it actually like?By Bristol Community FM
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The Debrief: Institutional racism at local NHS trust
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Listen: The Debrief, digging deeper into revelations of institutional racism at a local NHS trust Priyanka Raval discusses the inside story of her recent investigation into racism in health services, and what it says about the state of the NHS, with Cable colleague Matty Edwards It was 23 June 2023 when the Cable journalist Priyanka Raval received …
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The Debrief: Why we're joining a city-wide campaign to tackle knife crime
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Over just 18 days at the end of January and the start of February, three Bristol teenagers lost their lives. Knife crime is a national issue that’s as complex as it is devastating, and it doesn’t exist in isolation. It’s set in a wider social context where housing, school exclusion, unemployment, mental health, and government cuts can be issues at …
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