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A lot has changed, but too much remains the same.
The breakdown on the election in Bristol and South Gloucestershire
Big swings, no change and upsets: See the breakdown of the election results in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.
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Local rapper Kilaze talks hip-hop, art and life
Rapper Kilaze is a stalwart of the city’s music scene both through his own releases and his support of homegrown talent. Two decades into his career, he’s still got ‘so much to talk about’. Photo: David Griffiths
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Housing Bristol Features General Election 2019
Beyond Brexit: In Bristol’s housing crisis everyone’s a loser apart from the landlords
Everyone’s a loser in Bristol’s housing crisis, except for landlords and people looking to sell their homes. Tenants in the privately rented sector are struggling...
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Local policing has been slashed and violent crime is up. Who will claim the mantle of ‘law and order’?
By Alon Aviram
Avon and Somerset Police has had 19% of its police officers cut since the Conservatives came to power in 2010
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Bristol North West General Election 2019 Features
Beyond Brexit: Schools funding on the ballot paper
By Matty Edwards and Fatima Hudoon
The city’s most marginal seat Bristol North West has been hit hardest by cuts to school funding, but how will that play out as parents go to the polls?
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General Election 2019 Bristol West
Climate is the hot topic between Labour and Greens in Bristol West. Here’s what the candidates had to say.
The Bristol West candidates vying for the green vote on why you should back them.
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Bristol female MP candidates speak out about misogynistic abuse
By Kate Hutchison and Fatima Hudoon
Threatening and violent language towards our politicians raises bigger questions.
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Investigations General Election 2019 Bristol North West Banner Home Page
Dodgy bar charts, misinformation and propaganda in Bristol North West
From old school tactics to creative use of social media adverts, the parties (and others) have been battling it out for Bristol’s most marginal seat.
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Bristol West General Election 2019
WATCH: Green and Labour Bristol West candidates head to head
By Aphra Evans
Current Labour MP Thangam Debbonaire and Green challenger Carla Denyer made their case to voters. The Conservative and Brexit Party candidates declined to take part.
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Kingswood Banner Home Page General Election 2019
WATCH: Which way will Kingswood swing?
By Marcus Smith, Alon Aviram, Aphra Evans, Priyanka Raval and Fatima Hudoon
As voters in ‘The Wood’ gear up for election day, local lad Marcus Smith hits the streets to chat to people about the main issues...
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General Election 2019 Bristol South Reports
Bristol South: What you need to know for the 2019 General Election
Bristol South has some of the most deprived areas in the country. Here’s what the different candidates say they’re going to do about it.
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I’m Jewish and I’m still campaigning for Corbyn’s Labour
By Sage Brice
Antisemitism is real, but Corbyn’s Labour is not where the danger lies, writes Sage Brice.
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Banner Home Page General Election 2019 Bristol South
WATCH: Bristol South and bloody Brexit
By Neil Maggs, Adam Cantwell-Corn and Aphra Evans
On the eve of this unpredictable election, Neil Maggs went to Labour-held Bristol South to talk to people about trust in politics, Jeremy Corbyn and Brexit, which divides people.
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General Election 2019 Bristol West Reports
Bristol West: What you need to know for the 2019 General Election
The race for Bristol West is on, with Green and Labour candidates both saying they’re the most deserving of the Remain vote.
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Filton And Bradley Stoke Banner Home Page Investigations General Election 2019
The online falsehoods and dark money targeting voters in Filton and Bradley Stoke
The information war on social media is all the more important in Tory-Labour marginals.
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Edition 21 Investigations Banner Home Page
Too many Bristol teachers are leaving the profession. They tell us why.
Amid funding cuts and increased pressure to produce high grades, teachers are leaving the profession, while pupil numbers grow.
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Moving On: Racism Against Travellers Kingswood Banner Home Page General Election 2019
Campaigners target Kingswood in boater voter registration
'Votey McVoteFace' relaunches to get boaters to vote tactically in marginal seats.
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Bristol History Podcast General Election 2019 Podcast
Episode 39 – Election Special: Polling Day in 18th Century Bristol
As we approach December's election, the Bristol History Podcast asks: how did we get here? To this end I spoke with UWE Professor of History and Heritage Steve Poole about what elections in Bristol looked like some 300 years ago.
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Banner Home Page Bristol East Reports General Election 2019
Bristol East: What you need to know for the 2019 General Election
Incumbent, Labour’s Kerry McCarthy is expected to win again this election, as she has the previous three, but with a much reduced majority.
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Investigations
Dark Arts: a true crime series
Dark Arts is a tale of private investigators, corruption, political pressure, Pakistani heroin and a mansion in the Somerset hills revealed over three parts in a new Cable true crime series.
Revealed: Patients denied treatment by local NHS
GPs and clinical specialists are worried about patients being turned away because of local NHS policies.
Episode 4: Tattoo parlours, nightclubs and firebombs – how businesses were blackmailed
In the last episode of the Cornerman, the Cable lifts the lid on protection rackets from London to Bristol, revealing how local businesses were forced to pay gangsters for security.