“Keeping drugs illegal isn’t protecting people” – Bristol MP

The Bristol Cable spoke to Thangam Debbonaire about her critical views of the government’s Drug Strategy, the need for reform, and concrete solutions.

Watch: Battle in the Countryside

A behind the scenes short documentary looking at Bristol Hunt Saboteurs, the animal rights activists who clash with hunters in a weekly battle in the...

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Conflicting reports over why Tories didn’t meet core city leaders
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There’s some confusion over why Tory ministers didn’t show up

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Co-op news: Cable members launch into action!
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Using ‘big organising’ methods members are leading the way to turn the Cable into the UK’s first sustainable city-wide media coop. Photos: Norberto Fernandez Soriano

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Photos: Bristol Wood Recycling Project in search for new home
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The Bristol Wood Recycling Project, an award winning social enterprise in the heart of the Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone, has been issued a termination of...

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Photos: thousands march against austerity
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Bristolians marched against austerity last Saturday in a powerful display of opposition to government.

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Bristolians get ready for mass protest against austerity
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Thousands of people are expected to show up at this Saturday’s protest

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Infertility treatments to be halved under new plans
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As central government steps in to drastically cut healthcare in the Bristol region, infertility treatments are set to be halved to save a paltry £1m...

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Opinion: We need to fight council tax plans that hit poorest hardest
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The short sighted and damaging plans need to be dropped and another way found, argues Anny Cullum an organiser for ACORN.

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After Grenfell, what now for fire safety in Bristol?
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what is being done in Bristol to improve fire safety after the Grenfell disaster?

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Opinion: Engineers can’t ignore social responsibility
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“If we are going to look with pride on how our tools make positive contributions to the world, we must also accept some responsibility for...

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Listen: Powerful voices and stories of recovery from addiction
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A selection of powerful stories of people going through recovery.

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A picture of Somalis in Bristol
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An intimate look at one of Bristol’s biggest communities.

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Facial recognition: Bristol research could change the world as we know it
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Bristol Robotics Laboratory are developing a facial recognition system that could change the world as we know it.

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David Olusoga: Not the “angry black guy on television”
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The Bristol-based celebrity historian talks about why he challenges the white-washing of British history… and the “pretty weird” relationship the city has with Edward Colston.

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Mayor calls rally but questions on strategy remain
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Mayor leads a coalition of core cities to wrest power from Westminster and challenge austerity

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OPINION: BBC wrong to host climate skeptic
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Cable member Graham McGrath, a Bristol-based environmental consultant, says the BBC were wrong to host Lord Lawson, the well known climate skeptic.

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Bringing the fight against apartheid to Bristol
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Remembering Ron Press, the white South African dissident who became a leading light in Bristol activism.

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Threats & suspect reviews as ‘TripAdvisor for tenants’ takes off
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We caught up with the founder of Marks Out of Tenancy, who’s in the business of ‘Hunting for rogue landlords’.

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Members meeting: Sowing the seeds for a sustainable media co-op
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Packed Cable meeting sees the launch of a pioneering membership campaign led by members for a sustainable media co-op.