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Watch: WTF is the Metro Mayor and a green revolution?!

In this short documentary, the Cable unpacks what the Metro Mayor is ahead of the election and delves into the much touted ‘Green Revolution’. Neil Maggs investigates on a day out in Avonmouth.

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Aphra Evans, Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media and Alon Aviram

Read more about two of the biggest issues at play in the Metro Mayor elections, transport and green jobs.

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