George Colwey
Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs
Listen: Bristol Unpacked with the BBC’s Pete Simson on the WECA mayoral election, making politics interesting and why snacks matter
Neil talks to Pete Simson, BBC Politics West editor, about the race to become the new mayor of the West of England Combined Authority and whether an upset in the 2025 election is likely after Arron Banks' entry.
Listen: The Debrief – Medact, the doctors fighting for Barton House residents
In February, doctors from health justice charity Medact presented a hard-hitting report to Bristol City Council about how the Barton House tower block evacuation had harmed residents' physical and mental health. Priyanka Raval hears more from the group's Dr Amelia Cussans.
Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs
Listen: Bristol Unpacked from the archive, with Green co-leader Carla Denyer on taking on Labour and tackling lazy views of her party
Listen: Bristol Unpacked with barrister Lucy Reed, on opening the secretive family courts to scrutiny
The family courts, which make orders for children to be taken into care, have long been a hidden world, but that's now changing. Neil talks to barrister and transparency campaigner Lucy about why this matters, and how the system needs to change.
Listen: People Just Do Something, with Bristol Apartheid Free Zone’s Matt and Sasha on building a boycott for Palestine
Faced with shrinking support for Palestine, St Paul’s residents Matt and Sasha set up Bristol Apartheid Free Zone – a neighbourhood boycott of Israeli produce. This week’s episode, the last in the season, offers a hands-on lesson in how to push for change from within your community.
Listen: People Just Do Something, with Joshua Dávila on putting the blockchain into use for the left
How do cryptocurrencies work? Why does the right love them so much? And how can blockchain technologies be used for more positive social purposes – or even authentically left-wing ones? Join Priyanka and Isaac to find out…
Listen: Bristol Unpacked, with former Lord Mayor Paul Goggin on homelessness, mental health and the struggle for south Bristol votes
'It's been eventful', says Paul Goggin, of a life that has featured both rough sleeping and local politics. He joins Neil Maggs to talk housing, faith, and whether Labour should fear Reform in wards like Hartcliffe and Withywood.
Listen: People Just Do Something, with striking teacher Nik on trade unionism’s ‘ethical gravy train’
What is a strike? What are trade unions for? How can you organise your workplace? Teacher and NEU rep Nik steps away from the picket line for a 'union bro love-in' with Isaac that answers these questions and more.
Listen: People Just Do Something with Jake Hanrahan, more than just ‘a gritty Louis Theroux’
Why did Jake Hanrahan become a journalist, how did he turn war reporting on its head with Popular Front, and why does he reckon the industry is 'one of the most grotesque things I've seen in my life'? Join Priyanka and Isaac to find out.
