George Colwey

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Samira Musse on community power, how to consult with people, and giving kids confidence lessons

What do the powers-that-be get wrong when they come to talk to communities – and how could this be done better? And why are youth services so crucial?

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Alex Turner, Neil Maggs and George Colwey

People Just Do Something

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Listen: People Just Do Something with Led by Donkeys and the guerrilla story wars

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Priyanka Raval, Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins and George Colwey

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

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Listen: Bristol Unpacked, with councillor Barry Parsons on Green power in City Hall, and improving relations with council tenants

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Alex Turner, Neil Maggs and George Colwey
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The Debrief

Listen: The Debrief – a year after the Barton House evacuation, residents still search for justice

It's a year this week since the Barton House tower block in east Bristol was evacuated. Priyanka Raval discusses residents' enduring trauma, and ongoing search for justice.

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Alex Turner, Priyanka Raval and George Colwey
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The Debrief

Listen: The Debrief – what a leaked police report revealed about racial inequalities in stop-and-search

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Sean Morrison, Priyanka Raval and George Colwey
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Podcasts

Listen: People Just Do Something, with Jendayi Serwah on what reparations are and what real progress would look like

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Priyanka Raval, Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins and George Colwey

The Debrief

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Listen: The Debrief – five years on, did Bristol City Council really boot out the bailiffs?

Matty Edwards chats to Alex Turner about whether the council has stuck to a commitment to work more ethically with people who owe it money, and explains why is it so important to stick with these kinds of stories.

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Alex Turner, Matty Edwards and George Colwey

People Just Do Something

Two individuals smiling at the camera, standing close together. One is wearing a 'Bristol Cable' branded T-shirt and the other a plain green T-shirt. The text 'PEOPLE JUST DO SOMETHING' is displayed across the front. In the background is a grainy image of high-rise buildings.

Listen: People Just Do Something, with Habib Kadiri on pernicious police stop-and-search powers

Habib Kadiri, from charity StopWatch, explains why stop-and-search matters, what your rights are and how marginalised communities can push back.

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Sean Morrison, Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins and George Colwey

Podcasts

Listen: The Debrief – inside the campaign to end suspicionless stop and search

Cable reporter Sean Morrison takes us behind the scenes on his reporting on knife violence, and the No To Section 60 campaign against suspicionless stop and search operations.

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Sean Morrison, Matty Edwards and George Colwey

People Just Do Something

Listen: People Just Do Something – Sound against the system – punk, rave and Dave from Faithless

The guitarist from Faithless joins Priyanka and Isaac to reflect on the political power of music from back in the 80s to today.

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George Colwey, Priyanka Raval and Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins

The Debrief

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Listen: The Debrief – race riots, trade union resistance and lessons from history

Priyanka Raval interviews journalist Adam Quarshie about trade unions’ response to far-right unrest, how they can do more for migrant workers, and whether their past relationship with racism needs to be reckoned with.

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Adam Quarshie, Priyanka Raval and George Colwey

People Just Do Something

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Listen: People Just Do Something – Fadumo Farah on Barton House, ACORN and a Holiday Inn mattress blockade

People Just Do Something is a relaxing and possibly enraging podcast about people who might self-identify as activists, untangling the means of effecting change in Bristol, broken Britain and beyond.

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George Colwey, Priyanka Raval and Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins
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