Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins

Features

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Concerns over donations to Bristol MPs are about more than just freebie Taylor Swift tickets

Local Labour MPs Darren Jones, Dan Norris and Damien Egan have taken donations from a range of sources, including pro-Israel lobby groups. Does that compromise their integrity in Parliament?

Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins

People Just Do Something

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Listen: People Just Do Something – Meg and Bryony from SLEEC on smashing the patriarchy for good

Megan Baker and Bryony Ball join Isaac and Priyanka to discuss dismantling the roots of male violence – and why so few men can express what masculinity actually feels like.

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Priyanka Raval, Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins 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

If there was ever a perfect encapsulation of 'Just Doing Something' - it may well be Led By Donkeys, the activists who have made their name with viral political stunts.

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Priyanka Raval, Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins and George Colwey

Podcasts

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 Jendayi Serwah on what reparations are and what real progress would look like

Reparations campaigner Jendayi Serwah explains what the term means, how it differs from other racial justice movements and how grassroots organisations are pushing for real change.

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Priyanka Raval, Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins 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 challenging stop-and-search powers matters, what your rights are and how marginalised communities can push back.

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Sean Morrison, Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins 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

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

People Just Do Something

Listen: People Just Do Something and how to start a student encampment

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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Priyanka Raval, Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins and George Colwey

People Just Do Something

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Listen: People Just Do Something with Grace Blakeley and the ‘cacophony of woke’

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

Area in Focus

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How St Paul’s residents fought to make the Malcolm X Centre a space for the community

The Malcolm X Centre on Ashley Road is one of Bristol’s most well-known and treasured community venues. What’s less well remembered is the struggle local people went through to lay the foundations for that status.

Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins

Podcasts

Listen: The Debrief – Bristol is ditching its mayor, but what can it learn from Sheffield?

On 2 May 2024, Bristol will wave goodbye to its mayor and return to a committee system. Isaac Kneebone Hopkins chats with Priyanka Raval about what we can learn from Sheffield's experience of local government reform.

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Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins, Priyanka Raval and George Colwey

Features

Bristol is about to ditch its mayor. What can it learn from Sheffield?

The clock is ticking down on Marvin Rees’ time in charge, with a new less centralised power structure based around committees replacing the mayoral model. With a similar transition having taken place in South Yorkshire, are there lessons for our city?

Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins
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