Hope Is Around The Corner

Hope Is Around The Corner

Being vulnerable is a strength

On a cab ride home, Nikesh learns of a secret dessert club for taxi drivers, a space where men can bond, support each other, laugh, and eat ice cream

How to celebrate in times of horror

Hope Is Around The Corner

Bristol Patriots ‘unity march’ is a sham. We need to come out to oppose it

The far-right group’s latest demo claims to be about ‘religious unity’ but excludes Muslims. Bristol won’t fall for that

Hope Is Around The Corner

Skateboarding and finding Bristol’s best biryani — Resolutions for 2026

Hope Is Around The Corner

Giving a shit is just the beginning

If you terrorise children, we have nothing in common

Following yet another anti-migrant hotel protest, Nikesh considers whether it’s even possible to engage with the other side

Rage is the fire, love is the oxygen

With a fragile ceasefire on the horizon in Gaza, Nikesh meets Anam Raheem, a writer and founder of global mutual aid network Gaza Champions

When we’re deported, will mum be allowed to visit?

St George’s flags are going up all over the country. Nikesh reflects on what this means, and how to explain it to young kids without dampening their joy

What are you reading for?

After getting stared at for reading a book at a gig, Nikesh ponders the point of books and gives his recommendations of Bristol bookshops and inspiring authors

Indiana Jones would want me to punch Nazis

After the race riots last summer, Nikesh recalls heading into Castle Park looking for a fight. An out of character response he’s been trying to make sense of ever since.

Look Up

Nikesh Shukla introduces his new Cable column, Hope Is Around the Corner, with a tale that begins with a picture of a twat, and an outdated racist slur.