Interviews

‘Having the odd disabled model is not enough’: the Bristol woman shaking up the beauty industry

Millie Flemington-Clare was born with cystinosis, which affects just a few thousand people across the world. She explains why accessible makeup has more than just cosmetic importance.

Bristol’s top family judge stepping down, to launch project to keep people out of court

Julz Davis: checking in on Martin Luther King’s dream

Interviews

Bridging the gap: A campaign empowering south Bristol’s youth

Youth Moves is addressing the cultural, social and economic divide that stops young people south of the river achieving their potential.

Edition 30

“We’re expected to carry our babies while we also carry the burden of the statistics”

Police and Crime bill

Mother of jailed Kill the Bill protester: ‘We never thought she’d get this long’ 

‘Protest is the lifeblood of our democracy, and it’s under threat’

Raj Chada, a defence lawyer who represented the Colston Four, says prosecuting demonstrators is becoming a ‘reflex’ in the UK.

Why PE isn’t just about exercising – and needs protecting

Sports advocates say it’s more than exercise that kids are missing out on when sports are cut from school timetables.

‘I want Black and Brown boys and girls to think they can get to these kinds of positions’

Lucy Turner, the new editor of Rife magazine talks about the need for young people to feel believed in, how art helped her face adversity, and how to make media and creative industries less pale, male and stale.

Grief, violence and faith: Bristol filmmaker’s award-winning new short film

Hartcliffe's Paul Holbrook talks about his new film set in Bristol and the importance of telling working class stories.

Turning down an MBE? ‘It was one of the quickest decisions of my life’: Interview with author Nikesh Shukla

Award-winning Bristol-based writer Nikesh Shukla talks refusing an MBE, going from rapper to writer and returning to community activism.

‘It’s like a pain that never goes away’ – Retiring Bristol Flyers basketball player Panos Mayindombe on racism in sport

Panos was 19 when he first experienced racism on the court. More than a decade later, he isn’t sure it’s any better.