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As Bristol vies to be 2029 UK City of Culture, Neil sits down with, writer, performer and historian Edson to ask what culture means in the city and the UK, and whether we can find a common understanding to unite around
Neil sits down with the 'King of Southmead' to discuss social media beef after his recent signing for Gloucester, class and culture in rugby, and how it feels to face the end of a sporting career
Should the state give people free money? This week Ani and Neil discuss how a universal basic income would work, why supporting the arts is a class issue, and whether ‘eco-populist’ Green leader Zack Polanski can take on the traditional parties – and Reform.
Just 18 months into her term, the Labour politician in charge of police scrutiny in Avon and Somerset has, along with peers across the country, been told she represents a 'failed experiment' that will end in 2028. Neil asks Clare Moody how that feels, and what she aims to achieve while still in o...
Wealth taxes are in the news just now – but how much money is too much, what is DIY wealth redistribution & what difference can it make? Neil Maggs asks Frances Howe of Bristol Redistro.
WECA chief Helen, who won the mayoral election for Labour in May, talks election pledges, building relationships, and learning from Andy Burnham to put the West Country on the map.
What's the difference between a party and a movement? Is communism really on the horizon? And how can the UK left get its act together? Professor Jodi Dean has some – but not all – of the answers Isaac and Priyanka crave…
