Reports

University of Bristol paid private security firm to ‘spy’ on pro-Palestine protesters

Bristol is among 12 UK universities using Horus Security to monitor protest groups, raising fears of growing campus surveillance

The Greens’ UBI proposal doesn’t go far enough

Bristol activists stand with the West Bank olive harvest

Investigations

The rise and fall of Bristol Patriots

For almost a year, Bristol Patriots have led a campaign of harassment and intimidation in our city. But after last week’s hate-filled demo exposed their true colours, with out-and-out neo-Nazis, a child sex offender and bank robber in their ranks – is this finally the end for them?

Investigations

Reader survey: Help us report on the safety of energy drinks

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Reports

Palestine Action’s ‘Filton 6’ cleared in ‘huge victory for moral courage in face of political pressure’

Surveillance isn’t safeguarding: Think Family and the fight for transparency

Bristol City Council says its mass data gathering tool is designed to protect, not profile the 55,000 families it monitors. But is it pushing school children into the criminal justice system?

We’ve Got Your Boy: Episode 4, Ain’t No One’s Friend

Trust plays an important role in how we work with young people to prevent serious youth violence. Here we explore trust, built and broken, by institutions, staff in secure units, and the media

Photo essay: Kitchen Table Photo Club

Children with analogue cameras explored the waterways of east Bristol over the summer. Here’s what they captured

‘Crying out for radical change’: Bristol’s new Green councillor on defecting from Labour

We sit down with British-Palestinian councillor for Frome Vale, Alsayed Al-Magrabi, to discuss his his journey into politics, and his defection to the Greens

University of Bristol’s partnerships with arms companies back in the spotlight

After two years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, students are calling for complete divestment from companies manufacturing weapons used against Palestinians

Underpaid, over-policed and under threat: Bristol’s delivery drivers at the sharp end of government’s immigration crackdown

As a government crackdown on 'illegal working' in the gig economy intensifies, The Cable investigate how it’s affecting riders and what it takes to resist immigration raids