Taking back money and power: action in St Pauls

How the St Pauls Community Rights Project is working together for action and change.

Library assistants vote for strike action

Bristol library assistants have voted in favour of strike action over changes to working patterns, if the council refuses to address their complaints.

Fascists and Anti-Fascist activists clash in Stokes Croft

Last night saw unusual scenes in Stokes Croft when the extreme right-wing turned up.

“Underhand and sneaky”: Plutus Energy plan new power station

Energy company make second attempt to build an inner city power station in the city’s most deprived ward.

Exclusive: Millions wiped off Avon Pension Fund fossil fuel investments

Major toll on pension fund.

Rooftop protest against squat eviction

“There is a housing crisis and they are trying to evict people from their homes. I am resisting peacefully. This is my home.”

Side by side: Bristolians and Calais refugees

The Bristol Cable spoke to demonstrators many of whom had recently been to the camp and wanted to raise awareness about the ongoing situation through this gathering in the centre of town.

Green Capital? 2015 was “extremely difficult”, says Bristol wind power CEO

The renewables industry struggled through Green Capital year – highlighting the chasm between well-intentioned local initiatives and dogmatic central government energy policy.

Cable Media Workshops: our human experiences

The Bristol Cable collaborated with the Creative Youth Network to deliver a powerful programme with young creatives to produce their own zine. Participants got tooled...

Feeling undervalued, unheard – but determined. Talking to doctors on Bristol’s pickets today.

Today junior doctors in Bristol joined thousands of their colleagues across England in striking against the proposed changes to their contracts by the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt. The Bristol Cable joined one of the pickets.....

The Bristol Post just stooped to a new low. Here’s why…

In responding to renewed controversy about Green Capital and the complete lack of transparency over£8 Million worth of public money and corporate involvement, the Post...

Interview: Comedian Josie Long outing crooks on stage

Transcription: Milly Parmenter The Bristol Cable caught up with comedian Josie Long to hear about why she’s blending investigative journalism with stand-up. You know that...