The Big Story

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Edition 41

A year ago, Bristol showed up to resist racist, anti-migrant hatred. But the fight’s not over

Bristolians have been reflecting on the days of defiance in August last year. Who should we thank, who is to blame? And as the far right prepares to return to our streets this weekend, how do we build on the resistance?

Filton 18: ‘The more you oppress people, the more they will rise’

Enduring trauma, and a struggle for justice: one year on from the Barton House high-rise evacuation

No to Section 60

Racist and traumatising: inside a Section 60 suspicionless stop and search operation

Officers searched innocent children, disproportionately targeted people of colour and undermined their anti-racism reforms during a 48-hour police operation in February. Their narrative that it was an effective knife-crime deterrent, done with consent, is misleading.

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Investigations

Whistleblowers reveal institutional racism at local NHS trust

Investigations

Transparency matters: why is Bristol City Council failing on freedom of information?