The Bristol Cable: News, Investigations & Events

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.

Sean Morrison

Hope Is Around The Corner

What now, Bristol?

As spring finally appears, bringing a sense of hope and renewal, what are the narratives that can unite and motivate those of us pushing for a better world?

Nikesh Shukla

Opinion

Illustration of figures climbing up stacks of bank notes using ladders

The Greens’ UBI proposal doesn’t go far enough

A council motion argues for a UBI for Bristol's arts sector. But there are more radical ways of rethinking work and income

Rae Deer

Edition 43

A man standing high up balancing on the branches of an olive tree

Bristol activists stand with the West Bank olive harvest

The West Bank olive harvest has become increasingly violent as far-right Israeli settlers escalate their attacks. Yet Palestinian farmers and their supporters remain steadfast

Tom Anderson

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?

Adam Quarshie, Sean Morrison and Priyanka Raval

Investigations

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

Have you or someone you know experienced a health issue after consuming energy drinks? We want to hear from you

Bristol Cable

Hope Is Around The Corner

Bristol Patriots ‘unity march’ is a sham. We need to come out to oppose it

The far-right group’s latest demo claims to be about ‘religious unity’ but excludes Muslims. Bristol won’t fall for that

Nikesh Shukla

Features

How to interfere with jury trials, and lose

A jury refused to convict six Palestine Action activists who smashed up an Israeli weapons factory in Bristol, overcoming a government-led smear campaign and arms lobby pressure

Sean Morrison

Features

‘Find your people, find your space’: Lawi Anywar on Bristol’s arts scene

The Bristol-based multi-instrumentalist discusses mental health, masculinity and the challenges of thriving in a precarious creative sector

Fran Pope

Features

Bristol’s Kurdish community rallies for Rojava

As attacks intensify in northern Syria, Kurdish Bristolians Tara and Tanya speak to the Cable about betrayal, resistance and why the women-led revolution must be defended

Tom Anderson

Reports

Six people are smiling at the camera, wearing casual clothing with two wearing patterned scarves. The background is abstract with white and muted colours.

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

A jury has refused to convict the six activists, who broke into and disrupted operations at an Israeli arms firm in Filton, after a high-profile and politically-charged trial

Sean Morrison and Adam Quarshie

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Green councillor Ani Townsend on art, inequality and the case for a universal basic income

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.