Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Paul Hassan, the community sector leader who says a mayor is best for the city and the vote is ‘self-indulgent’

The last of four episodes in a mini-series dedicated to understanding what’s at stake in Bristol’s upcoming mayoral referendum on 5 May.

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Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media, Adam Cantwell-Corn and Aphra Evans

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Nicola Bowden-Jones, the ex-Labour councillor who says the mayoral system is ‘sexist and anti-democratic’

Part three of four episodes in a mini-series dedicated to understanding what’s at stake in Bristol’s upcoming mayoral referendum on 5 May.

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Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media, Adam Cantwell-Corn and Aphra Evans

Bristol Mayoral Referendum

Not enough info for public ahead of mayoral referendum, campaigners say

At a debate co-hosted by the Cable, panellists discussed the pros and cons of the mayoral model, representation and how to overcome low engagement with local politics.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Bristol Mayoral Referendum

‘£650k for a referendum? The mind boggles’: Southmead residents on the mayoral referendum

We talk to locals in Southmead about what matters to them ahead of the vote on whether to scrap Bristol's mayor.

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Ellie King, the Labour councillor coming out to bat for the mayoral system and take on critics

Part two of four episodes in a mini-series dedicated to understanding what’s at stake in Bristol’s upcoming mayoral referendum on 5 May.

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Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media, Adam Cantwell-Corn and Aphra Evans

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Alex Hartley, the Lib Dem councillor that forced the vote on the future of Bristol’s political set-up

Part one of four episodes in a mini-series dedicated to understanding what's at stake in Bristol's upcoming mayoral referendum on 5 May.

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Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media, Adam Cantwell-Corn and Aphra Evans

Opinion

Unpopular opinion: We need to pay local councillors more

Pay for politicians is hardly a rallying cry. But it historically has been, and now we need to look again.

Adam Cantwell-Corn
Adam Cantwell-Corn

Edition 29

Moses McKenzie: The new talent from ends

The debut novel from the 23-year-old Bristolian is an acclaimed coming-of-age story set in Easton, which paints a melting pot of cultures and moral codes.

Priyanka Raval
Priyanka Raval

Edition 29

The budget hotels where asylum seekers live in limbo

Bahara is one of hundreds of asylum seekers who live in small rooms in budget hotels on the edge of Bristol. She has no money and no idea when she will be moved, or where she will be sent.

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

Bristol Mayoral Referendum

Pressure, visibility, corruption: Mayoral power across the UK

Corruption scandals, historic referendums, forced-out police chiefs and battles with the government. As Bristol considers going mayor-less, we take a look at the picture in other cities and regions...

Sean Morrison
Sean Morrison

Bristol Mayoral Referendum

How could the mayoral referendum result impact Bristol’s creative industries?

Some argue that the city needs a figurehead to guide its creative trajectory, but is it really that simple?

Jonathan Eldridge
Jonathan Eldridge

Bristol Mayoral Referendum

Bristol’s mayoral referendum explained in one minute

With ballot boxes appearing in the post but precious little information as to why, here's a brief guide to what's happening in May.

Aphra Evans
Aphra Evans
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