arms industry

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Edition 43

On the road in Filton – Bristol’s arms trade quarter

The Cable tours the weapons factories of north Bristol, encountering endless aviation memorabilia, indifferent locals and aggy security guards

Michal Grant
Michal Grant

Features

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Protest outside Bristol arms firm as major prison hunger strike continues

Adam Quarshie
Adam Quarshie

Edition 42

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Revealed: How the arms industry is targeting Bristol’s secondary schools

Michal Grant
Michal Grant
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Reports

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

Adam Quarshie
Adam Quarshie
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The Big Story

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

Sean Morrison
Sean Morrison

Podcasts

Listen: Inside Bristol’s ‘murder factory’ arms facility, with the activists on trial for occupying it

Sean Morrison George Colwey
Sean Morrison and George Colwey

Reports

Bristol University: £3m in six years from Atomic Weapons Establishment

University’s ‘strategic alliance’ with AWE, which maintains and develops the UK’s nuclear weapons, continues.

Lorna Stephenson
Lorna Stephenson

Voices

Voices: Don’t let the arms industry sponsor Bristol Pride

Lorna Stephenson argues that companies such as Babcock should not be allowed to ‘pink-wash’ their dealings with repressive regimes by sponsoring Pride events.

Lorna Stephenson
Lorna Stephenson