Labour

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Reports

‘Crying out for radical change’: Bristol’s new Green councillor on defecting from Labour

We sit down with British-Palestinian councillor for Frome Vale, Alsayed Al-Magrabi, to discuss his his journey into politics, and his defection to the Greens

Adam Quarshie
Adam Quarshie

Features

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Concerns over donations to Bristol MPs are about more than just freebie Taylor Swift tickets

Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins

This Better Work

Explained: What is Labour’s new Employment Rights Bill, and what does it mean for Bristolians?

Adam Quarshie
Adam Quarshie

General Election 2024

Could Bristol get its first Green MP? Inside the battle for Bristol Central

The Greens have the wind in their sails after winning the local elections in Bristol, and are picking up lapsed Corbynistas. But will it be enough to overturn Labour's huge majority and take the seat?

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Area in Focus

As Labour and the Greens battle it out, how do their policies stack up?

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Local Elections 2021

Labour infighting makes its path back to a Bristol council majority even harder

Alex Turner
Alex Turner

Local Elections 2021

‘Be open about developments’: Housing could be the issue that sways the election in Lockleaze

Lockleaze has become the site of a wave of housing developments. Labour’s veteran councillors standing down, internal division and last-minute candidates could affect their chances of reelection, as other parties are ramping up their efforts.

Jess Connett
Jess Connett

Reports

Bristol councillor launches attack on the Labour group after quitting party

A Bristol councillor describes the Labour party as being “focused on power for power’s sake and beset with a culture of fear and bullying”

Amanda Cameron (Local Democracy Reporter)

Reports

The latest struggle within the Labour party matters to everyone

In a city with four Labour MPs, the internal processes of the party will shape our politics.

Matthew Hollinshead

Bristol and Beyond

Bristol’s Chilcot campaigners have work to do

Thirteen years ago more than a million activists gathered in central London to resist the invasion of Iraq, yet despite the sheer volume of the outcry, it fell upon deaf ears. Now, after more than a decade, we have the Chilcot Inquiry report on the war.

Hadie Abido

City

Avonmouth: have parties failed working class voters?

Alon Aviram Additional work by: Adam Cantwell-Corn Illustration: Sam Knock Is there a growing faultline between working class voters and the Labour party? From trade-unions...

Alon Aviram Adam Cantwell-Corn
Alon Aviram and Adam Cantwell-Corn