Politics

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People Just Do Something

Listen: People Just Do Something – investigative journalist Sian Norris on going undercover with the many men of Reform

As a well-known left-leaning journalist, how does one turn up at a Reform rally and go undercover without being outed? This week, Sian Norris breaks that down for Isaac and Priyanka, as well as discussing the party’s rise and the far right’s wider attack on reproductive rights.

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Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins, Priyanka Raval and George Colwey

People Just Do Something

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Listen: People Just Do Something – Isaac meets the Great Baldini at Cribbs Causeway’s Tesla Takedown

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Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins, Priyanka Raval and George Colwey

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

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Listen: Bristol Unpacked with the BBC’s Pete Simson on the WECA mayoral election, making politics interesting and why snacks matter

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Alex Turner, Neil Maggs and George Colwey

Reports

What does the arrest of metro mayor and MP Dan Norris mean for his constituents?

The MP for North East Somerset and Hanham was arrested on suspicion of rape and child sex offences last week. He was immediately suspended from the Labour Party.

John Wimperis
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People Just Do Something

Listen: People Just Do Something, with Joshua Dávila on putting the blockchain into use for the left

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George Colwey, Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins and Priyanka Raval
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Features

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

Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins

People Just Do Something

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Listen: People Just Do Something with Led by Donkeys and the guerrilla story wars

If there was ever a perfect encapsulation of 'Just Doing Something' - it may well be Led By Donkeys, the activists who have made their name with viral political stunts.

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Priyanka Raval, Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins and George Colwey

Reports

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Huge counter demo in Bristol sends clear message that far right not welcome – as it happened

After the Bristol riot on Saturday, Cable reporters were live at the scene as counter protesters returned to the streets to stand up to the far right.

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Sean Morrison, Priyanka Raval and Matty Edwards

Features

A crowd of counter protesters by Castle Park, with one holding up a placard saying 'Fuck off fascists'

Long Read: Bristol took a stand against the far right, and it’s preparing to do it all over again

As the dust settles on the weekends’ clashes, the Cable reflects on the evening’s events - the racism, the resistance and the tensions that fuelled them.

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Priyanka Raval and Sean Morrison

People Just Do Something

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Listen: People Just Do Something with Grace Blakeley and the ‘cacophony of woke’

People Just Do Something is a relaxing and possibly enraging podcast about people who might self-identify as activists, untangling the means of effecting change in Bristol, broken Britain and beyond.

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George Colwey, Priyanka Raval and Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins

General Election 2024

Historic Bristol general election results see first ever Green MP and Tory wipeout

All seats in and around Bristol were won by Labour, except Bristol Central where the Greens romped to an impressive victory.

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Priyanka Raval, Alex Turner, Sean Morrison, Olivia Marshall and Matty Edwards

General Election 2024

A Labour victory in Bristol East is odds-on, but will a Green surge cut the party’s majority?

Demographic differences in the vast Bristol East constituency, which now includes Easton and Knowle, could mix up the vote.

Priyanka Raval
Priyanka Raval
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