Politics

Reports

What matters most to you about Bristol’s local elections?

We want to hear from readers what questions they'd like us to answer ahead of our comprehensive guide to May's local elections.

The Bristol Cable
The Bristol Cable

Area in Focus

Listen: Kingswood locals care about everything but a ‘meaningless’ by-election

In this episode of our Area in Focus series, we explore how the border town’s high street is struggling and, thanks to boundary changes, it’s facing a political identity crisis

Mary Holditch George Colwey Sean Morrison
Mary Holditch, George Colwey and Sean Morrison

Podcasts

Cable Live: Shon Faye talks trans liberation, mental health and diversity in journalism

Shon Faye, author of the award-winning book The Transgender Issue, joins June Tuesday for an unmissable talk on trans liberation.

George Colwey GIgi El-Halaby
George Colwey and GIgi El-Halaby

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with BBC journalist Lucy Proctor on mad cows, Covid and conspiracy theories

Thirty years ago, BSE was spreading across the UK while the government insisted beef was safe. Neil asks Lucy, producer of The Cows are Mad podcast, about the scandal – and how conspiracy theories have thrived as trust in the establishment has nosedived.

Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media George Colwey Alex Turner
Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media, George Colwey and Alex Turner

Your Bristol Life

Listen: Love Her – how Weekenders made space for women’s music

As part of this series of podcasts about underrepresented parts of Bristol’s history, this is a homage to Weekenders, a women's music night that started in the late 90s.

Mary Milton

Video

Imagine of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn talking to Bristol Cable reporter Priyanka Raval

VIDEO: Jeremy Corbyn on local news, media ownership and politics for the many

We caught up with the ex-Labour leader at June's Bristol Transformed festival, to discuss his Peace & Justice Project’s local news initiative and whether making jam is, in fact, political.

Eliz Mizon Priyanka Raval George Colwey
Eliz Mizon, Priyanka Raval and George Colwey

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked, with local political fixer Kelvin Blake taking a peek inside the city’s Labour party machine

Former councillor, now Labour campaign manager Kelvin Blake offers an inside perspective on the workings of power in our city.

Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media Adam Cantwell-Corn George Colwey
Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media, Adam Cantwell-Corn and George Colwey

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with new Green leader Emma Edwards on being the biggest political force in these parts

The Greens are now the council's biggest party, but given their limited experience of being in power, how will they work with others under the new committee system, including their antagonists on the Labour benches?

Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media Adam Cantwell-Corn George Colwey
Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media, Adam Cantwell-Corn and George Colwey

Podcasts

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Bristol 24/7 editor and Hotwells election hopeful Martin Booth

We sat down with the journalist to discuss his plan to run as an independent candidate in February's Hotwells and Harbourside council by-election, before he pulled out of the race.

Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media Adam Cantwell-Corn George Colwey
Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media, Adam Cantwell-Corn and George Colwey

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Labour MP Kerry McCarthy on climate change, immigration and getting along with Tories

After months of chaos in Westminster, the longstanding Labour MP for Bristol East talks Keir Starmer, climate change, immigration and taxation.

Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media Adam Cantwell-Corn George Colwey
Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media, Adam Cantwell-Corn and George Colwey

Bristol Mayoral Referendum

Work underway to build new committee system after referendum vote to scrap mayor

A group of councillors from different parties is being set up to design the new system coming into force in 2024.

Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)

Bristol Mayoral Referendum

Bristol votes to scrap its mayor in move to give councillors more power

Just 10 years after voting to bring in a directly elected mayor, the role will now be scrapped and replaced with a committee system.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards
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