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Features

‘Your body is a vehicle’: Bristol’s POC-led outdoor groups

From cycling to hiking and school gardens, POC-led groups are widening access to nature in Bristol. But is the wider environmental movement paying attention?

Adam Quarshie
Adam Quarshie

Investigations

The rise and fall of Bristol Patriots

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Adam Quarshie, Sean Morrison and Priyanka Raval

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

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Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Edson Burton – what is culture and who does it belong to?

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Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media
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Hope Is Around The Corner

Bristol Patriots ‘unity march’ is a sham. We need to come out to oppose it

The far-right group’s latest demo claims to be about ‘religious unity’ but excludes Muslims. Bristol won’t fall for that

Nikesh Shukla
Nikesh Shukla
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People Just Do Something

Listen: People Just Do Something – Veronica Wignall on Bristol’s billboards and reclaiming public spaces

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Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins and Priyanka Raval
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People Just Do Something

Listen: People Just Do Something – Ros Martin on challenging LEGO and the toppling of Colston

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Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins and Priyanka Raval

The Big Story

Hurt people, hurt people: The hidden lives of children behind bars

At 10 years old, England and Wales has one of the lowest ages of criminal responsibility in the world. Here we offer a glimpse into child incarceration, the school to prison pipeline and stalling youth justice system reforms. Starting here, on the outskirts of Bristol...

Sean Morrison
Sean Morrison

People Just Do Something

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Listen: People Just Do Something – Pride is a protest: Black pride in Bristol

The activists who built Pride are still fighting — this time, against Pride itself.

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Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins and Priyanka Raval

Edition 41

Bristol: City of Sanctuary?

Bristol became a City of Sanctuary in 2012 — a promise to welcome those fleeing persecution. But has it lived up to that pledge? Historian Colin Thomas looks back

Colin Thomas

Hope Is Around The Corner

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When we’re deported, will mum be allowed to visit?

St George’s flags are going up all over the country. Nikesh reflects on what this means, and how to explain it to young kids without dampening their joy

Nikesh Shukla
Nikesh Shukla

Edition 41

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A year ago, Bristol showed up to resist racist, anti-migrant hatred. But the fight’s not over

Bristolians have been reflecting on the days of defiance in August last year. Who should we thank, who is to blame? And as the far right prepares to return to our streets this weekend, how do we build on the resistance?

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Adam Quarshie and Sean Morrison

Hope Is Around The Corner

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Indiana Jones would want me to punch Nazis

After the race riots last summer, Nikesh recalls heading into Castle Park looking for a fight. An out of character response he’s been trying to make sense of ever since.

Nikesh Shukla
Nikesh Shukla
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