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🚨NEW Bristol Unpacked: can Bristol North West MP Darren Jones turn around Labour’s sinking fortunes?The government’s app...
25/11/2025

🚨NEW Bristol Unpacked: can Bristol North West MP Darren Jones turn around Labour’s sinking fortunes?

The government’s approval ratings are tanking after a series of policy flip-flops, scandals and communications failures. Reform is on the rise everywhere, while the Greens and Your Party tempt younger voters.

Into this mess steps Darren Jones MP, the Bristol North West MP who has recently been appointed as Keir Starmer’s chief assistant, responsible for helping execute the PM’s agenda and get his messaging across.

In the first episode of the new Unpacked season, Jones talks to Neil Maggs on going from a childhood in Lawrence Weston to becoming a cabinet minister, the challenges of government and his new efforts to engage under-30s on YouTube.

How’s that going to work? Should Starmer fall, would he fancy the top job? And where did his Bristol accent go? Tune into the new series of Unpacked to find out…

Link in bio OR click here: https://bit.ly/4riFyLw

🚨 Tomorrow - Last PJDS podcast of the year!🌍 This time activist Nicholas Beuret joins Priyanka and Isaac to talk all ...
24/11/2025

🚨 Tomorrow - Last PJDS podcast of the year!

🌍 This time activist Nicholas Beuret joins Priyanka and Isaac to talk all things Climate Justice, labour rights, and ecological politics. He'll give us top tips on how to challenge the way we think about the climate crisis.

📌 The Cube (Dove St S, BS2 8JD)
📆 Tuesday, 25th November
⏰ 7.30-9.30pm (doors open at 7pm)
💷 £4 MEMBERS/£8 GENERAL (CONCESSIONS AVAILABLE)

Link in bio or click here: https://bit.ly/49DOXHo

20/11/2025

The perpetrators of serious youth violence are often victims themselves, of failing systems of support that if they worked properly could have prevented needless loss of life. How can we stop it, if we don’t address its root causes?

🎙️ Listen to Episode 1 of We've Got Your Boy today: https://bit.ly/4o0tvQ9

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🎉 We've launched The Bristol Cable app!A world first: independent journalism + ethical social networking for our communi...
19/11/2025

🎉 We've launched The Bristol Cable app!

A world first: independent journalism + ethical social networking for our community.

**What you get:**
📰 All our news & multimedia in one place
👥 Direct connection with journalists & fellow members
🌍 Curated channels on global themes
✅ No algorithms, data harvesting, or ads

Download now: https://apple.co/4o29sRi

**Your journalism stays free**
All content remains free at https://bit.ly/49ZPFyA. The app is additional infrastructure for members at no extra cost. Join from £1/month.

"Our members have always been at the heart of the Cable, this app brings that commitment into the digital world. It gives people a direct way to follow stories and speak with our journalists. It builds a healthier social space where communities can organise and connect. We're excited to see the ways this will evolve our reporting." - Priyanka Raval, Editor

**How to access:**
1. Download from App Store (iOS only)
2. Join at https://bit.ly/3zzxKte
3. Set your password & go!

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Built in collaboration with the Newsmast Foundation.

Full trailer out now! Listen to it on our YouTube channel today.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMeUKwTzU4kThe age of cr...
15/11/2025

Full trailer out now! Listen to it on our YouTube channel today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMeUKwTzU4k

The age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales – it’s one of the lowest in the world. It’s before a child has even left primary school. But the pipeline to prison can start way before the age of 10, and way before a child has done anything criminal.

What pushes them in that direction? And how do we stop serious youth violence if the root causes of it aren’t addressed?

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We've Got Your Boy is a new investigative podcast series on school exclusions, child imprisonment, and the roots of serious youth violence. Starting here, on the outskirts of Bristol, Vinney Green secure children's home.

Episode 1: ‘Hurt People Hurt People drops on 20 November.

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10/11/2025

"We've got your boy" is our new investigative podcast series exploring school exclusions, child imprisonment, and the roots of serious youth violence – starting right here in Bristol at Vinney Green secure children's home.

Episode 1: "Hurt People. Hurt People." drops 20 November.

Cable members get early access. Not a member yet? Join us and be amongst the first to hear it. Link in bio.

Don't forget to follow our podcast feed so you never miss an episode 🎧

We sit down with British-Palestinian councillor for Frome Vale, Alsayed Al-Magrabi, to discuss his his journey into poli...
10/11/2025

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.

Link in bio for the full article or click here https://shorturl.at/P958g

Onboard the Global Sumud Flotilla with Mathilda Mallinson (ticket link in bio)As the genocide in Gaza entered its second...
21/10/2025

Onboard the Global Sumud Flotilla with Mathilda Mallinson (ticket link in bio)

As the genocide in Gaza entered its second year, the Global Sumud Flotilla saw civilians take matters into their own hands. The historic aid mission involved over 50 vessels from more than 44 countries, setting off in late August with the aim of breaking the siege on Gaza and delivering critical humanitarian aid.

Award-winning journalist Mathilda Mallinson, reporting for Middle East Eye, was on board the 'Family' Boat at the head of the fleet. Her journey was cut short when the boat was sabotaged in an attack.

Join us for this live show, where Mathilda shares her firsthand experience of life on the boat, the illegal interception, detention and torture of her comrades, the lack of media coverage, and the profound lessons learned from the journey.

We'll also be holding a fundraiser in support of Gaza Champions. a mutual aid network directly connecting families in Gaza with supporters around the world.

Ticket Link: https://shorturl.at/sgO9r

With a fragile ceasefire set in Gaza, Nikesh meets Anam Raheem, a writer and founder of global mutual aid network Gaza C...
18/10/2025

With a fragile ceasefire set in Gaza, Nikesh meets Anam Raheem, a writer and founder of global mutual aid network Gaza Champions.

Read Nikesh's latest column for The Bristol Cable.

Link in bio or through here: https://shorturl.at/Dr1L7

A veteran journalist reflects on the hidden traumas that refugees face, which he has witnessed through a quarter of a ce...
17/10/2025

A veteran journalist reflects on the hidden traumas that refugees face, which he has witnessed through a quarter of a century of hosting refugees in his Bristol home.

Read Mike Jempson's article for The Bristol Cable through the link in bio.

https://shorturl.at/8bfYf

We’re pleased to invite our members to The Bristol Cable Annual General Meeting 2025!The far right is fuelled by misinfo...
30/09/2025

We’re pleased to invite our members to The Bristol Cable Annual General Meeting 2025!

The far right is fuelled by misinformation, amplified and spouted by a complicit establishment media.

We’re fighting back by offering a local, independent media organisation that cuts through the bu****it. But we need to build on our success and show that an alternative is not just possible but powerful.

Join us at The Station for our 11th AGM.

Hear what we’ve been up to, and our ambitious plans of where we’re going. Help us build a Cable for the next 10 years.

- Roundtable discussion
- Directors election
- Food by Baraka

When: 6:30pm, Thursday 9 October 2025
Where: The Station, Silver Street, BS1 2AG

Members can click the link in bio to RSVP.

https://membership.thebristolcable.org/callouts/agm2024-1

St George’s flags are going up all over the country. Nikesh reflects on what this means, and how to explain it to young ...
30/09/2025

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

Link in bio to read the full column.

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