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Sean and Adam have been following the high-profile cases, read their report on what the verdict means — and how the trials unfolded.
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Link in bio or click here: shorturl.at/jT8es
February 5, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Sean and Adam have been following the high-profile cases, read their report on what the verdict means — and how the trials unfolded.
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Link in bio or click here: shorturl.at/jT8es
A jury has refused to convict six Palestine Action activists over a break-in at Elbit Systems UK near Bristol — the first verdict in the so-called Filton 24 cases.
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Link in bio or click here: shorturl.at/jT8es
February 5, 2026 at 10:41 AM
A jury has refused to convict six Palestine Action activists over a break-in at Elbit Systems UK near Bristol — the first verdict in the so-called Filton 24 cases.
Link in bio or click here: shorturl.at/jT8es
Link in bio or click here: shorturl.at/jT8es
⚖️ The government has abolished police & crime commissioners which it says are a “failed experiment”. Does the role still matter – and what scrutiny could be lost when it goes?
Listen to the full episode here: bit.ly/4qcyyOK
#Bristol #Podcast
Listen to the full episode here: bit.ly/4qcyyOK
#Bristol #Podcast
January 30, 2026 at 3:35 PM
⚖️ The government has abolished police & crime commissioners which it says are a “failed experiment”. Does the role still matter – and what scrutiny could be lost when it goes?
Listen to the full episode here: bit.ly/4qcyyOK
#Bristol #Podcast
Listen to the full episode here: bit.ly/4qcyyOK
#Bristol #Podcast
January 30, 2026 at 3:31 PM
As we approach the end of January, our columnist Nikesh Shukla writes his new year’s resolutions for himself and the city.
Read his thought provoking list of resolutions and why he insists that they be made at the end of January.
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#Bristol #Column #News #Journalism
Read his thought provoking list of resolutions and why he insists that they be made at the end of January.
Click here: bit.ly/4keuEDI
#Bristol #Column #News #Journalism
January 30, 2026 at 3:31 PM
As we approach the end of January, our columnist Nikesh Shukla writes his new year’s resolutions for himself and the city.
Read his thought provoking list of resolutions and why he insists that they be made at the end of January.
Click here: bit.ly/4keuEDI
#Bristol #Column #News #Journalism
Read his thought provoking list of resolutions and why he insists that they be made at the end of January.
Click here: bit.ly/4keuEDI
#Bristol #Column #News #Journalism
In the shadow of a brutal civil war, a collective of Sudanese women in Bristol are bonding over coffee and creativity.
Read this insightful article written by Amira Klute, a journalist with the German newspaper taz, currently working for the Cable.
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Read this insightful article written by Amira Klute, a journalist with the German newspaper taz, currently working for the Cable.
Link in bio or click here: shorturl.at/YHQq8
January 29, 2026 at 5:25 PM
In the shadow of a brutal civil war, a collective of Sudanese women in Bristol are bonding over coffee and creativity.
Read this insightful article written by Amira Klute, a journalist with the German newspaper taz, currently working for the Cable.
Link in bio or click here: shorturl.at/YHQq8
Read this insightful article written by Amira Klute, a journalist with the German newspaper taz, currently working for the Cable.
Link in bio or click here: shorturl.at/YHQq8
We're rolling up to Declassified UK's first-ever summit.
Challenging the War Machine // 31 Jan 2026
The summit brings together journalists, activists, academics, and anyone ready to dig into how the UK's war machine operates—and how we actually challenge it.
@declassifieduk.org
Challenging the War Machine // 31 Jan 2026
The summit brings together journalists, activists, academics, and anyone ready to dig into how the UK's war machine operates—and how we actually challenge it.
@declassifieduk.org
January 21, 2026 at 4:50 PM
We're rolling up to Declassified UK's first-ever summit.
Challenging the War Machine // 31 Jan 2026
The summit brings together journalists, activists, academics, and anyone ready to dig into how the UK's war machine operates—and how we actually challenge it.
@declassifieduk.org
Challenging the War Machine // 31 Jan 2026
The summit brings together journalists, activists, academics, and anyone ready to dig into how the UK's war machine operates—and how we actually challenge it.
@declassifieduk.org
For more than a decade, Bristol City Council and Avon and Somerset Police have been collaborating on mass data gathering programmes that profile tens of thousands of people.
shorturl.at/MfIIi
shorturl.at/MfIIi
January 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM
For more than a decade, Bristol City Council and Avon and Somerset Police have been collaborating on mass data gathering programmes that profile tens of thousands of people.
shorturl.at/MfIIi
shorturl.at/MfIIi
Read the eye-opening article here: bit.ly/4pzQdzQ
#Advertising #Amazon #Capitalism #IllEffects #TaxEvasion
#Advertising #Amazon #Capitalism #IllEffects #TaxEvasion
December 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Read the eye-opening article here: bit.ly/4pzQdzQ
#Advertising #Amazon #Capitalism #IllEffects #TaxEvasion
#Advertising #Amazon #Capitalism #IllEffects #TaxEvasion
The destructive juggernaut of Black Friday reminds us why we should resist the advertising industry
Co-founder of Adblock Bristol, Robbie Gillet, reminds us of the true cost behind Amazon’s Black Friday, and how advertising shits in your head.
Co-founder of Adblock Bristol, Robbie Gillet, reminds us of the true cost behind Amazon’s Black Friday, and how advertising shits in your head.
December 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The destructive juggernaut of Black Friday reminds us why we should resist the advertising industry
Co-founder of Adblock Bristol, Robbie Gillet, reminds us of the true cost behind Amazon’s Black Friday, and how advertising shits in your head.
Co-founder of Adblock Bristol, Robbie Gillet, reminds us of the true cost behind Amazon’s Black Friday, and how advertising shits in your head.
🚨 NEW Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs: Labour’s polling is sinking with Reform on the rise – can Bristol NW @darrenpjones.bsky.social , now Starmer’s right-hand man, help turn round the govt’s fortunes?
Listen here: bit.ly/4riFyLw
#Podcast #Bristol #Unpacked #Politics #Labour
Listen here: bit.ly/4riFyLw
#Podcast #Bristol #Unpacked #Politics #Labour
November 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🚨 NEW Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs: Labour’s polling is sinking with Reform on the rise – can Bristol NW @darrenpjones.bsky.social , now Starmer’s right-hand man, help turn round the govt’s fortunes?
Listen here: bit.ly/4riFyLw
#Podcast #Bristol #Unpacked #Politics #Labour
Listen here: bit.ly/4riFyLw
#Podcast #Bristol #Unpacked #Politics #Labour
🚨 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.
#Podcast #Event #Bristol
🌍 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.
#Podcast #Event #Bristol
November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
🎉 We've launched The Bristol Cable app – a world first!
Independent investigative journalism meets open social networking.
**What makes it different:**
• No algorithms – you control what you see
• No data harvesting
• No advertising
• Connects to Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads & beyond
Independent investigative journalism meets open social networking.
**What makes it different:**
• No algorithms – you control what you see
• No data harvesting
• No advertising
• Connects to Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads & beyond
November 19, 2025 at 10:59 AM
🎉 We've launched The Bristol Cable app – a world first!
Independent investigative journalism meets open social networking.
**What makes it different:**
• No algorithms – you control what you see
• No data harvesting
• No advertising
• Connects to Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads & beyond
Independent investigative journalism meets open social networking.
**What makes it different:**
• No algorithms – you control what you see
• No data harvesting
• No advertising
• Connects to Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads & beyond
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.
Click here for the full article: shorturl.at/P958g
#Bristol #GreenParty #UKPolitics #Elections
Click here for the full article: shorturl.at/P958g
#Bristol #GreenParty #UKPolitics #Elections
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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.
Click here for the full article: shorturl.at/P958g
#Bristol #GreenParty #UKPolitics #Elections
Click here for the full article: shorturl.at/P958g
#Bristol #GreenParty #UKPolitics #Elections
Onboard the Global Sumud Flotilla with Mathilda Mallinson
Latest live podcast episode of People Just Do Something by The Bristol Cable
Tickets: shorturl.at/sgO9r
Latest live podcast episode of People Just Do Something by The Bristol Cable
Tickets: shorturl.at/sgO9r
October 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Onboard the Global Sumud Flotilla with Mathilda Mallinson
Latest live podcast episode of People Just Do Something by The Bristol Cable
Tickets: shorturl.at/sgO9r
Latest live podcast episode of People Just Do Something by The Bristol Cable
Tickets: shorturl.at/sgO9r
🏆 EXCLUSIVE! Need another reason to become a Cable member?
In April, the Cable will be putting the names of all members into a hat and picking someone to receive this one-of-a-kind sculpture of local artist Hugo Farmer's 'Ohm Boy'.
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In April, the Cable will be putting the names of all members into a hat and picking someone to receive this one-of-a-kind sculpture of local artist Hugo Farmer's 'Ohm Boy'.
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April 4, 2025 at 6:53 AM
🏆 EXCLUSIVE! Need another reason to become a Cable member?
In April, the Cable will be putting the names of all members into a hat and picking someone to receive this one-of-a-kind sculpture of local artist Hugo Farmer's 'Ohm Boy'.
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In April, the Cable will be putting the names of all members into a hat and picking someone to receive this one-of-a-kind sculpture of local artist Hugo Farmer's 'Ohm Boy'.
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CALLOUT: Tell us your memories of clubbing at Motion!
We’d like to hear about your experiences at Motion in Bristol - these could be as a punter, staff or a promoter. We’ll be choosing 4-5 of these to feature in an article publishing in July 2025.
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We’d like to hear about your experiences at Motion in Bristol - these could be as a punter, staff or a promoter. We’ll be choosing 4-5 of these to feature in an article publishing in July 2025.
membership.thebristolcable.org/callouts/tel...
April 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
CALLOUT: Tell us your memories of clubbing at Motion!
We’d like to hear about your experiences at Motion in Bristol - these could be as a punter, staff or a promoter. We’ll be choosing 4-5 of these to feature in an article publishing in July 2025.
membership.thebristolcable.org/callouts/tel...
We’d like to hear about your experiences at Motion in Bristol - these could be as a punter, staff or a promoter. We’ll be choosing 4-5 of these to feature in an article publishing in July 2025.
membership.thebristolcable.org/callouts/tel...
We've been donated a one-of-a-kind sculpture from local artist Hugo Farmer & we're giving it away to a lucky Cable member in 2025! All new members who join in Feb-Apr 2025 have a chance to win it!
Please share widely and tell your friends to join this month…
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Please share widely and tell your friends to join this month…
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March 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
We've been donated a one-of-a-kind sculpture from local artist Hugo Farmer & we're giving it away to a lucky Cable member in 2025! All new members who join in Feb-Apr 2025 have a chance to win it!
Please share widely and tell your friends to join this month…
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Please share widely and tell your friends to join this month…
thebristolcable.org/join/
⚠️ The former Whitchurch Athletics Track risks being bulldozed to make way for a planned housing development. Can local campaigners save it?
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February 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
⚠️ The former Whitchurch Athletics Track risks being bulldozed to make way for a planned housing development. Can local campaigners save it?
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Sick of the mainstream media’s corruption and lack of transparency? Ready for some new swag?
Time to go Beyond the Bulls#!t
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February 26, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Sick of the mainstream media’s corruption and lack of transparency? Ready for some new swag?
Time to go Beyond the Bulls#!t
Back the Cable’s independent journalism in style with these t-shirts designed and printed in Bristol by Max K and Fyahfly.
shop.thebristolcable.org/product/back...
Time to go Beyond the Bulls#!t
Back the Cable’s independent journalism in style with these t-shirts designed and printed in Bristol by Max K and Fyahfly.
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It's here, it's here! Our latest Bristol Cable print edition has arrived! Pick up a copy around the city in pubs, cafes and community centres.
Become a member today to support our people-powered journalism and get a copy straight to your letter box.
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February 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It's here, it's here! Our latest Bristol Cable print edition has arrived! Pick up a copy around the city in pubs, cafes and community centres.
Become a member today to support our people-powered journalism and get a copy straight to your letter box.
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Become a member today to support our people-powered journalism and get a copy straight to your letter box.
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📣 NEWS! Our very own investigations lead @seanmorrison.bsky.social is a winner of @publicinterestnews.org.uk and Changing Ideas' first Tenacious Journalist Award.
The awards are centred around stories with real-world impact. Watch this space for updates!
www.tenaciousawards.org/2025-tenacio...
The awards are centred around stories with real-world impact. Watch this space for updates!
www.tenaciousawards.org/2025-tenacio...
February 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
📣 NEWS! Our very own investigations lead @seanmorrison.bsky.social is a winner of @publicinterestnews.org.uk and Changing Ideas' first Tenacious Journalist Award.
The awards are centred around stories with real-world impact. Watch this space for updates!
www.tenaciousawards.org/2025-tenacio...
The awards are centred around stories with real-world impact. Watch this space for updates!
www.tenaciousawards.org/2025-tenacio...
February 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🎤 Our strategy lead @elizmizon.bsky.social is hosting the next @alteredstatetalks.bsky.social talk-HEALTH & HAPPINESS: THE MAGIC PROPERTIES OF CHOCOLATE & MUSHROOMS
Feb 6 at the Hen & Chicken
Tickets: www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/checkout/alt...
Feb 6 at the Hen & Chicken
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January 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
🎤 Our strategy lead @elizmizon.bsky.social is hosting the next @alteredstatetalks.bsky.social talk-HEALTH & HAPPINESS: THE MAGIC PROPERTIES OF CHOCOLATE & MUSHROOMS
Feb 6 at the Hen & Chicken
Tickets: www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/checkout/alt...
Feb 6 at the Hen & Chicken
Tickets: www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/checkout/alt...