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@TheBristolCable
's new membership campaign is live!
We're aiming to raise our membership income 25% before 2024, and by 50% in total within a year.
Here’s the plan:
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PS: Have you seen our
#BackTheCable
billboards around
#Bristol
yet?
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The statue of racist slave trader Edward Colston has been toppled in
#Bristol
. Now continues the struggle to topple racism.
#BlackLivesMattters
#BLMbristol
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💥 BREAKING: The public gallery erupted with cheers and applause as all
#Colston4
defendants were cleared following a landmark trial.
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🚨BREAKING: All four defendants have been found not guilty of criminal damage after toppling Colston's statue.
Full report on the landmark
#Colston4
verdict coming soon...
Breaking: The
#Colston4
have been found not guilty of criminal damage after toppling a slave trader’s statue and dumping it in Bristol harbour.
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A Cable member recently cancelled their membership saying our articles on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities are too 'pro Traveller' so we thought we'd take this opportunity to explain why our coverage chooses to buck the media trend. By
@hanwyn
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REVEALED: During his 2021 campaign for West of England Mayor, Norris sold the backstory of a former MP committed to an environmental agenda.
But skipped mention of his 4-year-long directorship of Blakemere PLC.
🔎 Full investigation here:
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Interested in internet culture,
#ConspiracyTheories
and recovery? This is a must watch!
In our upcoming short doc, 'The Conspiracist in Recovery', podcaster
@BrentLeeSDCIC
from Brislington,
#Bristol
tells his story of falling down the rabbit hole - and coming back to reality.
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Bristolians get ready for Saturday's mass protest against austerity. Thousands of people expected to turn up.
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🔎 Keen to pursue a career in investigative journalism?
✏️ Have a keen eye for editing and commissioning?
🗞️ Passionate about community-owned media?
Join our award-winning co-op, holding power to account in Bristol & beyond.
Apply by 22 August:
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Last night, police forcefully dispersed hundreds of sit-in protestors in the third
#KilltheBill
protest in six days. Clashes then ensued between police and remaining protestors.
Watch videos from our reporters who were at the scene
#BristolProtest
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This week's ban on Local Democracy Reporters from the mayor's press briefings is unacceptable. The Cable doesn't attend these briefings because we were denied access two years ago, but we stand in solidarity with local media who are now boycotting them.
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Exciting news! We have won a major grant from the
@OmidyarNetwork
who see the Cable as a model for the future of local media. We couldn't have got to this stage without all our members and we now need new ones more than ever to secure our long-term future!
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🗞️ The response to our coverage of Bristol's
#KillTheBill
protests has shown a real need for on-the-ground reporting. But local newspapers are disappearing.
The Cable and our 2,400 members are redefining local journalism. Join us!
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📸 Follow us over on Instagram for exclusive behind the scenes insights from the Cable team.
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We are withdrawing from the
#RegionalPressAwards
2021 following statements made by the Society of Editors,
@EditorsUK
, denying racism and bigotry in the British media.
⬇️ THREAD:
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🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨
Passionate about community-owned local media? Join our staff team!
Apply:
#JournoJobs
#MediaJobs
#CharityJobs
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🚨Mum and three kids facing emergency accommodation after being served a 'no fault' eviction notice by their private landlord, the Catholic Diocese of Clifton.
Story in thread [1/3]🧵👇
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Historian
@DavidOlusoga
on the myth of all-white history, childhood hurdles &Bristol's "weird" slave trader fixation
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THREAD 1/ This doesn’t make for easy reading, but it all took place on a Bristol High Street in 21st century Britain. This is a story of workers kept in slave-like conditions by Salvatore Lopresti, ice cream boss and landlord.
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📈This morning we’re waking up to almost £5,000 in donations, where we set out to raise £500.
A huge thanks to everyone in
#Bristol
who has donated to support the displaced residents of
#BartonHouse
- let’s keep going!
Donate:
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BREAKING: Labour's Dan Norris has defeated Conservative Samuel Williams to become the next metro mayor for the West of England
Full story to come
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THREAD: Jews in Bristol gathered on College Green last night to demand an end to Israel’s occupation and violence in Palestine.
The event was one of several across the country organised under the banner of Na’amod, “we will stand” in Hebrew.
@NaamodUK
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A spontaneous demonstration stopped an immigration raid in its tracks last night
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We've edited our report of Sunday's protest to reflect that the two police officers taken to hospital were not found to have suffered broken bones, as the police had previously stated.
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📢This evening, people in
#Bristol
will protest outside Bridewell police station, to mark 2 years since the
#KillTheBill
riot.
It was the most serious clash between protestors and police seen in Britain for years. Here's the story, told through the Cable's coverage:
🧵👇[1/10]
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🚨 One month. 3,000 members. Our most ambitious challenge yet.
Join us and support community-owned media in Bristol.
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"Police are once again finding themselves on the wrong side of history."
Retired Avon and Somerset taskforce officer says the Police and Crime Bill could erode civil liberties and make violent protests more common.
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📢We asked people in
#Bristol
what it's currently like to rely on the buses in this city.
Hundreds of you told us your stories: from chaotic commutes to ghost buses and being forced to walk home in the dark.
[1/5🧵] Here's what pissed off passengers said👇
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Our journalists were shoved and threatened by an officer while covering the police operation last night. An apology has now been issued.
Help us keep up this reporting. Join 2,400 others and become a member of the Bristol Cable today.
Cable reporters Adam Cantwell-Corn and Alon Aviram were physically confronted by an officer.
Despite identifying themselves as journalists, the officer proceeded to shove the reporters and threaten arrest and use of force.
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📢Here's what the
@guardian
has to say in its latest editorial about fighting for independent
#LocalNews
and why its decline is a crisis for democracy📉
Huge thanks for including
@TheBristolCable
as an example of success (but behind the scenes, it's complicated...🧵👇) [1/12]
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1/13 📢🚨NEW: Rogue landlord Thomas Flight, owner of
#Bristol
harbour's luxury ‘Miss Conduct’ yacht, created a ‘web of deceit’ to deny his tenants their rights.
🧵 Flight hid behind aliases and deployed aggressive ‘agents’ against tenants. The lowdown:
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We made it up against the big corporates on the shortlist for Campaign of the Year at the
#BJA2018
. We got pipped by the Daily Mail but we’ll still be on the case to
#bootoutbailiffs
in
#Bristol
and beyond!
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Today marks 3 years since the Colston statue was toppled in
#Bristol
.
Since then, the UK has seen a huge crackdown on protest, which the UN Human Rights Chief called “deeply troubling”.
Here's a thread of our coverage since the moment itself 👇 [1/10]🧵
The statue of racist slave trader Edward Colston has been toppled in
#Bristol
. Now continues the struggle to topple racism.
#BlackLivesMattters
#BLMbristol
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Protestors at last week's demonstrations have since come forward with reports of serious injuries.
Read their stories here ⬇️
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💥 We've grown from a handful of volunteers into a groundbreaking newsroom powered by 2,600 local people.
But to secure our future, we need to grow faster: 3000 members by October.
Now is the moment - join us!
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1/4: The police have released photos of alleged Colston statue topplers that they want to talk to. Some media outlets in the city have published them. The Bristol Cable will not.
#BlackLivesMatter
#BlackLivesMatterUK
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📢
#Bristol
! We're doing a 24hr crowdfunder for supplies needed by
#BartonHouse
residents.
We've been in touch with the locals running things on the ground, and will be taking supplies to Cafe Conscious tomorrow.
❤️Donate here:
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🏡 Meet the east Bristol resident who guerilla-planted fruit trees to save an allotment from developers.
Story by
@mickeydgrant
&
@naz_mzadeh
+ photos by
@AlexCarlTurner
:
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The Gasheads
@Official_BRFC
have a new CEO,
@thgorringe
. Listen in to Tom and Neil on the club's future and challenges on and off the pitch.
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🧵Two decades ago, Bristol could have started a new tram network, but didn't after the council & South Glos didn't agree on the route.
With the city facing chronic congestion and an acute bus crisis, now it's Marvin Rees & metro mayor Dan Norris who are arguing over the solution
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📢Demo tomorrow, Sat 3 Jun, to save an ancient hedgerow with protected biodiversity status after
@BristolCouncil
accidentally gave the go ahead to chop it down.
Farmer
@Catherinewith11
has invited councillors and is asking them to "correct their mistake".
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Bristol's protests have kept the Police and Crime Bill in the spotlight.
But what would it really mean for individuals and communities, why are people so angry about it, and what alternatives do its opponents propose?
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Absolutely cracking: Approved to join Global Investigative Journalism Network
@gijn
. Looking fwrd to working w colleagues across the world!
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300 years since Colston died.
1 year since his statue fell.
🎥 New documentary out tomorrow.
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Riot police out in force to break up sitdown
#KilltheBill
protest on College Green at 10pm last night, battering protesters with their shields.
Full report from
@AdamC_Corn
and
@hanwyn
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🙌 Too often, journalism focuses on problems, not solutions.
We’re delighted that we’ve been awarded new funding from
@ejcnet
that will allow us to explore solutions to Bristol’s problems
We are happy to announce the first 10 long term
#solutionsjournalism
projects to receive grant funding through our Solutions Journalism Accelerator with
@soljourno
.
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Here's a 🧵🪡 with all
@trussliz
grillings from local radio presenters this morning in case anyone needs a reminder of why
#localjournalism
is so important:
Let's start with our
#Bristol
neighbour
@jhansonradio
at
@bbcrb
:
OH MY DAYS
James Hanson, BBC Bristol, calls out Liz Truss’s scripted answers, refuses to accept this is all down to Putin, & asks if the Bank of England had to intervene because of him
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4/4: We will not be using our platform to aid a prosecution of individuals who, in a non-violent act of minor property damage, made a historic contribution to the honest reckoning with our country's past that is so crucial to justice and building a future for all communities.
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From Edition 12 - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Bristol University and very controversial science:
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#MillionsMissing
: Sufferers of ME take to the streets this weekend to demand recognition and government funding to tackle the disease
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'Children with ME need relevant science, not pressure to do more, more, more' The impact of Bristol Uni
#ME
trials
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Bad news for owners of
#woodburningstoves
: even the latest, most expensive, most eco-friendly stove puts out the same amount of air pollution as six HGVs driving up your road every half hour
#CleanAirAct
#airpollution
#asthma
#woodsmoke
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🧵Local investigative journalism needs your support.
@MattyEdwards23
shares some behind-the-scenes insights into the long tradition of investigative reporting at the Cable.
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Some people still don't know about
#Bristol
Central Library cafe's
#PayItForward
scheme, so please spread the word.
Generosity is not just for Christmas!
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‘Most of the talk about local media is about it being in crisis, as regional papers are forced to close down because of falling advertising and newsstand revenue.
But when events on our streets are being manipulated by politicians...local media feels more important than ever.’
After my criticism yesterday, Guardian Opinion asked me to write something. Here I summarise the brilliant reporting from across Bristol's local media and argue why it matters and needs supporting
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3 years after her arrest for ‘rioting’ at a
#KillTheBill
protest, Mariella Gedge-Rogers is serving a lengthy jail term.
Meanwhile, the police officers who brutally beat demonstrators still aren’t being held to account.
Full story by
@seanmorrison_
:
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Urgent: Someone(s) going by the name 'Mia Lees' has falsely presented themselves as a Bristol Cable journalist working on an article about policing and protest in Bristol.
We have no association with Lees, or whomever is using this name.
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With only a handful of wards left to declare, Labour is on 22 seats and the Greens have 20.
Southville, Bedminster and Central ward are likely to decide who will be the largest party in the new council.
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📣The Bristol Cable is the runner up in the
@ICNNUK
Independent Community Newspaper of the Year category at the 2023 Newspaper Awards!
Huge thanks to the judges. We’re proud to be ‘Highly Commended’ next to winners
@peckhampeculiar
! 💥
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⚽ It's been a tough season for Bristol Rovers-playing in an empty stadium, sacking two managers & hovering above the relegation zone.
Jack Newcombe speaks to the fans, chief executive and players about the impact of Covid-19 on lower league football ⬇️
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🧵 “These people who are dying don’t need to be dying.”
Activist
@PeteKrykant_OPC
decided to take matters into his own hands by setting up his own safe drug consumption room in Glasgow.
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“There were definitely moments where we considered just packing it in and leaving it there" - Cable coordinator
@AdamC_Corn
talking about how the membership model made it possible to keep going with their investigation into modern day slavery
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WATCH: A moving short film about Hartcliffe and aspiration with local lad and award winning film maker Paul Holbrook
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🪩We're having a party, and you're invited!🪩
Join us on 27th
@strangebrewbriz
for our 8th birthday bash! An evening of live & experimental music: electronica, hip-hop, soul - and community🎉
Feat.
#Bristol
acts t l k, MĀDŁY and OWANJ (for a taste of their sounds, scroll👇👇)
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The benefits of nature should be accessible to everyone, argues
@Right_2Roam
campaigners - who have been trespassing land in protest for open access to the countryside.
Read the full story:
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“Enough is enough”: Campaign launched to support Bristol grandfather tasered by police
#JusticeForJudah
…
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Bristol’s top family judge stepping down, to launch project to keep people out of court. 💼
Judge Stephen Wildblood lifts the lid on a crisis in public law.
Read the full story:
✍️ Words:
@seanmorrison_
📸 Photo:
@AlexCarlTurner
#Court
#Bristol
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Please give a huge welcome to
@PriyRaval
, the newest member of our editorial team!
#Bristol
born and raised, Priy worked for us in 2020 and has delivered excellent freelance pieces since. We’re glad to welcome her back for more embedded community reporting across the city.
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Thanks to
@lexytopping
@guardian
for highlighting our work, and why decent
#LocalNews
it’s so important for democracy.
The Cable is building a new model for local media, owned and steered by people in
#Bristol
, holding local govt and businesses to account…
[1\2]
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When Priti Patel warned that police could be ordered to raid student halls for drugs, she assumed that universities would be on board.
But decision-makers are increasingly turning against failed drug policies in favour of public health approaches.
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You don't have to go to London to start out in journalism. Local media is a great place to learn the ropes. Work as a paid reporter in Bristol with the Cable
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Airbus' factory has been occupied by friends of Anna Campbell - the Bristolian recently killed by Turkish forces in Syria - as the Turkish president comes to the UK on a state visit
#erdogannotwelcome
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The UK Government has "blood on its hands by not allowing these facilities to operate," says
@PeteKrykant_OPC
.
Overdose Prevention Centres could protect against drug related deaths, so why are they not part of the national
#DrugStrategy
?
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The Cable has been awarded £110,000 by
@ejcnet
to explore solutions to the problems that Bristol – like many other cities – faces in becoming more sustainable, equitable and democratic.
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🚨 BREAKING: Jasmine York has been found not guilty of riot.
The jury are still deliberating the charge of arson. The judge has indicated he will accept a majority verdict on the arson charge. Full report from
@hanwyn
coming later today.
#PoliceandCrimeBill
#KilltheBill
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📣 Defendant Rhian Graham said to those gathered outside the court:
"We just want to say thank you to so many people because we have never been alone in this journey ... One thing that we know now is that Colston does not represent Bristol."
💥 BREAKING: The public gallery erupted with cheers and applause as all
#Colston4
defendants were cleared following a landmark trial.
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BREAKING: Strip clubs will not be banned in Bristol, in big victory for campaign led by sex workers. Full story and reaction to come
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We were highly commended at the Regional Press Awards. We've come a long way since our humble beginnings in 2014. Big up to all our lovely members
#ownyourmedia
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The police’s failure to distinguish between violent and peaceful protesters led to the use of force in unjustified situations, including force against journalists, medics and legal observers.
🔎 Read the full story here:
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You've helped us raise over £2,500 to support residents at
#BartonHouse
with food and supplies.
We're taking advice from locals running things on the ground,
@ACORN_Bristol
and local councillors, and will be providing an update on the effort as it happens.
Thank you Bristol 🩷
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Police used unnecessary and excessive force, failed to distinguish between violent and peaceful protesters and wrongly presumed the protests were illegal, inquiry into policing of
#KilltheBill
protests has found.
🔎 Read the full story here:
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🚨BREAKING:
@WestofEnglandCA
offices occupied by 5 young people from
#Bristol
ahead of tomorrow's march regarding transport.
Their demands:
- Free for under 25s, students and apprentices
- Fair access for riders and conditions for drivers
- Franchised for people not profit
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🏠
@bristolgreen
councillors
@TonyDDyer
and
@Tom_jam
call for citywide landlord licensing and rent controls tied to inflation
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📢 WE'RE HIRING!
A rare opportunity for a
#videojournalist
to join our local media cooperative, owned and supported by thousands of people in Bristol.
Applications open until 30 March
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Democracy in action! Bristol's first ever citizens' assembly has announced its recommendations on climate, transport and health today. Here's the inside story
@CllrAsherCraig
@PaulaBORourke
@involveUK
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An appeal brought by
@SuellaBraverman
to marginalise the
#Colston4
acquittal has been successful.
@libertyhq
lawyer
@katy_w
explains how the govt is "ripping up protest rights" in our latest opinion piece:
#KillTheBill
#PublicOrderAct
explainer🧵⤵️
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🎧
@NeilMaggs2
will be sitting down for in depth chats with the main mayoral candidates to help you decide how to cast your vote on May 6th.
✉️ Subscribe to the Cable's newsletter to get
#BristolUnpacked
straight to your inbox:
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"If you kill one journalist you get 45 or more, so that's not really going to help" - discussion on murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia's investigation and why her death is not the end of her work
#CIJSummer
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The Daily Mail is owned by the 4th Viscount of Rothermere.
We’re owned by Pam in Knowle and Marcus in Stokes Croft.
With your help, we’d like to keep it that way.
#BackTheCable
.
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Thrilled to have won *two* awards from the
@ima_press
🏆 Local outlet of the year
🏆 Most innovative print publication
A big thank you to Cable members, who make it all possible.
#MDF22
#IMA
#independentmedia
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Want to join our award-winning newsroom?
We’re looking for a new journalist to join our team 🗞️
Apply now! ⤵️
#JournoJobs
#MediaJobs
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We're proud to announce Media Lab 2018: A free 10 session programme for those who want to use communication, research and journalism to create a better world. Big up to our partners
@cijournalism
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Free cash for everyone?
What is Universal Basic Income and how would it work?
Cable interview with
@StewartLansley
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Our reporters
@AlAviram
and
@AdamC_Corn
have been on the scene of the
#killthebill
protest today, as police clashed with protestors, the windows of Bridewell Police Station were smashed and police vans set alight.
Full report coming tomorrow.
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The battle against climate change will be won or lost in cities -
@CllrAsherCraig
on climate justice, social justice & decarbonising Bristol’s economy.
#COP26
While world leaders meet at the
#COP26
climate talks, today is the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice.
Assembling on College Green at midday, Bristol joins movements from across the world to build power for system change 🌍🌱
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🎥 The war on drugs isn't working - we need a more humane approach focussed on harm reduction and health.
As the national
#DrugStrategy
launches, hear from
@PeteKrykant_OPC
,
@SteveTransform
&
@TelferMaggie
on Overdose Prevention Centres.
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