What's the difference between a party and a movement? And is communism really on the horizon? Professor Jodi Dean has the ...

Nikesh Shukla introduces his new Cable column, Hope Around the Corner, with a tale that begins with a picture of a twat, and an outdated racist slur The future of independent, hard-hitting media is in ...

Bestselling author and screenwriter Nikesh Shukla writes a monthly culture column, following his curiosity to get to know ...

It’s been almost a year since the worst racist rioting in generations swept across the UK. Dozens of cities in England and Northern Ireland ...

Open Democracy journalist and Dark Arts newsletter author Ethan Shone takes Isaac and Priyanka on a whistlestop tour of dark ...

“I used to stage-manage a theatre, now, in a way I stage-manage the city of Bristol,” says Annie McGann. She’s the founder of the Save Bristol Nightlife campaign, and a tireless advocate for our ...

After several episodes getting deep into local politics and the workings of democracy, this week Unpacked takes a detour into an area everyone can enjoy – food – as Neil chats to Bristol’s new high ...

A lot of water has passed under the bridge since the last time we had local Green Party councillor Tony Dyer as a guest on Unpacked. Back then, in November 2020, Donald Trump had just been defeated in ...

The East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood (EBLN) was designed to make the area safer and encourage active travel like cycling, giving priority to pedestrians over cars to improve the environment locally ...

Since January 2022, Bristol City Council has been developing the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood Scheme (EBLN). In its latest consultation, 1,418 people responded: 760 objected, 427 expressed ...