Bristol is among 12 UK universities using Horus Security to monitor protest groups, raising fears of growing campus surveillance.

Read our latest investigation here: thebristolcable.org/2026/04/univ...

🎧 NEW: Bristol Unpacked: what is positive masculinity?

Neil Maggs asks ‘masculinities educator’ Lewis Wedlock about his work in schools, the appeal of the manosphere and the importance of meeting young people without judgement.

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ICYMI: The Bristol Cable with some of the best local journalism I have read about the anti-migrant scene

The rise and fall of Bristol Patriots - Great article by @thebristolcable.bsky.social 📰

By Adam Quarshie, Sean Morrison and Priyanka Raval

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The rise and fall of Bristol Patriots After last week’s demo exposed them, with out-and-out Nazis and a child sex offender showing up, is this the end of Bristol Patriots?

Another group of convicted criminals, child abusers, con men & wifebeaters met up in Bristol last weekend, calling themselves "Bristol Patriots".
Didn't go well for them - they're withdrawing "to regroup".
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A bank robber, a knife attacker and a child sex offender: Bristol’s dismal “March for Unity” – HOPE not hate Far-right politics has always attracted violent thugs and criminals eager to blame immigrants for violence and criminality. This hypocrisy was wholly evident at the Bristol...

The Bristol Patriots “March for Unity” last Saturday claimed to be “united against extremism”.

But attendance included fascists, convicted violent thugs, and a child sex offender.

Read our report:
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The rise and fall of Bristol Patriots - The Bristol Cable As a hate-filled demo exposed their true colours, with Nazis, a child sex offender and bank robber in their ranks – is this the end for the group?

Fantastic write-up from @thebristolcable.bsky.social on the rise and fall of "Bristol Patriots", covering the assorted nazis, child abusers and violent criminals that have made up their ranks, and how, between local activists, researchers and independent journalists this group has been opposed.

The rise and fall of Bristol Patriots After last week’s demo exposed them, with out-and-out Nazis and a child sex offender showing up, is this the end of Bristol Patriots?

Excellent work from @thebristolcable.bsky.social and @hopenothate.org.uk

The rise and fall of Bristol Patriots After last week’s demo exposed them, with out-and-out Nazis and a child sex offender showing up, is this the end of Bristol Patriots?

Thorough reporting from @thebristolcable.bsky.social

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Fantastic article in The Bristol Cable about the local anti-migrant scene

The rise and fall of Bristol Patriots After last week’s demo exposed them, with out-and-out Nazis and a child sex offender showing up, is this the end of Bristol Patriots?

Die ersten Monate dieses Jahres war ich in Bristol zu Besuch beim @thebristolcable.bsky.social.
Das Team hat gestern seine Langzeitrecherche zu den selbsternannten "Bristol Patriots" veröffentlicht. Ich finde, das ist Antifarecherche 🤝Lokaljournalismus
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The rise and fall of Bristol Patriots After last week’s demo exposed them, with out-and-out Nazis and a child sex offender showing up, is this the end of Bristol Patriots?

Read our investigation, which charts the rise and fall of Bristol Patriots from their inception in 2025, here

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The rise and fall of Bristol Patriots After last week’s demo exposed them, with out-and-out Nazis and a child sex offender showing up, is this the end of Bristol Patriots?

After a humiliating day on the streets, Bristol Patriots have since confirmed they are retreating. They are suspending their Facebook account while they ‘reset’ and make ‘significant changes’ – as if somehow people would be sad to see the back of them.

Our reporters also captured footage of neo-Nazi Ryan Ferguson spouting antisemetic abuse at Jewish antifascists. Ferguson was cocky enough to tell them his horrific tirade didn’t amount to an offence, but police have since confirmed they have made an arrest after reviewing the footage.

We worked with antifascist research organisation Hope Not Hate to identify the key players in what was an all round flop of a demonstration, which was, as always, successfully disrupted by a far larger group of well-organised counter-protesters.

Last Saturday, we reported from the dismal, hate-filled (and possibly final) march of the so-called Bristol Patriots. Revealing their true colours, the far-right group invited and welcomed with open arms self-proclaimed neo-Nazis, a child sex offender, a bank robber and other unsavoury characters.

🚨NEW: This time out on Bristol Unpacked, Neil Maggs asks Green councillor Ani Townsend @anist.bsky.social why the time is right to be trying a universal basic income in Bristol – and why the creative sector should benefit.

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Palestine Action’s Filton 6 cleared in 'victory for moral courage' - The Bristol Cable A jury has refused to convict the six activists, who broke into an disrupted operations at an Israeli arms firm on the outskirts of Bristol

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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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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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Ben Werdmuller interviews Siddhartha Kurapati and Saskia Welch

Ændra presents a slide saying "Wouldn't it be cool… if Journalism wasn't held hostage by large tech companies (and the billionaires who own them)?

Jeremiah Lee presents a slide saying "Internet of Opportunity with Interledger"

Nick Bennet speaks in front of a Mozilla Data Collective Slide

Thank you for an excellent #PfP✨London Showcase @thebristolcable.bsky.social @aendra.com @jeremiahlee.bsky.social @mozdatacollective.bsky.social

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Bristol Unpacked: police and crime commissioner Clare Moody Neil Maggs talks to Avon & Somerset police and crime commissioner Clare Moody, on the abolition of her role and what she hopes to achieve.

Neil asks Avon & Somerset PCC Clare Moody in the first Unpacked of 2026

Listen to the full episode here: bit.ly/4qcyyOK

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⚖️ 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?

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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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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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Hurt people, hurt people: The hidden lives of children behind bars - The Bristol Cable The Big Story: A glimpse into child imprisonment, the school to prison pipeline and stalling youth justice system reform

Excellent
@thebristolcable.bsky.social report on the incarceration of children, from so-called secure homes to young offender institutions

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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.

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For more than a decade, Bristol City Council and Avon and Somerset Police have secretly gathered private data on thousands of children and families.

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