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I think that part of it is hiding radical history, deliberate amnesia.
Actions against the policing bill
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Of course I can remember little incidents from then. Being chased up Baldwin Street by mounted police after they'd dragged us off the road outside the Hippodrome was fun
Anyway, here's B24/7 with some alternative perspective. I'm sceptical of Booth as a journalist - bit too establishment liberal tbh - but here we are
Kill the Bill protester: 'We were provoked by the police'
Alex says that protesters were forced to defend themselves
Because you couldn't be bothered?
Marvin Rees has dutifully done his "historical insurrection good, modern insurrection bad" routine. Re-election bid looms in May.
ETA: Bristol AFed went on to qualify that they were excluding Ireland from the 'UK' definition there
ETA: Bristol AFed went on to qualify that they were excluding Ireland from the 'UK' definition there
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DaveCinzano
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And full-on ‘Winter of Discontent, corpses filling the streets’, ‘callously delivering redundancy notices by expensive taxi’-style half-truths and misinformation, like the way the 1980 Southmead riot is presented as ‘just a copycat event after local white kids saw St Paul's on telly’, whereas actual historical research - interviews with participants, for example - demonstrates that there were shared grievances in both areas, and direct sharing of experience and discussion of events (such as at school following the first night in BS2), which helped cross-pollinate to BS10.
Did someone smash his city? Other than a few bits of graffiti was there much damage to Bristol other than Police bones and property? It looked from the live feeds we watched, from a local paper's website and Ruptly (fucking RT), it looked like it was pretty focused. It didn't look like that Deli (what the fuck is a magic roll?) near the cop shop even closed. At one point it looked like a Deliveroo type even tried to push through. Terrifying.
Yep. There was (and is) no senior school in St Pauls so kids from BS2/6 would go to a variety of different places including Fairfield and Monks Park - which border on Lockleaze, Horfield and Southmead. Pubs like the Old England and the late lamented Montpelier Hotel were long venues for Southmead/St Pauls summit meetings, though I'm unsure of the culture as far back as 1980
DaveCinzano
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Yeah from what I can tell it was contained to the area immediately outside Bridewell nick - I did see footage of coppers in full riot gear moving up The Pithay but I assume this was when dispersal was in full flow. Far cry from Stokes Croft I which I clearly remember spreading out to lower Kingsdown and St Pauls at various points through the night.
Pls do not diss Magic Rolls btw, they are a touchstone of local culture
Rolled up flatbread with a variety of fillings, grilled. Kind of a Greek inspired panini. Beloved of city centre office workers, students and late night drinkers alike. The prime concern the other night from many of the best people I know was that the Magic Rolls were safe
Tory candidate called for Bristol to be bombed...
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Tory candidate apologises after calling for ‘Bristol to be bombed’ following riots
A Tory candidate has had to apologise after he called for Bristol to be bombed following the unrest caused by the riots in the city on Sunday. Stephen Halbhuber, who is hoping to represent St Anthony’s ward in Eastbourne and also works within the NHS, tweeted ‘just bomb Bristol’ in reaction to...
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Tory candidate called for Bristol to be bombed...
Tory candidate apologises after calling for ‘Bristol to be bombed’ following riots
A Tory candidate has had to apologise after he called for Bristol to be bombed following the unrest caused by the riots in the city on Sunday. Stephen Halbhuber, who is hoping to represent St Anthony’s ward in Eastbourne and also works within the NHS, tweeted ‘just bomb Bristol’ in reaction to...
The account is no longer there. It never existed. Stephen halbuber never said those things. We have always been at war with eastasia
Bus Honeygun
This week the score draws are plentiful
We had similar here (our old street, as it happens. Remember seeing the 'Die Helen Die' graffiti on my way to work.). 125 reports to police.
Woman stabbed in face by stalker neighbour reported him to police 125 times
Helen Pearson was nearly killed by Joseph Willis after a five-year campaign of terror and she has refused to accept a police apology over their failure to act.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
A local NHS trust has actually sent this out to staff 
Protests in Bristol
You may already be aware of the protests that took place in Bristol on Sunday 21 March, against the proposed Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. The protest, which began peacefully in the afternoon, descended into chaos later in the evening, with scenes of violence and vandalism in the city centre directed at the police officers and police vehicles responding to the incident.
We know that some of you may have found the images or videos of the scenes distressing. We want to reach out to let you know that support is available, and if you are feeling shaken up by anything you may have seen on the news or on social media, please do reach out to us.
We also know that some of you may have family or friends in the Avon and Somerset Police force, and that it will have been a worrying night for you as reports started to surface about officers sustaining injuries.
Our Employee Assistance Programme, PAM Assist, offers a free and confidential telephone service for all staff (XXXXXXXXXXXXX), if you would like to talk about anything. PAM Assist also offers rapid access to counselling – more information can be found here. Please also have a chat with your line manager and look through the HR pages on Ourspace, there is plenty of information here about where to go if you need some support.
Please be aware that there is a possibility that protesting will continue. Although violence was directed at police officers during the protests, we cannot discount the risk that other uniformed personnel may be targeted. Please ensure that you take steps to keep yourself safe by not travelling to work or coming home in your uniform and staying vigilant where you can. If you are able to avoid the area affected, please do so, and stay aware of any road closures that might affect your journeys.
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More traditional to ask the friendly bombs to fall on sloughTory candidate called for Bristol to be bombed...
Tory candidate apologises after calling for ‘Bristol to be bombed’ following riots
A Tory candidate has had to apologise after he called for Bristol to be bombed following the unrest caused by the riots in the city on Sunday. Stephen Halbhuber, who is hoping to represent St Anthony’s ward in Eastbourne and also works within the NHS, tweeted ‘just bomb Bristol’ in reaction to...
dessiato
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This pisses me off. Not the offer of counselling, which might be a good idea generally, but I can't imagine that there's anyone who would be protesting about the police who would also consider attacking the NHS. It seems to be a very overt, despicable, desperate, attempt to blacken the name of the protesters.A local NHS trust has actually sent this out to staff
Protests in BristolYou may already be aware of the protests that took place in Bristol on Sunday 21 March, against the proposed Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. The protest, which began peacefully in the afternoon, descended into chaos later in the evening, with scenes of violence and vandalism in the city centre directed at the police officers and police vehicles responding to the incident.We know that some of you may have found the images or videos of the scenes distressing. We want to reach out to let you know that support is available, and if you are feeling shaken up by anything you may have seen on the news or on social media, please do reach out to us.We also know that some of you may have family or friends in the Avon and Somerset Police force, and that it will have been a worrying night for you as reports started to surface about officers sustaining injuries.Our Employee Assistance Programme, PAM Assist, offers a free and confidential telephone service for all staff (XXXXXXXXXXXXX), if you would like to talk about anything. PAM Assist also offers rapid access to counselling – more information can be found here. Please also have a chat with your line manager and look through the HR pages on Ourspace, there is plenty of information here about where to go if you need some support.Please be aware that there is a possibility that protesting will continue. Although violence was directed at police officers during the protests, we cannot discount the risk that other uniformed personnel may be targeted. Please ensure that you take steps to keep yourself safe by not travelling to work or coming home in your uniform and staying vigilant where you can. If you are able to avoid the area affected, please do so, and stay aware of any road closures that might affect your journeys.
DaveCinzano
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It's inappropriately partisan. The offer of support to staff is good, pretty much everything else rather less so, and absolutely beyond the remit of the person doing it.
It might as well be signed BLUE LIVES MATTER with a Punisher logo at the top.
Kevbad the Bad
Amiable Bowel Syndrome
I wonder whether the NHS trust realises that there may well be staff who have relatives who were on the demonstration. Or were the demonstrators all bussed in from 'outside'?
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Or indeed staff who were at the demo
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Like so many of the cops you mean?
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
The pathologisation of fear. Although I work in the counselling field, I find myself getting quite pissed off with the way some practitioners will insist on trying to pigeonhole normal emotional reactions to things as "stuff you need help with".
And, although it's not particularly the fault of the counselling providers here, it seems to me that the writer of the email is trying to encourage or prompt the idea that people should feel fearful. For all I know, it's perfectly well-intentioned, but even if so, it's ham-fisted and not very helpful. If it's not well-intentioned, then it's an attempt to use individuals' genuine discomfort as a stick to beat a specific group with.
DaveCinzano
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For the avoidance of any doubt, this came from a specialist Mental Health Foundation Trust!
DaveCinzano
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People are currently gathering at College Green in Bristol to highlight the disproportionate impact the Bill will have on travellers.
muscovyduck
Good IT skills and food hygiene competent
I mean having spent time in a mh unit the uncomfortable fact is that there is crossover between NHS and police attitudes and behaviour
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
Actually, that really doesn't surprise me. Some of the clunkiest stuff I've ever seen has been perpetrated by the NHS's mental health sector. Which isn't to say they don't also do great work, but I've encountered examples of a lack of professionalism which, if I'd done them, would have had me booted off the accredited register before I could blink.
Shechemite
Be the sun and all will see you
id much rather have the NHS than not have it, but it is there to maintain capital and the state, it’s really not that incongruous for an NHS Trust to issue something like this
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I thought it was there to make sick people better, but sure.
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