news review with Green councillor Daniella Radice. Sixth form teenagers behind this weeks Bristol Against Austerity protest on Wednesday 13th May: Greens did well in local Bristol elections; Mayor Ferguson and how councillors dont have much power; Bristol Green Capital - £1m spent on eviction which could have been spent on a short adjustment in the route of the £200m Metrobus project; mainstream media deliberately confuse the public. Sixth form teenagers Hannah Patterson and Megan Flaherty discuss why they began Wednesdays anti-austerity protest in Bristol using Facebook and Twitter, and how it snowballed with about 5000 people turning up Bristol Against Austerity Facebook page; clip of people at the protest discussing why they are there â the austerity agenda is targeting the poorest and most vulnerable in society â the richest ought to be taking the brunt â cuts and privatisation of public services â austerity doesnt work economically; austerity only survives because of QE; the right wing media bias; how can the Greens help? Theresa Mays anti-extremist bill she wants to bring in â banning orders for media and groups â Al Qaeda franchise created by western intelligence services â Charlie Wilson, NATO â schools â entryism; Labour didnt overspend in last government before international banking crisis (link to graph) eye-watering clip of Labour MP Tristram Hunt on Question Time saying they did; Prince Charless black spider letters published, Prince Charles was lobbying hard for years for the badger cull which ended up happening in Gloucestershire and Somerset, close by his Highgrove home near Tetbury, Gloucestershire; Bristol has new powers thanks to Mayor Ferguson â will he end up being mayor of the Bristol City region? Devolution of city regions.
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