News review: party leaders Green: Ani Stafford-Townsend, Labour: Helen Holland & Conservative: councillor Alasdair Watson. Helen Holland, Leader of Labour; Ani Stafford-Townsend, Leader of Greens; Alistair Watson in place of Mark Watson, Leader of Conservatives; absent: Gary Hopkins, Leader of Lib Dems & Michael Frost, UKIP Councillor â didnt come. 70 Councillors in 34 wards up for election in Bristol; Is politics a stitch up, as anarchists think? - rich dont pay enough tax and poor not looked after, people should participate in politics; Bristol Arena â how long will it take to pay off £93m debt with interest? â jobs, Local Enterprise Partnership; Bristol £200m MetroBus project â compromise, only 3 an hour; Metro Mayor â Bristol will be given £1bn bribe (over 10 years) if agree, West of England Partnership, strategic planning, referendum for Mayor and Metro Mayor; Do councillors have any power, after the introduction of the Mayor?; Have we got enough council houses? â interview with Anthony Palmer, ex-army, who is squatting one of council houses with son that was sold at auction by council â Pip n Jays Sleep Out with homeless, Paul Saville argues with Mayor Ferguson and lady who works in Broadmead interjects â condition and cost of private rented housing, Tory plan of Right to Buy; EU Referendum â In or Out?; Labour Party and anti-Semitism.