Bristol has been host to refugees for centuries—but just how welcoming has the city been? The events of the first week of August 2024 follow a pattern that stretches back centuries—refugees and asylum seekers seeking refuge in Bristol and encountering hostility from some, but a welcome from others. Colin Thomas’s short history charts the reception given to those fleeing war and persecution from the seventeenth century to the twenty-first, outlines the stories of organisations that have developed […]
The enemies of the working-class will arrive in yachts and limousines, not in small boats (banner seen in Bristol on Wednesday 7 August 2024) If ever I lie dying on a Nazi street, there’ll be ten dead fascists at my feet (anti-fascist trad) Introduction After a week or so of protests and riots by right wing nationalists and racists in early August, largely orchestrated on social media by far-right propaganda, lies and distortions, we are now faced by a police and government narrative promoted by […]
