Alex Turner

Freelance journalist and editor. Introvert. Like learning. Tips: DMs open/email [email protected] | 🦋@alex-captain.bsky.social

[Neil Maggs @NeilMaggs2]

NEW!🚨

Interview with the new West of England Mayor @WestofEnglandCA @helengt76🎙️

Covered lots of topics! How’s she getting on three months in?

#BristolUnpacked

https://t.co/pYsK8o2QGh

[Neil Maggs @NeilMaggs2]

New episode!🎙️

A chat with Hartcliffe councillor ⁦⁦⁦@bs13kirsty⁩ of ⁦@BristolLabour⁩ on :

- £20m national funding for the area.
- Just Transition
- Climate issues for working clsss
- Life as new councillor

#BristolUnpacked ⁦ https://t.co/mPuULWadki

[Ramzy Alwakeel @journoramzy]

Pretty astonishing scoop from @TheBristolCable about how rogue landlords can keep profiting from the housing crisis even if they're banned 👇
https://t.co/v3AfFpqQIP

[Alex Turner @alex_captain]

The party now managing the homes, some of which are housing asylum seekers & families fleeing domestic abuse has close to zero online presence, refused to say anything about their activities/services and is registered to a London address that 20k other companies also call ‘home’.

[Alex Turner @alex_captain]

🔍 How did Bristol City Council end up spending thousands a month to house homeless ppl in properties belonging to a rogue landlord it had put time, effort & money into getting banned a couple of years earlier?

Great to work with @daisysteinhardt.bsky.social reporting this👇🏼

[Daisy Steinhardt @mslacewing45]

🔴 Bristol Council Paying to Rent Homes from Banned Landlord. New from me and @alex_captain in @TheBristolCable: the latest update in the Naomi Knapp saga. We’ve been working on this investigation for several months, please give it a read. https://t.co/BDCC3XrUgv

[Alex Turner @alex_captain]

Nothing illegal here btw – just an illustration of the power landlords have in a city where the rental market has been out of control for years.

Temporary accommodation now providing an even more lucrative option for some.

[Neil Maggs @NeilMaggs2]

NEW!🚨

A conversation with @BristolCouncil leader @TonyDDyer on his first year in office🎙️

The @bristolgreen councillor for Southville delves into the big issues in the city 🟢

#BristolUnpacked for @TheBristolCable

https://t.co/Y9BrHv2Xez

[Neil Maggs @NeilMaggs2]

Great to chat to @SimsonPete - the NEW editor of @BBCPoliticsWest 🎙️

A @TheBristolCable deep dive into the up and coming West of England Mayoral elections on 1st May.

And what it’s like covering it for the media 📺

#BristolUnpacked

https://t.co/HlhFi3Uibj

[The Bristol Cable @TheBristolCable]

🎧Listen to the latest episode of Bristol Unpacked with barrister Lucy Reed on opening the secretive family courts to scrutiny

The family courts, which make orders for children to be taken into care, have long been a hidden world, but that’s now changing

https://t.co/zbweOVieAx

[The Bristol Cable @TheBristolCable]

🚨 New episode…

How do cryptocurrencies work? Why does the right love them so much? And how can blockchain technologies be used for more positive social purposes?

Join @TBSocialist in conversation with @priyraval and @isaac_kh to find out…

https://t.co/G5cOg5YKcv

[Louise Tickle @louisetickle]

Must read: @thetimes' Sian Bradley reporting on family courts: "bemused barristers asked about the transparency project, brisk ushers insisted proceedings were private, and judges chuckled that my presence forced everyone to be on their best behaviour." https://t.co/ztFirYsPJS

[The Bristol Cable @TheBristolCable]

Against a backdrop of chronic underreporting of sexual assaults, thousands of self-administered rape test kits have been distributed across Bristol. But are users, already coping with trauma, being given the clarity they need?

Story by @lauraabutler: https://t.co/BQ20QOuokZ

[The Bristol Cable @TheBristolCable]

In the last episode of 2024 the PJDS duo speak to Jake Hanrahan, founder of Popular Front about the new wave of immersive journalism.

Listen here: https://t.co/qRw0KkSm2E

[The Bristol Cable @TheBristolCable]

📦 Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs brings you fascinating and challenging conversations from characters of all stripes on big topics facing the city and beyond.

Find new episodes here: https://t.co/dsCqXrjVIk

[The Bristol Cable @TheBristolCable]

⚓️ NEW: Who are the boat-dwellers living around Bristol's harbour, why have they chosen a life on the water – and why have they been in dispute with Bristol City Council?

@NeilMaggs2 chats to @BBCA_Bristol co-chair Amanda Sharman to find out more…

https://t.co/yvxPTKarlj

[The Bristol Cable @TheBristolCable]

Many thanks to @TenaciousAwards for selecting reporter Sean Morrison amongst the 20 outstanding applicants who produced stories that have the potential to make change happen.

The winners will be announced in the new year, full list: https://t.co/hsDTecd9UQ

[The Bristol Cable @TheBristolCable]

A huge Youth Zone, part of a national network, will be opening in 2026 by the Imperial Retail Park. But is it what this side of the city needs? And will young people feel welcome, no matter what postcode they live in?

Story by Hannah Vickers: https://t.co/CiHoSuX6je

[Alex Turner @alex_captain]

For much more on the sewage scandal, check out @StockwellBilly's past stories. IIRC one scientist described the pollution levels in the Avon described in his reporting as being 'like licking a turd' 🤢

https://t.co/vRlVVbxagT

[Alex Turner @alex_captain]

The urban Avon is one of the most sewage-polluted waterways in the UK, with waste pouring down it even when not flooding homes & businesses due to extreme weather as it was last week.

It’s high time to formally recognise the rights of the river, argues campaigner Becca Blease👇🏼

[The Bristol Cable @TheBristolCable]

🛶 "Rivers are rights-bearing beings that deserve to have a voice in our decision-making structures – and to be treated as life-sustaining ecosystems, not vessels to carry away human waste."

Full story: https://t.co/jX1sbmF6E0

[Concerned @raisedbrow_1]

Big big respect to @NeilMaggs2 for platforming @samirabhac

Her resilience is something to behold. She keeps showing up for the kids despite no support or funding, being overlooked for funding and having her initiatives plagiarised.

Absolute saint 🙏🏽.