Mike Jempson

"Interesting but irrelevant" - (Prof) Cedric Watts, 1967

Category: Local/labour history

January 16, 2026Leave a Comment on Beyond the Darkness: Crimes of another era 

Beyond the Darkness: Crimes of another era 

With the spectre of fascism haunting the streets of Europe and America, a timely reminder of the depravity to which the Nazis sank.

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August 23, 20253 Comments on The world changes but history repeats

The world changes but history repeats

Having addressed the NUJ vigil for media workers killed by the Isreeli forces, I was asked to speak at a Bristol Palestine rally again. I wore a Kneecap balaclava.

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June 29, 20251 Comment on Palestine Action, Kneecap and Bristol

Palestine Action, Kneecap and Bristol

My personal response to Labour government plans to equate non-violent direct action with terrorism.

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April 12, 2025Leave a Comment on Don’t shoot the messenger

Don’t shoot the messenger

Bristol Palestinian supporters on the march again.

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February 17, 20253 Comments on A potted history of Fishponds

A potted history of Fishponds

Many different histories can be written about every place. Here’s quick glance back at how Bristol’s Fishponds came to be.

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About Mike

  • ➢ Journalist (40+ years)
  • ➢ Trainer (40+ countries)
  • ➢ Director at MediaWise
  • ➢ Gardener & Grandad

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  • Beyond the Darkness: Crimes of another era 
  • Thoughts on an arrest
  • At home with refugees
  • An echo of yesteryear – turning Palestine Action supporters into terrorists
  • The world changes but history repeats

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