Author: Jack Fifield

Nappies and rationing: How Extinction Rebellion protesters plan to stay on top of City Hall

by Jack Fifield25th June 202012th August 2020 No Comments

Conducted virtual interviews for this piece with members of Extinction Rebellion, who were occupying the roof of Bristol’s City Hall. Republished from the original, with […]

Politics

What Marvin Rees said about Colston in February

by Jack Fifield8th June 20208th June 2020 2 comments

“He’s [Colston] a peddler in slavery, misery, murder, and rape.” Back on February 17, Marvin Rees came to UWE and answered questions on a range […]

Politics

What Marvin Rees said about Bristol Energy in February

by Jack Fifield8th June 20208th June 2020 No Comments

Do you collapse the company and crystalize losses at the start, and just say: right we’re sinking all that, we’re sinking now, or do you […]

Linguistics

Family names dictionary free for lockdown — an interview with the project’s principal investigator

by Jack Fifield21st May 2020 No Comments

The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names of Britain and Ireland, with research in part by UWE’s Professor Emeritus Richard Coates, is free for members of […]

Opinion: Government’s coronavirus bill lowers standards and is ripe for abuse

by Jack Fifield19th March 202019th March 2020 No Comments

In what’s been called “a drastic reimagining of state powers” by Martha Spurrier, Director of Liberty (a human rights charity), the Government’s planned coronavirus bill […]

Review: Ring Fit Adventure for Nintendo Switch

by Jack Fifield10th February 20208th August 2020 No Comments

This review combined narrative crafting with multimedia, including photography and screenshots, to make this video game accessible even to those who have never played one. […]

Why some UWE students are unhappy paying £600 per month to live in ‘shipping containers’

by Jack Fifield9th November 20198th August 2020 No Comments

This original investigative article received coverage in broadcast and print media after it was picked up by the BBC. I made a number of media […]

Protesters standing by The Cenotaph in Bristol, protesting the prorogation of Parliament.

Putting the ‘rogue’ in ‘prorogue’

by Jack Fifield11th September 201911th September 2019 No Comments

The word ‘prorogue’ has been enjoying its time in the spotlight this week, and many, not least angry protesters, have expertly deduced that the word […]