Monthly Archives: August 2007

BCCBeebies' Children's hour

Posted on August 8, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Hello children. Where are we today? Yes. We’re back in the LEA Garden… Oh look… Who’s this coming? Hooray! It’s Heather Whoopsy-Daisy… Hello Heather Whoopsy-Daisy… Oh dear…. What’s wrong Whoopsy Daisy? Have the nasty Redland Greenies squandered squillions and left … Continue reading →

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Is Bristol run by the cops?

Posted on August 7, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The saga of the dumb-ass dispersal order for young people on College Green continues… Photo ‘No Boarding’ by Fat Mandy 14 year old Ellie Vowles wrote to The Evening Cancer over two weeks ago about the College Green dispersal order … Continue reading →

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Bristol City Council: the priorities

Posted on August 6, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

A couple of city council jobs currently on offer to compare and contrast… First up, we have a Night Care Assistant required at Concord Lodge, a residential assessment unit for adults who have learning difficulties and who may present “a … Continue reading →

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David Shayler is the new Messiah!

Posted on August 6, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

It’s true. Former MI5 operative David Shayler announced last Sunday, 29 July 2007, at the Glastonbury Symposium – a yearly meeting of crop circle enthusiasts and 9/11 conspiracy nuts – that he was the re-incarnation of Christ and also King … Continue reading →

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The Blogger is away…

Posted on August 2, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

… Until Sunday. Here’s something to ruminate on: Vote for home care get well-paid Public Arts Officers! I Write regarding the article on home care campaigners. Well over 150,000 additional hours of extra home care are desperately required in Bristol. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Home Care, Local elections 2007, Local government | | There are 3 comments

Top 20 political blogs

Posted on August 1, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The voice of Tory Party Central Office, blogger Iain Dale, is asking people to name their top 20 political blogs to go into the 2007 Guide to Political Blogging in the UK. The deadline for submitting your Top 20 is … Continue reading →

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This is priceless

Posted on August 1, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Anyone following the Nick Cohen/Johann Hari spat across the internet at present? It started with the intensely irritating Independent columnist Hari writing an ill-judged review of Cohen’s book What’s Left? for the New York based Dissent magazine. Cohen has now … Continue reading →

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