Monthly Archives: September 2007

Iranian HPI latest . . .

Tehran, Iran, Sep. 13 – Iranian authorities have stepped up arrests of young people in the city of Karaj, west of the capital Tehran, as part of a nationwide “plan to eradicate corruption”. Dissidents charge that Tehran’s clerical rulers are … Continue reading

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A bad week for….

Ian Bone A visit to the politics section of Bristol’s Waterstones store in Broadmead finds Bone’s biog sat there right next to Billy Bragg’s woeful and excruciatingly worthy Progressive Patriot, the middle class liberal shite of choice for Bragg’s new … Continue reading

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Meet the new boss…

News begins to filter through about the arrangements for recruiting the council’s new mega-bucks chief executive . . . And it appears that the remaining chief officer crew – selflessly led by hopeless-case finance chief Carew “spread sheets are for … Continue reading

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Evelyn Post's Tory marathon shocker!!!

Tory Bristol North West candidate Charlotte Leslie completes the Bristol half marathon on Sunday… Evelyn Post is The Bristol Blogger’s resident cartoonist. He has a woman’s name.

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Toff's looney index

The latest salvo fired by this emerging toff/green alliance is today’s publication of the Tory’s Quality of Life Report, produced by billionaire environmentalist Zac Goldsmith and Thatcherite oddity John Gummer, fondly remembered by many for trying to force feed his … Continue reading

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Educashion, educashion, educashion

Well over £1m a year spent on management plus another £1m or more spent on various management consultants and between them, the rest of Bristol’s Education Department and the multi-million pound corporate PR team they can’t even spell and punctuate … Continue reading

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Billbordering on the ridiculous

More news on the unwanted billboards in St Werburghs. It turns out a Bristol City Council report has recommended their removal because of their effect on amenity and safety in the area and the billboard site also now falls within … Continue reading

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“Fifteen minutes south” (slight return)

The ads say: “A sustainable landmark bringing geo-thermal heating & carbon saving to Bristol” And that it’s: “fifteen minutes south of Bristol City Centre” So what “carbon saving” form of travel gets you from Bristol City Centre to Hartcliffe in … Continue reading

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EXCLUSIVE: Pigfucker resignation sensation!

Is that an audible cheer we hear coming from the Council House? The Blogger’s received this email from so many sources that it seems like half the council’s staff are just sitting about waiting for senior officers to finally do … Continue reading

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Scrapstore scrap

The ongoing campaign by the community in St Werburghs, represented by its Neighbourhood Association, to get rid of the advertising billboards in the area that don’t even have planning permission to be there has taken a new turn. A local … Continue reading

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