Monthly Archives: October 2007

Who the hell are Choose Day?

Posted on October 27, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The Blogger’s been receiving various communications, on a fairly regular basis now, about some environmental/global warming event called ‘Choose Day’ launching on the Centre this coming Tuesday. Full details about the event, if not the organisation behind it, are available … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Environment, Global warming, Merchant Venturers, SWRDA, The Centre | Tagged , , | There are 14 comments

Prostitution in Eastville pt. 567

Posted on October 26, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

As exercises in futility go, Bristol East Labour MP Kerry McCarthy’s backing of New Labour’s latest Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill – only the 55th such bill they’ve introduced! – as a solution to the street prostitution problem in Eastville … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Eastville, Labour Party, MPs, Policing, Politics, Redcliffe | Tagged , , , | There are 16 comments

The strange and confusing world of NHS finance

Posted on October 26, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

North Bristol NHS Trust was issued a loan for £52m by the then Secretary of State for Health, Patricia Hewitt, on 22 March 2007. Anyone know why?

Posted in Bristol, Health, Politics | Tagged | There is 1 comment

Notes for the inner city: #1 drive bys

Posted on October 26, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The Cancer reported on Monday that a house in Fulford Road, Hartcliffe was fired at in a “drive-by” shooting. It went on to say: Up to 100 people were then said to have run out into the street to see … Continue reading →

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MP Dan's vanity publishing shocker!!!

Posted on October 26, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Bristol Labour Party’s overpromoted public schoolboy twit-in-chief, Wansdyke MP Dan Norris has been exposed as one of the four biggest spenders in parliament after claiming expenses of £172,733 for the year March 2006 – March 2007. This compares to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Labour Party, MPs, Politics, West Country | Tagged , | There are 4 comments

If she goes there will be trouble . . .

Posted on October 25, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Last week’s announcement that the city’s secondary schools remain firmly rooted near the bottom of national league tables – no matter how they try to spin it – elicited the following responses from readers of The Cancer: 2005 Ms Tomlinson: … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Education, Local government, Politics | Tagged | There are 5 comments

Fw: Contact Campaign for Better Transport

Posted on October 24, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

This was posted to the Bristol Social Forum and might interest some readers: From: Sian Parry Email: sian.parry@bristol.gov.uk*<http://sian.parry@bristol.gov.uk> Phone number: 0117 922 2074 Type of enquiry: i_want_to_find_a_local_group_in_my_area I support a Physical Environment Scrutiny Commission at Bristol City Council. Councillors on … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Local government, Transport | Tagged | There is 1 comment

E-democracy conflab joy

Posted on October 24, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Are they keeping this a secret so that selected council staff can scoff all the tax payer-funded canapés themselves? An alert reader flags up the forthcoming Bristol E-Democracy Day – ‘Modern Methods of governance – democracy in action or mob … Continue reading →

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Update: educashion, educashion, educashion

Posted on October 23, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

A gallant reader has been chasing up The Blogger’s story about the misspelled advert placed in The Evening Cancer by the LEA. Here’s what they say: [Eventually a] . . . reply, from none other than the Director of Education … Continue reading →

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Home care watch

Posted on October 22, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Having less-than-adroitly reneged on one set of ridiculous and uncosted election promises – around waste collection – through the use of a so-called citizen’s jury, a process handily managed by a Labour-friendly organisation in exchange for a fat fee, Helen … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Home Care, Labour Party, Local elections 2007, Local government, Politics, Social Care, Trade Unionism | Tagged , , , | There are 6 comments