Monthly Archives: November 2007

Bristol City Council's Artwatch

Posted on November 4, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Photos by _saturnine On the very day The Guardian’s Jonathan Jones nimbly said of the only graffiti artist with a Bristol City Council seal of approval, Banksy: This man has achieved something original, something uniquely of our time: he has … Continue reading →

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Gone richbashin'

Posted on November 3, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The Blogger is away until the Met decide to release us. Since The Blogger has got into some high-falutin’ chit chat about Yeats over on The Secular Backlash, here’s The Second Coming to ponder over the weekend: Turning and turning … Continue reading →

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Who'd have ever guessed it?

Posted on November 2, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Bristol City Council is looking for urgent savings in this year’s budget of up to £2 million. It is overspending on waste services (£1.5m), care for the elderly (£1.5m), taxi services for special needs youngsters (£400,000) and concessionary bus fares … Continue reading →

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An experiment in e-democracy: Tomlinson must go!!!

Posted on November 1, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

One of our readers attended Bristol’s E-Democracy Day yesterday – ‘Modern Methods of governance – democracy in action or mob rule? – and reports that the city council will be encouraging things like petitions even if they could be seen … Continue reading →

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