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Counting the cost of Brown's Britain
Bristol’s teenage pregnancy rate in 1998 – 51 per 1,000 Bristol’s teenage pregnancy rate in 2007 – 51 per 1,000 (Source for Mr Barlow: everychildmatters.gov.uk) Considering that the teenage population has increased in this period, this actually means there’s been … Continue reading
Counting the cost of Brown's Britain
1997 – 292 families homeless in Bristol 2007 – 449 families homeless in Bristol
Helen Holland's Christmas message by Simon Caplan
> Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:20:58 +0100 > From: simon.caplan@bristol.gov.uk > To: helen.holland@bristol.gov.uk > Subject: Re: Xmas Message to the People >Helen > Didn’t have time to finish the Xmas message as we’ve all gone to the pub instead … Continue reading
New to the blogroll
Haven’t updated the blogroll for ages … Bristol 2007’s Weblog, discussing Bristol’s approach to the slave trade this year is added as is the Doppleganger and the excellent Bristol Grafitti blog (pictured), which has embarked on an area-by-area survey of … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Blogroll, Bristol
Tagged Bristol 2007's Web;og, Bristol Grafitti, Doppleganger
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Just to annoy the Evening Cancer
Kingsdown Conservation Group University Plans – here’s our press release The Evening Post have asked us not to send this to others until after the holidays (because they plan to run a story) – anyone have ideas about where to … Continue reading
2008: sneak preview
Next year should see a revamp and redesign for Bristol Indymedia. Here’s a sneak preview of the new logo and here you’ll find an altogether cleaner, brighter, shinier site. They’re taking their lives in their hands with that iTunes link … Continue reading
Old Vic-tim
Big shout out to the Arts Council for sticking to its guns and quite properly protecting tax payers money from yet another member of Bristol’s old boys’ network with a snooty accent and promoted way above their abilities. At last … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, Culture
Tagged Dick Penny, Old Vic, Rupert Rhymes, The Watershed, Theatre Royal
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Helen Holland Christmas message joy
After months of tortuous negotiations, The Blogger is pleased to announce that we have secured EXCLUSIVE rights to council leader Helen Holland’s Personal Christmas Message by Simon Caplan. Look out for Helen’s exciting seasonal message to the people of Bristol … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, Labour Party, Local government
Tagged Helen Holland, Samuel Beckett
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When we was fab
The term “fab” in this flyer may be laced with a certain irony since the address beneath it places Venue’s new offices on the 2nd floor of the Evening Cancer’s terrifying HQ – that rarely mentioned eighth circle of hell, … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Journalism, Media
Tagged Mike Norton, Venue
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Rotten Borough: the legal stuff
Bit technical this one I’m afraid but it’s probably worth hearing. To recap: A £10k cash donation to the Bristol North West Constituency Labour Party has been recorded by the Electoral Commission as coming from an unincorporated association using the … Continue reading