Monthly Archives: December 2007

The great SWRDA swindle (reprise)

Posted on December 14, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

A mere three weeks after The Blogger reported something that according to the Cancer only “emerged last week”, our local newspaper finally spills the beans on the SWRDA‘s extraordinary expenses and junketing spending. They say about the regional quango, at … Continue reading →

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No pressing concern?

Posted on December 14, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The Arena bellyflop found Cancer editor Mike Norton sharpening his crayons yesterday afternoon and attempting to deliver a thunderous editorial on the matter. Here’s a bit of it: So who is going to be called to account for this fiasco? … Continue reading →

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Tonight Matthew we're going to be The Bristol Blogger . . .

Posted on December 13, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

It’s good news for The Blogger tonight at least. The entirely predictable final cancellation of the ongoing arena fiasco gives us a night off. We’ll just leave the commentary to Bristolians who can do it far more eloquently and intelligently … Continue reading →

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The new pain in the backside

Posted on December 13, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Christmas, it seems, has come early for Jan Ormondroyd. Although she might sound like something very painful up your backside that you should urgently consult a doctor about, she’s actually been appointed the city’s new Chief Executive on a bumper … Continue reading →

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WORLD EXCLUSIVE – Blunkett: "Why are you such a fucking greedy bastard"?

Posted on December 12, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Extraordinary scenes yesterday at the Methodist Central Hall, Westminster when a couple of the Met’s goons attempted to arrest Ian Bone after speaking at a conference on community empowerment at the invitation of the Scarman Trust. Bone, who spoke at … Continue reading →

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First's fine solution

Posted on December 12, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

First Bristol has been fined almost £50,000 for failing to run its bus services on time.The company was fined by Philip Brown, Bristol’s deputy traffic commissioner, £150 for each of the 325 vehicles it operates in the city. Bristol Evening … Continue reading →

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Parking news

Posted on December 11, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Within just days of the Labour-run administration raising parking charges to ten pounds a day and threatening inner-city residents with a costly Controlled Parking Zone we are given a nice little insight into a Labour councillor’s personal ‘Christian’ approach to … Continue reading →

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Rotten Borough: welcome to the Labour launderette

Posted on December 10, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Did ya hear the one about the local political party that returns three MPs to Westminster and has run the city council for most of the last 30 years but doesn’t present any public accounts? You have now. It’s Bristol’s … Continue reading →

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Bristol City Council artwatch update

Posted on December 10, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

It looks like The Blogger’s lonely campaign to get the Philip Street graffiti accepted by the city council as “art” just like Banksy – mainly to irritate the fuck out them – might be about to catch fire. Over on … Continue reading →

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Rotten borough: Questions and answers

Posted on December 9, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

An unincorporated association listed by the Electoral Commission as ‘The Bristol Labour Group’, The Council House, College Green, Bristol BS1 5TR has donated £10,000 in cash to the Bristol North West Constituency Labour Party. So what? Q. What’s an unincorporated … Continue reading →

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