Monthly Archives: December 2007

Cancer on the case (again)

Posted on December 2, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Another big shout out to Evening Cancer editor Mike Norton and his super smart newsroom boys. “PAY AS YOU THROW” thundered the front page of our ever so good local newspaper yesterday. “ A “pay-as-you-throw” scheme charging householders £2 per … Continue reading →

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Labour funding: it's getting very personal!

Posted on December 1, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Any hopes that the Labour government might get a day off and a chance to regroup today were destroyed when the increasingly disgruntled dodgy donor, David Abrahams, took to the pages The Guardian to give his side of the story. … Continue reading →

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Housing: stealth stock transfer?

Posted on December 1, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

There’s allegations over on Bristol Indymedia that Bristol City Council may be attempting to transfer its council housing stock by stealth to the private sector. The allegations centre around the role of the council’s new Housing Management Board, which supposedly … Continue reading →

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