Monthly Archives: January 2008

State of the city: unfuckingbelievable

Posted on January 18, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Tuesday’s ‘State of the City’ debate was predictably used by the Labour Party not to face up to the problems the city faces but to engage in some shameless cheerleading for themselves. Among the highlights was delusional education boss Derek … Continue reading →

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Wot a load of rubbish

Posted on January 17, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

First they came for the bulky waste collections and slapped a £25 charge on them because it was being “abused by small businesses”. Then they came for any of our extra waste and slyly introduced “waste chargeable” sacks under the … Continue reading →

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Back to the future …

Posted on January 16, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Hat tip to _saturnine for pointing us to Surfactant’s excellent collection of radiographs on Flickr. The one above is of someone who unaccountably got a dildo stuck up their backside (an explanation – of sorts – is provided here). Here … Continue reading →

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In praise of Mr Splashy Pants

Posted on January 16, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Here’s Splashy Pants We learn all is not well in ‘Save the Whale’ circles. A Greenpeace poll to name one of the humpbacks they tagged and tracked to the Southern ocean where hunting for Minke and Humpback is currently taking … Continue reading →

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Preaching 'n' practising

Posted on January 15, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Old Vic Chair-in-waiting, Dick Penny, told a rapt audience last Thursday that “you must balance how much you can spend on stage with how much you earn from the seats”. Indeed. So does Dick practice what he preaches in his … Continue reading →

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Fw: Council to flog off £200m of our park land

Posted on January 15, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Bristol Parks Forum, Release Date: 14th January 2008 Author: Fraser Bridgeford, Chairman, Bristol Parks Forum. Bristol Parks Forum (BPF) today urged councillors to show their support for the Parks and Green Spaces Strategy as originally consulted. They called for Tuesday’s … Continue reading →

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Bristol Labour Party's exciting new policy unveiled

Posted on January 14, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Having already reneged on their election promise not to privatise Bristol’s home care service any further by introducing measures that will see 75% of the home care service delivered privately, now Bristol Labour unveil phase 2 of their exciting plans … Continue reading →

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Conservative candidate meets the BDP

Posted on January 14, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

(Cartoon by Evelyn Post. Evelyn Post is The Bristol Blogger’s resident cartoonist. He has a woman’s name)

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New additions

Posted on January 13, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

New on the blogroll: There’s another Bristol graffiti site, Bristol Street Art. How many are there out there? On a similar tip, The Peoples Republic of Stokes Croft has finally gone on and also Westbury-on-Trym’s community blog – Trym Tales … Continue reading →

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The suffering of cheese: are foodies the new luvvies?

Posted on January 13, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

“We are happy to stick with the farm, one shop in Bristol and our Borough Market stall in London. If you take on too many things, it’s easy to take your eye off the ball and the cheese would suffer” … Continue reading →

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