Monthly Archives: February 2008

BRT u-turn

Posted on February 28, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

It looks like Mark Bradshaw’s Bus Rapid Transit policy for the city is in meltdown. For starters it’s now been announced that the public CONsultation promised for this spring has been very abruptly “delayed”. Why we’re not being told. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Developments, Environment, Labour Party, Local government, Transport, WESP | Tagged , | There are 11 comments

Back to the future with Mark Bradshaw and friends

Posted on February 27, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Bradshaw slunk in to the main entrance. The clean, light lines of the glass building’s vast atrium and its stylish matt black Conran-copy furniture with its brisk and business-like red trim still managed to inspire a slight awe in him, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Environment, Labour Party, Local government, Transport | Tagged , , | There are 10 comments

Bunter's bargain sale

Posted on February 27, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

The promise of a few crappy bits of children’s play equipment for their wards was enough for the Labour Party to buy unequivocal Tory support for another year at last night’s budget meeting writes Jon Rogers. Once again Bristol Labour … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Conservatives, Labour Party, Local government, Politics | Tagged | There are no comments yet

Elf 'n' safety

Posted on February 26, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Is it political correctness gone mad or urban myth as education policy? A report on Bristol Indymedia catches the eye. The story itself is a fairly unremarkable tale about a couple of stupid coppers doing what comes naturally – something … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Education, Policing | | There are 4 comments

Oh what a circus

Posted on February 26, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Cancer editor and corporate lackey Mike “News Bunny” Norton was positively wetting his pants with joy yesterday. News that 4,000 low paid, low-status jobs are about to come online at the cheap and nasty new Broadmead development – that we … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Developments, Housing | Tagged , | There are 4 comments

Tory blog news

Posted on February 25, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

A blog combining Bristol University, the Conservative Party and wealthy students you say. For real? It appears so. And one of the first items on the new BUCA (Bristol University Conservative Association) Blog finds our new student idealist friends getting … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Bristol, Conservatives | | There are 5 comments

Fellow travelling with Stop the War

Posted on February 23, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Some Hezbollah paramilitaries making that internationally recognised sign of peace and goodwill. The town in the background is Metula, in the north of Israel. Another sign – as if it were really needed – of the collective madness of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Middle East, Politics, The British Left, The Trots | Tagged , , , , , | There are 22 comments

Headline news

Posted on February 23, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Bristle KRS was rather taken with a headline in Thursday’s Evening Cancer: ACKER BILK BAULKS AT SILAGE BAG EYESORE Which is pretty good stuff. But it’s generally been a good week for Cancer headlines. Here at the Blogger we were … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Bristol, Bristol Evening Post | | There are 2 comments

In a parallel universe very, very nearby …

Posted on February 22, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

A couple of nuggets added to Charlie Bolton’s blog today … First we learn Bristol City Council is spending £43,000 a year on bottled water. Perfectly reasonable really. How can we possibly expect council officers to drink water out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Bristol, Local government, Transport | Tagged , , | There are 19 comments

Conflict of interest? What conflict of interest?

Posted on February 21, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Convention at the city council dictates that when a decision is brought before councillors to consider it’s always accompanied by a detailed report drawn up by supposedly impartial, objective and disinterested city council officers. This report will outline what, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Education, Local government | Tagged , | There are no comments yet