Monthly Archives: March 2008

Hateworld's party gossip holiday special

Our man with the fridge-full of canapes and thumping hangover from the free cheap white wine writes … The Bristol Blogger got several mentions in speeches at Chief Exec Pigfucker Gurney’s leaving party, we learn, and there was even some … Continue reading

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Now we are seven

And another Labour councillor jumps ship and rejects their own transport boss’s BRT plan for the Railway path … This time, after only 40-odd years in the Labour Party, Labour’s Lawrence Hill councillor, Brenda Hugill finally manages an entirely sane, … Continue reading

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Job of the week

Congatulations Bath and North East Somerset for coming up with an utterly brilliant way to spend local tax payers money with a job even more nonsensical than our local authority here in Bristol can manage. Yes. We now urgently need … Continue reading

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Minute of the week

“There remain two key issues over documentation issued to the Forum – timeliness and quality.” Bristol Schools Forum, Minutes of the meeting 29 January 2008 (pdf) Take a bow Bristol’s £140k a year education boss Heather Tomlinson, who – along … Continue reading

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Bradshaw lies bleeding …

St George West councilor, Ron Stone has now put his opposition to the Railway Path in writing: My feelings on the issue tend to remain one of severe concern, and at present if asked to support this suggestion I would … Continue reading

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McCarthy shockers!!

Couple of interesting items on Bristol East Labour MP Kerry McCarthy’s blog. Firstly, to give you a further idea of the chaotic, leaderless, anti-democratic shambles which is the BRT plan for the Railway Path we get this from Kerry: I … Continue reading

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STOP PRESS: It's game over for Bradshaw as Lib Dems come off the fence

Stabbed in the back by his own party, now Bristol’s Lib Dems have kicked Bradshaw right in the bollocks! The Lib Dems have tonight announced their opposition to a BRT route on the cyclepath. Eastville Lib Dem councillor Muriel writes: … Continue reading

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More Labour councillors give their own policy the finger

BRISTOL LABOUR PARTY ARE REVOLTING!!! BRADSHAW ON THE PRECIPICE!!! IT’S A BIG LABOUR NO TO BRT!!! Dear oh dear. Another week begins with another THREE Labour councillors publicly rejecting their own transport boss, Mark Bradshaw’s BRT plan for the Bristol … Continue reading

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The new flame …

As Helen Holland motors down to the Council House this fine morning – no doubt with the strains of New labour-style socialist Mick Hucknall’s ‘New Flame’ blaring at full volume – to meet her new Chief Exec Jan Ormondroyd, apparently … Continue reading

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A Ladybird easy reading book …

This has already appeared on Bristol Graffiti and Bristle KRS but is more than worth repeating again. An unusual ‘Ladybird easy reading book’ appeared for e-bay auction recently …

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