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Monthly Archives: October 2008
David Bishop: the game's afoot
He’s quoting bloody Shakespeare!!! Something’s going down … Possibly David Bishop after documents were released today by Bristol City Council under Freedom of Information legislation that pile increasing pressure on the beleaguered city council planning boss. These documents clearly demonstrate … Continue reading
Simon Caplan’s slander watch: day 2
Alas no word – as yet – from Simon Caplan. Although it looks like he’s been rather busy elsewhere these past few days surreptiously altering official public records in the form of city council press releases. Is that allowed? Maybe … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, Journalism, Local government, Media
Tagged Simon Caplan, Stephen McNamara
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Simon Caplan's slander watch: day 1
“Please can you stick to the issues and not hide behind your anonymity to slander employees at the council who are doing their best to communicate information to the public and playing their part in promoting road safety,” whines city … Continue reading
PR of the week
Step forward Bristol City Council’s Kate Hartas … As the only person in Bristol who’s seemingly oblivious to the longstanding antipathy between motorists and cyclists in the city, Kate was handed the job of spinning the council’s controversial plan to … Continue reading
It's chaos, wrapped in a cock-up, inside a shambles …
Was it only two months ago that the Bristol Blogger pointed out that the sale of city council land on the Railway Path at Greenbank contravened the council’s freshly minted Parks and Green Spaces Strategy? Indeed it was and now … Continue reading
New poll thingy
New WordPress poll feature, so I thought I’d try it out. [polldaddy poll=1027287]
The X-Factor, city council style
Alas, we must report that despite mystery parks Manager “Mr X” being drafted in to deal with Vowlsie’s now legendary complaint to the council, there’s no sign of the answers he was promised by this evening. Even the involvement of … Continue reading
STOP PRESS: Now they really don’t know what they’re doing!!!
News just coming in … Oh my aching sides! … The shambles just gets more shambolic … It seems Richard Mond, the council’s Head of Parks, Estates & Sport – the man who’s spent over a month not answering a … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, Bristol East, Developments, Easton, Environment, Green Party, Local government
Tagged Bristol and Bath R, Richard Mo, Vowles the Green
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They don't know what they're doing! Pt 3
Bish at his desk with attentive middle managers (still from Jan Ormondroyd’s 2008 production of ‘No Questions Please, We’re Incompetent’) It’s a competitive field, but I think my Bristol City Council story of the year is shaping up to be … Continue reading
Save Grove Wood!
We Love Trees from the ‘Destruction of Grove Wood’ group forwards the following report and advice from Tuesday’s Full Council Meeting: Until the webcast appears, people can read the public statements here: http://www.bristol.gov.uk/item/committeecontent/?ref=ta&code=ta000&year=2008&month=10&day=14&hour=18&minute=00 The offer of a meeting between local … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Bristol, Developments, Environment, Frome Vale/Fishponds, Local government, Politics
Tagged Grove Wood
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