Monthly Archives: March 2009

Bristol's top newspaper in back on the streets shocker!!!

Posted on March 16, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Bit late with this news. KRS got here weeks ago in fact. It’s not just Barbara “call me ma’m” Janke back who’s back in the fold. Because yet another old friend has risen almost Lazarus-like from the dead. None other … Continue reading →

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Lib Dem IT technofix horror

Posted on March 15, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Newbie Lib Dem finance wizard, the Hampshire businessman and former Tory Mike Popham – who’s been a councillor for less than two years – has granted an interview to the Cancer. And this owner of a software company providing services … Continue reading →

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Laming

Posted on March 14, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

It’s about child protection really, but the latest Laming report (pdf) published this week makes some interesting comments in a general sense about well-paid town hall managers: The time is long past when the most junior employee should carry the … Continue reading →

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Legal news

Posted on March 13, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APj_-6HUg1s] Fine sport at yesterday evening’s highly entertaining 14 minute marathon cabinet meeting as our morally challenged snob of a new leader, Babs Janke, treated us to a remarkable lesson in relativism as she defended her racist councillor, Shirley Marshall … Continue reading →

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RED TROUSERGATE: shambles, complete and utter

Posted on March 12, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

New Lib Dem transport boss, Jon Rogers has been asking some questions about the whereabouts of the public consultation into the Greenbank public land sale (Blogger passim) and has posted a response in the comments. The responses he’s had from … Continue reading →

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The Hollywood post

Posted on March 11, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Kerry McCarthy has tagged me about this list of DVDs which Barack Obama gave Gordon Brown. The films are: Citizen Kane, The Godfather, Casablanca, Raging Bull, Singin’ in the Rain, Gone with the Wind, Lawrence of Arabia, Schindler’s List, Vertigo, … Continue reading →

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Lost and found? Or buried?

Posted on March 10, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Update on Friday’s blog about this mysterious missing public consultation into this unusual sale of protected public park land at Greenbank, engineered for Merchant Venturer George Ferguson’s personal benefit by council planning boss David Bishop. Now new Lib Dem transport … Continue reading →

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Twitterfeed test post

Posted on March 9, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

The Blogger is now on Twitter. Today I found out about a Shirley Marshall interview in today’s Cancer from KRS.

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The great recycling debate (pt. 7654)

Posted on March 7, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Bristol Dave from the effervescing Bristol Dave Rants is asking questions in the comments about recycling: Can somebody (not necessarily Gary or Jon) please explain to me what on earth the food recycling bins are actually for? Is it just … Continue reading →

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Lost and found

Posted on March 6, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Now, where is that public consultation that city council planning boss, “Dodgy” David Bishop spent £12k of public money on? You know, the one that he instigated in to the sale of land on the Railway Path just eight months … Continue reading →

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