Monthly Archives: April 2009

Bristol's grand censor-in-chief

I see our old friend Steve Norman’s asking a question of  leader “Call me ma’m” Janke tomorrow at cabinet about Mimosa Healthcare and the morbidly dangerous levels of care they provide on her behalf to our city’s elderly people. I … Continue reading

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Red alert! Planning gain games

More on the Bristol City Stadium saga … This weekend found the Cancer merrily spinning away for City chairman Steve Lansdowne with a generous little page 3 hagiography on his ascent up the Sunday Times Rich List while their ‘star’ … Continue reading

Posted in Bedminster, Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Bristol South, Developments, Education, Labour Party, Local government, Merchant Venturers, Planning, Politics, Southville | Tagged , , , , , , , , | There are 69 comments

"The mad world of New Labour's efficiency drive"

Interesting article from the Observer’s Management Editor Simon Caulkin on efficiency savings of the type currently favoured by Bristol City Council through their freakishly weird ‘Customer Excellence Programme‘ (pdf). After a brief meditation on the nature of madness, Caulkin comes … Continue reading

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Regal news

Up there in her high security, “No Plebs Allowed” Eagle’s Nest on the top floor of the Counts Louse, we learn that City Council Chief Exec, Bum Disease Ormondroyd, has been doing a bit of shopping with our money in … Continue reading

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That Biggles/Fox email exchange in full …

Just arrived back from a notorious South Bristol boozer where an exchange of a number of used £20 notes for emails has successfully taken place. The Bristol Blogger is therefore pleased to present that Ashley Fox/”Biggles” Popham email exchange in … Continue reading

Posted in Bristol, Bristolian of the week, Clifton, Conservatives, IT, Lib Dems, Local Elections 2009, Local government, Politics | Tagged , | There are 4 comments

Bristolian of the week?

It looks like a member of the Conservative Party is in the frame for the Bristol Blogger’s much coveted ‘Bristolian of the week’ award after a fine piece of plain speaking to the complete loonies currently running things down at … Continue reading

Posted in Blogging, Bristol, Bristolian of the week, Clifton, Conservatives, IT, Lib Dems, Local government, Politics | Tagged , | There are 16 comments

"The Angel of Death"

The Lib Dem Clifton Thicky duo of Babs “Call me ma’m” Janke and her even more ridiculous Cabinet Member for Care and Neighbourhoods, Bev Knott, have truly excelled themselves with this one. Can it only be a month ago that … Continue reading

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Gone fishin'

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Joined up government: that "One Council" approach

An unwittingly useful insight into the council’s old-fashioned attitudes to management, IT and communications – despite the council’s endless PR initiatives about the internet and a supposed new policy of “openness” – comes courtesy of Jon Rogers on Charlie’s blog. … Continue reading

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Grove Woods: more intrigue

by anon-y-mouse It was revealed at the recent Council meeting to confirm the Tree Preservation Order by John Mair, the land agent for Grove Wood, that the ownership of the wood had been transferred to Rhino Group Ltd. We’ve now … Continue reading

Posted in Activism, Bristol, Bristol East, Developments, Environment, Frome Vale/Fishponds, Planning | Tagged , , , , | There are 36 comments