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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
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 Ashton Gate Primary School, Bristol City FC, Chocolate Factory, George Ferguson, Primary School Review, Red Trousergate, South West Regional Spatial Strategy, Steve Lansdown, Sunday Times Rich List
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"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
Posted in Bristol, IT, Lib Dems, Local government, Politics, Privatisation
Tagged Mike Popham, Simon Caulkin
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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
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 Ashley Fox, Mike Popham
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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 Ashley Fox, Mike Popham
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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
Posted in Blogging, Bristol, IT, Lib Dems, Local government, Media, Politics, Twitter
Tagged Jon Rogers
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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