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Three weeks now and our old friend, Farooq Siddique, the Evening Cancer’s outspoken ‘A Muslim in Bristol‘ columnist is still keeping his counsel on what is surely the big Islamic issue of the day. Namely what’s going on Iran? Instead, … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Culture, Equalities, Journalism, Media, Middle East, Politics, The British Left
Tagged Farooq Siddique, Iran, Michael Jackson, Palestine
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Shirley and the coconuts (legal mix)
There’s been a fairly understandable level of uproar across the city since the city council published then unpublished and then republished its report (pdf) into Lib Dem councillor Shirley Marshall and her notorious ‘coconut’ slur (Blogger passim). The crux of … Continue reading
Glossary of Bristol City Council terms: investment
Investment: The same thing as income, turnover, expenditure, profit or loss depending on circumstances and the PR message being delivered. After all, it’s only someone else’s money innit? See also business.
RED TROUSERGATE: land still not sold, another bloody CONsultation in the offing …
The Red Trousergate saga continues … David Bishop’s dodgy deal with George Ferguson last year to sell off protected public park land on the Bristol and Bath Railway Path still rumbles on. These are some questions and answers from tonight’s … Continue reading
World Cup footBALLS: doing the math
“The World Cup could pump up to £100 million into Bristol’s economy if the city becomes one of the football tournament’s host cities,” the Evening Cancer assured us last month. Could? If? These are conditionals aren’t they? So where did … Continue reading
Posted in Ashton Vale, Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Economy, Local government, Politics, World Cup 2018
Tagged Bristol City FC, FA, FIFA, Stephen Wray, Steve Lansdown
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Extra! Extra! Extra! Tesco Ashton Gate latest
Been reading through the presentation about this proposed new store Tesco and Bristol City FC propose to build at Ashton Gate again. It’s all there … It’s a “sustainable development” and even “A Sustainable Store”. “Offering a further choice of … Continue reading
World Cup footBALLS
It’s really nice that Tory Councillor Peter Abraham of Stoke Bishop is such an enthusiastic cheerleader for a Tesco superstore to be built miles from his ward in Ashton on the site of Bristol City’s current Ashton Gate stadium. It’s … Continue reading
Glossary of Bristol City Council terms: 'One Council' approach
‘One Council’ approach: Local authority management in the high paranoid style. Characterised by rigid hierarchy and impenetrable bureaucracy and notable for its endless public relations gimmicks and the use of unaccountable private sector CONsultants as key managers and decision-makers. Features … Continue reading
CONsultation of the week: Ladies and gentleman Tescos and Bristol City FC are floating in space
Here’s a sample of the Bristol City FC/Tesco CONsultation that took place at Ashton Gate this weekend about building a supermarket on the site. The full document is below. Further comment seems superfluous … Here’s the full document: Bristol City … Continue reading
Glossary of Bristol City Council terms: business
Business: Wear a new suit and work in local government for 20 years spending huge quantities of other people’s money and you are an expert at business. See also marketing.