Category Archives: Blogging

"I’m ten years younger, two stone heavier, and I haven’t had my nuts taken off by academia"

Posted on September 9, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

A list of great literary feuds would be a long one. They’re all at it aren’t they? Who can forget Salman “somewhere in Las Vegas there’s probably a male prostitute called ‘John Updike’” Rushdie? The effervescing Barnes vs Amis relationship … Continue reading →

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Bristotalian of the week

Posted on August 28, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Step forward Green Bristol Blogger, Chris Hutt … Despite the red trousered public school twit being out of the country prancing like a tit around Europe on his August Grand Tour, there’s no respite for Cancer readers from George Ferguson’s … Continue reading →

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Minister Tumblr

Posted on August 17, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

The internet’s alive – 160 articles of varying quality based on the same news release and counting – to the Twitter of Bristol East MP Kerry McCarthy being appointed ‘Twitter Tsar’ for the Labour Party’s doomed general election campaign next … Continue reading →

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VOTE 2009: Results GOSSIP

Posted on June 4, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Results are above (and keep an eye on the Twitterfeed too) What to look out for: Greens: A good night if they take Ashley; an extraordinary night if they take Easton too. Keep an eye on their results in Bishopston … Continue reading →

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MP "Two Beds" in Habitat bath tidy Scamalot shocker!!!

Posted on May 22, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Another bad day for Bristol politics. We can’t even do the MPs expenses scandal – ‘Scamalot’ – with any class or style. While the rest of the country is getting suitably worked up over whipping, flipping, double dipping and egregious … Continue reading →

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Outsourcing news

Posted on May 14, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Was it just last week that reader Dona Qixota told us: So what’s wrong with the Council’s communications department then? And how much is it costing taxpayers for Brandon Hill Communications to tell us what a brilliant job Safer Bristol … Continue reading →

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Bristolian of the week?

Posted on April 23, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

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 →

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Joined up government: that "One Council" approach

Posted on April 16, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

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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RED TROUSERGATE: the column of crap

Posted on April 11, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Reading George Ferguson’s ‘By George’ column in today’s Cancer – alas not yet online – at least explains why he chose a career in concreting over public park land rather than comic writing. Southville’s great wit writes about Easter this … Continue reading →

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PLUG: New blog on the block

Posted on April 7, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Hi This mail is to tell you about a new local blog which aims to start a debate about the future of news, current affairs and issues reporting in Bristol. Local newspapers across the country are having problems with declining … Continue reading →

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