Category Archives: Blogging

Through a glass darkly

Posted on August 28, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Kerry McCarthy’s put me on this chain blog thing instigated by Iain Dale, where I have to recall where I was, what I was doing and how I felt at certain key moments in history: Princess Diana’s death – 31 … Continue reading →

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Olympic balls

Posted on August 18, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Apparently the Olympics are on. So to fulfill my blogging contractual obligations I’m doing a post on it. Comrade Bone already seems to have produced the quote of the fortnight: I absolutely refuse to cheer on anyone called PIPPA – … Continue reading →

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Recycling news feat. Banksy balls

Posted on August 15, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

That hotbed of investigative journalism, the Evening Cancer newsroom, has been very busy this week researching original stories by looking on the, er … Internet! First up – plastered across the front page on Wednesday – The Blogger’s sensational revelation … Continue reading →

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Alan Partridge moment?

Posted on July 3, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Looks like Kerry McCarthy is having something of an Alan Partridge moment over on her blog … A few offhand comments on Dutch coffee houses, cannabis and the smoking ban seem to have attracted the attention of those sane and … Continue reading →

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Fancy recycling that!

Posted on June 23, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

“Bristol City Council still plans to introduce “pay-as-you-throw” rubbish collections – and residents could end up having to buy bags for their waste,” thunders today’s Evening Cancer. Who’d’ve thunk it? Er, anyone who read The Bristol Blogger nine months ago … Continue reading →

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Account and accountability: The Blogger vs Venue

Posted on May 7, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

The Blogger wrote a letter recently to Venue in response to an article on local bloggers, which featured this blog. Of course I can’t link to the actual article because they still don’t put their editorial on the internet … … Continue reading →

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Blogga Shocka!

Posted on March 31, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

As one door closes another one opens … The Bristol Blogger is pleased to announce that the ink is now dry on a deal signed earlier today with Bristol United Press, owners of the Evening Post, Western Daily Press and … Continue reading →

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What the hell is this meant to mean?

Posted on March 24, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

From Lib Dem, Councillor Emma Bagley’s blog – translations welcome: What became apparent towards the end of this topic was that was going to be no stretch target (aka a performance indicator) under the new local area agreement. No stretch … Continue reading →

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Bristol bloggers galore!!!

Posted on March 11, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Looks like the city’s digital quango, Connecting Bristol, have called in the professionals to show us how this blogging lark should be done. “Announcing the Connecting Bristol Bloggers,” trumpets the website. “A series of Special Guest Bloggers will be contributing … Continue reading →

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Tory blog news

Posted on February 25, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

A blog combining Bristol University, the Conservative Party and wealthy students you say. For real? It appears so. And one of the first items on the new BUCA (Bristol University Conservative Association) Blog finds our new student idealist friends getting … Continue reading →

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