Category Archives: Bristol Evening Post

Choose the ineffective, low-cost PR option day

Posted on October 30, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Fancy that! The latest supporter of the mindless and ineffective ‘Choose Day’ Christian eco-scam is none other than Mark Bradshaw, Labour’s Transport exec. He tells The Cancer: “Choose Day will help to make Bristol a leading city in addressing th[e] … Continue reading →

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Update: educashion, educashion, educashion

Posted on October 23, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

A gallant reader has been chasing up The Blogger’s story about the misspelled advert placed in The Evening Cancer by the LEA. Here’s what they say: [Eventually a] . . . reply, from none other than the Director of Education … Continue reading →

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BB Roadwatch: "a touch of class"

Posted on October 15, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

As promised for Blog Action Day . . . Loudmouth Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary, that privately educated and over-privileged man of the people, has had a crack at campaigners fighting the plans to expand Bristol Airport in The Cancer. “They … Continue reading →

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U-turning and u-turning in the widening mire

Posted on October 11, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

There’s been an update on the Avon & Somerset site and in The Cancer on the carnival night killing of 35-year-old Somalian, Mohamoud Muse Hassan who was stabbed to death at The Criterion pub in Ashley Road, St Pauls (Blogger … Continue reading →

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Housing: Crisis? What Crisis?

Posted on October 8, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Compare and contrast: Bristol Evening Cancer Friday 5 October 2007 “I’ve got a friend who has three children living in a one-bedroom council flat. She’s been waiting for a new property for months but can only watch as more Somali’s … Continue reading →

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Strange and unusual punishment watch

Posted on October 3, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The acceptable face of modern firefighting You’ve got to have at least some sympathy for these former members of the Blue Watch at Avonmouth fire station who have been disciplined, demoted and had their wages docked for disturbing a gay … Continue reading →

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Three degrees of bearded Labour

Posted on September 27, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The good news is that Labour education exec Derek Pickup has taken to the local radio airwaves to try to fend off his growing reputation for utter uselessness. The bad news is the coward chose to offer up his excuses … Continue reading →

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EXCLUSIVE?

Posted on September 22, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Here’s a story from the front page of today’s Cancer – “The campaigning newspaper of the year” – marked in large red letters as an EXCLUSIVE: The next chief executive of Bristol City Council will be paid about £180,000 a … Continue reading →

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Dead strange

Posted on September 19, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Avon & Somerset’s story of the murder on carnival night in St Pauls isn’t adding up. It’s been widely reported now that a 35-year-old local Somalian man, Mohamoud Muse Hassan, was stabbed to death in the early hours of Sunday … Continue reading →

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Educashion, educashion, educashion

Posted on September 12, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Well over £1m a year spent on management plus another £1m or more spent on various management consultants and between them, the rest of Bristol’s Education Department and the multi-million pound corporate PR team they can’t even spell and punctuate … Continue reading →

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