Category Archives: Bristol

Old Vic: it's another fiasco!!!

Posted on January 10, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Watershed supremo and Old Vic boss elect, Dick Penny’s brave new dawn to bring our fine old theatre into the 21st century, due to commence at 6.00pm this evening collapsed into chaos at, er … approximately 5.59pm this evening when … Continue reading →

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Old Vic latest

Posted on January 9, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

The next installment of the ongoing Old Vic fiasco takes place tomorrow night when – what the remnants of the theatre’s trustees are calling – a “special meeting” for the public takes place at the theatre at 6.00pm. In the … Continue reading →

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In praise of Peter Goodwin

Posted on January 8, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Well done to the Green Party’s Peter Goodwin who’s proving himself to be a fully paid up member of Bristol’s depressingly small political awkward squad. Goodwin made good use of Freedom of Information legislation last autumn to obtain information from … Continue reading →

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Local media assisted departure from reality of the week

Posted on January 7, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Paul Barnett, the city council’s unpopular and unwanted head of Cultural Services appears to be back at his desk and spouting his usual brand of complete and utter nonsense to the Evening Cancer. Trailing the fact that the city council’s … Continue reading →

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The life and times of Michael Cocks #4

Posted on January 6, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Former Bristol South MP Michael Cocks, even in the twilight of his long parliamentary career, still manages a small walk-on part in high Tory journalist Peter Oborne’s surprisingly impressive attack on contemporary parliamentary politics, The Triumph of the Political Class. … Continue reading →

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Who the Hell is Edward Colston?

Posted on January 6, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

A brief biog of the city’s favourite slave trader brought to you by Channel Zero Bristol … [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7R8n7nIBc0] Hat tip: Bristol 2007’s Weblog 

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Fancy that! Business West news

Posted on January 5, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

As The Blogger reported here well before Christmas, a Business West press release published verbatim in yesterday’s Evening Cancer confirms that Business West will be merging with Swindon based GWE to form an organisation, GWE Business West, “to represent the … Continue reading →

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Gimmick Watch

Posted on January 4, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Other means of creating hot air … Bristol City Council is planning another gimmick to help define the council’s top priorities for the future – even though they’ve done this all before and miserably failed to deliver the priorities. The … Continue reading →

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PFImary schooling

Posted on January 3, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Just two months after unveiling a controversial and flawed ‘Primary School Review’, our Labour administration seems intent on implementing the plan without even bothering to respond to the criticisms levelled against it. This week has seen announcements of a large … Continue reading →

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Crap-a-hack

Posted on January 2, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Are you an entertainments supremo? Could you handle Crackerjack? Asks Evening Cancer editor Mike Norton on the back of his job supplement in today’s paper. So what the fuck is this gormless accountant up to now then? It might sound … Continue reading →

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