Category Archives: Bristol

Housing: stealth stock transfer?

Posted on December 1, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

There’s allegations over on Bristol Indymedia that Bristol City Council may be attempting to transfer its council housing stock by stealth to the private sector. The allegations centre around the role of the council’s new Housing Management Board, which supposedly … Continue reading →

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Labour funding: corruption's coming home!

Posted on November 30, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

It’s been very quiet over on Kerry McCarthy’s blog since the Labour Party funding scandal caught fire earlier this week. It’s just silence – not even an attempt at the latest unbelievable and threadbare “line to take” – from the … Continue reading →

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Breaking news: Bristol Respect Party collapses

Posted on November 29, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

News coming in that the Bristol Respect Party is in a state of advanced collapse after a Socialist Workers Party coup at a branch meeting on Wednesday. Respect in Bristol have gained some good election results over the last couple … Continue reading →

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Questions, questions 3: Bunter Eddy the gormless plonker

Posted on November 29, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

What the Tory Party in Bristol calls a leader . . . What with the impending disaster that will be the Museum of Bristol; the introduction of a Residents’ Parking Zones tax; increased parking costs; a £100k spent on a … Continue reading →

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Questions, questions 2: Residents' Parking Zones

Posted on November 29, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Lib Dem Mark Wright has picked up on some points raised by The Blogger over on Charlie Bolton’s blog regarding the finances of the proposed Residents’ Parking Zones for wealthier inner city areas. Council officers have been selling the scheme … Continue reading →

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Questions, questions 1: The bearded weirdoes investigate . . .

Posted on November 28, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Some more excellent news regarding Bristol’s Labour administration’s use of our council tax. Their latest money wasting wheeze has, apparently, been to launch an investigation into how The Bristol Blogger came to get a copy of their aimless and pointless … Continue reading →

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Whoops! Green councillor shoots himself in foot!

Posted on November 27, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Photos by _saturnine It’s more bad news for Bristol’s backfiring green machine . . . Ho, ho, ho . . . Looks like Bristol Green Party’s uncanny knack to tune right in there on public opinion strikes again. Ha, ha, … Continue reading →

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Prostitution poll joy

Posted on November 27, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Following The Blogger’s latest tirade on prostitution in Eastville last month, the local MP, Kerry McCarthy, has set up a poll on her website to explore opinion on the issue. Options include the setting up of a formal tolerance zone … Continue reading →

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The 2008 culture weekender #2

Posted on November 25, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Here’s some more of what we were promised for 2008: We have more festivals planned. Our capital programme includes a new circus centre, eight new swimming pools, an arena, an animation centre and an international music centre, among many other … Continue reading →

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The dangers of gentrification

Posted on November 24, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

#1 Monbiats moving in next door . . .

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