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The 2008 culture weekender #1
With the news that the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum is to leave Bristol for the more lucrative environs of London, now seems like an appropriate time to reflect on that bid, five years ago, for Bristol to become the … Continue reading
It's childsplay at the Evening Cancer
I see today’s Evening Cancer was produced by a group of 11 year olds. It’s definitely an improvement on the efforts of the 8 year olds who normally do it.
Education and the LEA: reform or revolution?
Over on the the ‘Half our pupils are missing’ education thread, there’s a clear divide opening up. It’s between those who would abolish the LEA immediately and hand more autonomy to schools locally and those who believe that there’s nothing … Continue reading
Bristol Labour watch
Green councillor Charlie Bolton points out in the depths of his blog that Labour’s new proposals for the home care service will break their election promise not to privatise any more of the service. Labour’s social services boss, Peter Hammond … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, Home Care, Labour Party, Local government, Politics, Social Care
Tagged Peter Hammond
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It's not Christmas in Bristol until . . . #1
There’s been a ludicrous row over the state of the crap Christmas lights . . .
Cui bono?
Cordwell Property Group has been appointed by Bristol City Council as preferred developer to create a – yawn – mixed-use business and leisure scheme on the site of the ‘O’ and ‘M’ Sheds on Welsh Back. Tom Wilcox, development director … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, Developments, Harbourside
Tagged Cordwel Developments, M Shed, O Shed, Welsh Back
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Things that come back to haunt you
Kerry McCarthy has this to say about Labour’s new foreign office GOAT (Government of all the talents – geddit!), Mark Malloch Brown: he clearly has a huge breadth of knowledge, gained from years of working at the UN. I think … Continue reading
Half our pupils are missing
Can it only be last week that Labour’s deranged multiculturalist guru Peter Hammond announced: he believed school was a place we went for the opportunity to meet other cultures that lived around us. But oh dear. What a shock. How … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, Education, Labour Party, Local government, Politics
Tagged Derek Pickup, Peter Hammond
There are 21 comments
Hammond does it again!
As expected Labour’s Deputy Leader, the bearded fool, Peter Hammond is destroying yet more of Bristol’s Social Services because the hopeless incompetent can’t understand – let alone control – expenditure in his department (again). Back in 2005, as leader of … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, Home Care, Labour Party, Local government, Politics, Social Care
Tagged Geoff Gollop, Peter Hammond
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Sadistic foodie watch
Looks like Bell’s Diner’s luvvie chef Chris Wicks, darling of the Venue reading classes, hasn’t been telling the whole truth: Bell’s Diner have decided to stop selling Foie-Gras after only one demo against them! Bristol animal rights activists were very … Continue reading