Category Archives: Bristol

Mooney and the Bristol education loonies

Posted on September 5, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Meet Peter Mooney. Along with the majority of people in Bristol, including most of our elected councillors, you probably have no idea who the hell Peter Mooney is. But you deserve to know because Mooney has cost you an awful … Continue reading →

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Education: let's meet the team!

Posted on September 4, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Front Row (left to right): Pauline Marson, Programme Director, Integrated Youth Offer ( joint appointment with Connexions); Peter Mooney, Programme Director, Performance Improvement (Interim); Heather Tomlinson, Director; Kate Campion, Programme Director, Transforming Learning (formerly Telford and Wrekin). Back Row (left … Continue reading →

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How government works: lose money, exceed targets

Posted on September 3, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Remember those heady days, just a couple of years ago, when everyone wanted their name on the latest glowing press release about the exciting new Redland Green School development? Here’s a bit of one from just one year ago with … Continue reading →

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Organo-bollox

Posted on September 2, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

With the Organic Food Festival – run by the toffs of the Soil Association – in town for the weekend, you can rely on The Evening Cancer to be talking a lot of old bollocks about it. No surprise then … Continue reading →

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Light posting today

Posted on September 2, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The Blogger is off to the Organic Food Festival to hear Camilla Barnard’s fascinating talk ‘Wake up to the benefits of an organic breakfast’. Then look out for our own impromptu talk: ‘Why posh, privately educated snobs called Camilla should … Continue reading →

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Praise be! It's another one

Posted on August 31, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

As the city council quietly plots to deprive the sick and elderly of their free “Lifeline” emergency alarms (Blogger passim) to save a few quid, we can at least rest assured that they’ll have no problem spinning the excuses for … Continue reading →

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Kerry: Madchester for it

Posted on August 30, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Does Bristol East MP Kerry “Rave On” McCarthy hate her constituency and this city? The Labour MP, parachuted in to the safe seat from Luton at the last minute for the general election in 2005, certainly doesn’t spend much time … Continue reading →

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The great Arnolfini cover-up

Posted on August 29, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

A local art gallery is set to disappear behind a controversial temporary art installation. The temporary artworks – partly funded by the city council – would cover the walls of a gallery on Narrow Quay dedicated to contemporary art. Called … Continue reading →

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Media Guardian joy

Posted on August 28, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The city council’s new strategic communications post for the education department is being advertised exclusively in the Media Guardian. Doubtless this is to attract some media creative from London looking to make a stress free £33k a year and improve … Continue reading →

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Back for good

Posted on August 27, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

I see my question to Andy Bennett on his police blog has got a reply: Q: Perhaps you could explain what your thinking is on the Dispersal Order on College Green imposed by Avon & Somerset Police? Particularly could you … Continue reading →

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