Category Archives: Bristol

Rock 'n' Roll Bristol style

Posted on August 16, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

James Barlow today blogs about this tool that reveals where anonymous Wikipedia edits have originated from. One entry from someone at Bristol City Council throws up this little gem about Grant from Massive Attack: “On the morning of Friday, 8 … Continue reading →

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The it's August and getting desperate post

Posted on August 16, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

“It’s quite interesting, y’know, the number of biscuits that are named after revolutionaries. You’ve got your Garibaldi, of course. You’ve got your Bourbons then of course you’ve got your Peak Freens’ Trotsky Assortment.” While aimlessly surfing ’round the internet I … Continue reading →

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Trees for the chop

Posted on August 16, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Bristol City Council has announced today that the row of 30 ageing Poplar trees on the former Imperial Sports Ground at Knowle are to be removed. The council attempted to chop the trees down last week but protests from local … Continue reading →

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Bristol Radical History Group reclaiming public space

Posted on August 15, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Brandon Hill, this Sunday August 19, 3.00pm From the Bristol Radical History Group… We will be highlighting Bristol’s history of re-claiming public space on Brandon Hill, the oldest public space in Bristol, on Sunday. We have chosen this date because … Continue reading →

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Overspend watch

Posted on August 14, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Three months into the latest Labour leadership of the council and the financial cracks are beginning to show. First we had the announcement of a £5m overspend on the new Redland Green School, blame for which is still a matter … Continue reading →

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Bristol democracy watch

Posted on August 14, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Here’s an interesting one. Last week Labour’s transport executive member Mark Bradshaw, who’s gone to the effort of actually getting elected by us, told the Evening Cancer he was not in favour of the proposed South Bristol ring road and … Continue reading →

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A towering example

Posted on August 13, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The television event of the summer finishes tonight with the last episode of Anthony Wonke’s eight part documentary, The Tower, at 10.35pm on BBC 1. If you haven’t seen any of this so far, watch it while you can. The … Continue reading →

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For fuck's sake

Posted on August 12, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Bristol City Council has been shutting down local area housing offices, providing services near to where council tenants actually live, for years now. The latest round of closures – done in the name of “improved access” – reduces these area … Continue reading →

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Greener than thou

Posted on August 11, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

An ungreen corn starch bag? A green newspaper? We all know what bloody environmentalists are like once they get going, so it might be asking for trouble bringing this up, but I notice that both of our green blogger friends … Continue reading →

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Lib Dems' pretend friends

Posted on August 10, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Super-geek Northavon MP Steve Webb has come up with a hilarious little jape to entertain the press for August. The man charged with writing the next Lib Dem election manifesto – a document that combines the realism of an In … Continue reading →

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