Search The Bristol Blogger
Posts By Date
November 2025 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Recent Comments
- Nunya Bizness on "Child protection workers make it all up": The Stupidest MP in the West?
- George Ferguson says he’s not standing for mayor of Bristol | Alternative Bristol on RED TROUSER GATE: If Bristol City Council made lager …
- Brutalism Within Bristol // Links. – joshadamjonesphotography on Spot the difference: new brutalism
- ALLOTMENTS FOR SALE! WHO’S GETTING RICH OFF THE GREAT GREEN SPACES LAND GRAB? | The Bristolian on RED TROUSER GATE: The latest desperate cover-up attempt
- HOYT’S HATE TWEET SCANDAL SHAME SHOCKER | The Bristolian on Shirley and the coconuts
Archives
Category Archives: Bristol
More plaudits for The Cancer
Here’s a nice example of a traditional Bristolian greeting for journalists and photographers of The Evening Cancer. The non-news here is that the lads pictured are leaving prison after serving their sentences. The Northcliffe bedwetters are getting their pissy knickers … Continue reading
"I warn you not to be ordinary, I warn you not to be young, I warn you not to be ill…"
Gordo has made the Dim Prawn Minister of State for Health and second in command to Postman Posh, Alan Johnston. She’ll be working directly alongside that insufferably vile, perma-tanned grinning idiot Ben Bradshaw who should be shot. The Prawn has … Continue reading
Urban beach news
The more cynical readers among you are probably thinking it’s Friday night, The Blogger hasn’t got a story and so is about to use some paper-thin Bristol Urban Beach news nicked off the dead tree press as a pathetic excuse … Continue reading
Local trade unions' congress
Senior Labour cabinet member John Bees, stalwart of the local T&G, is rumoured to be spending a lot of time in “home care discussions” with the city council’s GMB rep Rowena Hayward. This selfless partnership working on behalf of some … Continue reading
Arena: Private profit from public cash
Today’s Arena press conference saw the SWRDA and the city council responding with large cash handouts courtesy of the tax payer as the private developers involved in the Bristol Arena “partnership” predictably start to turn the screw on them. The … Continue reading
Posted in Arena, Bristol, Developments, Local government, SWRDA, Temple Meads
There are no comments yet
Arena announcement imminent
The Blogger learns there is a press conference first thing tomorrow on the future of the Arena project. Apparently only the city council and the SWRDA will be attending. No sign of the private partners SMG… More news as it … Continue reading
Bristol Labour: Oxbridging the divide
In a quite magical display of English usage, The Evening Cancer announced yesterday: “A former Bristol city councillor, who was paralysed from the waist down after a motorbike accident, has failed in his bid to stand for election as an … Continue reading
Fancy that!
“There will be, on site, several bars and spaces where people can purchase alcohol safely and responsibly.” Ashton Court Festival Boss, Steve Hunt “There’s a very middle class snobbery about drinking in England” Mark E Smith, notorious drunk and singer … Continue reading
Stuffed!
A fun new resource play area has opened at Bristol City Council’s City Museum and Art Gallery, specially designed for 0-5 year olds. The Small World area gives young children the chance to actually touch real museum objects and find … Continue reading
Spot the difference: new brutalism
The proposed new flagship House of Fraser store proposed for Broadmead The National Theatre, South Bank Centre, London Eugene Street, Kingsdown, Bristol They (whoever they are) say that Brutalism is making a comeback, which is nice. Brutalist architecture was popular … Continue reading