Category Archives: Bristol

Supergrass goes west!

Posted on April 4, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Oh joy. The six remaining members of Labour’s Bristol West Constituency Party have selected Paul “Supergrass” Smith as their candidate for the next general election. Alderman – as the insufferable little git likes to be addressed – Paul used to … Continue reading →

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A murder on The Downs

Posted on April 4, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

A murder on The Downs: A play in three acts by Harold Pinter-Cider Act 1, Scene 1 (Wankers Wine Bar, Clifton. Sebastian, Charles, Toby, Harry, Algie and George arrive at the bar in a blaze of pastel pink shirts, cricket … Continue reading →

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Spot the difference (again)

Posted on April 3, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

l-r: sketch and reality This is a good one. On the left we have a sketch courtesy of architects Atkins Walters Webster of what is supposed to be happening to the old Bristol and West HQ on Broad Quay. The … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Post #2

Posted on April 2, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Evelyn Post is The Bristol Blogger’s resident cartoonist. He has a woman’s name.

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Spot the difference

Posted on April 2, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The top picture is a sketch provided to councillors and members of the Development Control (North) Committee in November 2004 as part of the planning application for Redland Green School. The committee, desperate to dish out yet another public subsidy … Continue reading →

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Whitewash? The Movie!

Posted on April 1, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Here’s a BBC news report of Toyin Agbetu’s ‘intervention’ at Westminster Abbey. Unfortunately it’s been edited by the BBC in order to avoid showing him having a crack at the queen. I’ll endeavour to get a copy of that as … Continue reading →

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Treehuggers murder grannies!

Posted on March 31, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Bolton, Tory boy Eddy and Lib Dem Kiely. Peas in a pod? A nice example of the ‘vote Lib Dem get Tory’ administration really running the city was on view for all to see at the the Council House on … Continue reading →

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Fwd: In support of Alphonse Daudet Touna

Posted on March 30, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Alphonse Daudet Touna and his music are well known and well loved all over the country and nowhere more so than in his home town of Bristol. For those who haven’t come across him, he is a composer, instrument maker, … Continue reading →

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Middle class wankers of the week

Posted on March 29, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Congratulations Bordeaux Quay – the “revolutionary project” to serve wealthy people food for inflated prices in a minimalist Harbourside location – you’re the inaugural winners of The Blogger’s prestigious ‘Middle Class Wankers of the Week Award’. At an event at … Continue reading →

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The Chocolate Factory

Posted on March 28, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Greenbank resident Flowerdahlia has posted a load of photos to Flickr of the empty Packer’s Chocolate Factory. The factory was shut last last year by owners Elizabeth Shaw when they moved the last of their manufacturing operation overseas. The building, … Continue reading →

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