Category Archives: Economy

Carboot Circus: "an absurd bubble"

Posted on February 17, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

While the council and the Cancer continue to talk up the new Carboot Circus shopping centre with endless waffle about best shopping centre in the world ever awards to the accompaniment of some highly speculative footfall figures, the economic reality … Continue reading →

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"Rachmanists with an equalities policy"

Posted on January 31, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Tenants across Bristol of so-called “social” landlord Places for People are no doubt delighted to be receiving news of their increased service charges this week. With the RPI standing at 0.9% and falling and the headline inflation rate at 3.1% … Continue reading →

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New cure for Cancer

Posted on January 22, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

What you won’t be reading in tomorrow’s Cancer … News drifts in from the Lubianka that another round of cuts will start being implemented at the troubled media empire tomorrow. With advertising revenues crashing and circulation in freefall already at … Continue reading →

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City Council budget balls: go figure

Posted on January 9, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

The ruling Labour group has unveiled what it calls a prudent budget for hard times … but Council leader Helen Holland says there will be no cuts in frontline services Bristol Evening Post, 9 December 2009 That makes things pretty … Continue reading →

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City council budget balls (3)

Posted on December 18, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Well, well, well. What’s this in yesterday’s letter to Chancellor Darling from the Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, explaining why this month’s inflation figure of 4.1% is above the government’s target rate of 2%? It is likely … Continue reading →

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City council budget balls (2)

Posted on December 15, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Lib Dem Councillor Gary Hopkins, perhaps not entirely seriously, is proposing a way out for the city’s collapsing economy in the comments section: One area where promotion of the city abroad could produce dividends is in tourism. We are a … Continue reading →

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City council budget balls (1)

Posted on December 11, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Predictably, Bristol City Council are doing bugger-all for us as the credit crunch bites and talk of economic downturn turns to recession and even depression and we confront what’s looking like the worst economic situation since the Second World War. … Continue reading →

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