Category Archives: Environment

Saturday night at the movies

Posted on March 15, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Two new films about the Railway Path here. Both, in their own way, are far more representative of the traditional left than unwashed hippy “Green Protestors” the Cancer would have you believe. One features Labour’s prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Bristol … Continue reading →

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Fwd: what does our city look like?

Posted on March 12, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

From BBC Bristol … The BBC is collecting pictures of Bristol that capture the soul of the city. Why? Because Bristol is getting a new Chief Executive, and she’s new to the city. Jan Ormondroyd will be given the “official … Continue reading →

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Contact-a-CONsultant

Posted on March 11, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

We now have the full address and contacts for Sharon Daly, the CONsultant from Steer Davies Gleave who may – or may not – be responsible for trying to put a BRT route on the Railway Path … Sharon will … Continue reading →

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Jesus wept, now we've got mystery consultants and moonlighting PRs

Posted on March 10, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Willard: Who’s in charge here? Soldier: In charge? I don’t know man. I thought you were in charge… Apocalpyse Now If you’re looking for any hard news about the city these days – as opposed to articles about what the … Continue reading →

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They shoot horses don't they?

Posted on March 10, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

More bad news for Mark Bradshaw and Bristol’s beleaguered Labour Party administration as another one of their councillors publicly speaks out against the BRT scheme. This time it’s St George East councillor Fabian Breckels who’s not only spoken out against … Continue reading →

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Brass necks of the week

Posted on March 7, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Following Saturday’s Guardian magazine ‘Big journeys around a small island’ feature, which listed the current incarnation of the Bristol and Bath Railway Path as one of the UK’s great journeys, comes a story in today’s Evening Cancer announcing that the … Continue reading →

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Democracy Bristol-style

Posted on March 6, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Those of you think Bristol is run by an unholy alliance of quangocrats, big business interests and well-remunerated out-of-town consultants with no regard for democracy are certainly getting your worst fears confirmed by the Railway Path fiasco. Yet another email … Continue reading →

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BRT: It's turning into rout! Labour Party in meltdown! Cabinet in tailspin! Bradshaw about to nosedive!

Posted on March 5, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

It looks like it’s game over tonight for Labour Transport boss, Mark Bradshaw’s plan to build a rapid bus route on the much-loved Bristol and Bath Railway Path. Earlier today Bradshaw’s cabinet colleague and fellow Labour Party member, Rosalie Walker … Continue reading →

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BRT u-turn

Posted on February 28, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

It looks like Mark Bradshaw’s Bus Rapid Transit policy for the city is in meltdown. For starters it’s now been announced that the public CONsultation promised for this spring has been very abruptly “delayed”. Why we’re not being told. But … Continue reading →

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Back to the future with Mark Bradshaw and friends

Posted on February 27, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Bradshaw slunk in to the main entrance. The clean, light lines of the glass building’s vast atrium and its stylish matt black Conran-copy furniture with its brisk and business-like red trim still managed to inspire a slight awe in him, … Continue reading →

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