Category Archives: GOSW

LEAKED DOCUMENT!!! GOSW instructs councils to to give the RSS "considerable weight" when considering planning applications

Posted on August 12, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Despite not being finalised and being the subject of a legal challenge, the Government Office of the South West (GOSW) has written to Council Chief Execs and Chief Planning Officers instructing them to give the controversial South West Regional Spacial … Continue reading →

Posted in Ashton Vale, Bristol, Bristol South, Developments, Environment, GOSW, Housing, Local government, Planning, West Country | Tagged , , , | There are 8 comments

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 →

Posted in Bristol, Budget, Economy, GOSW, Labour Party, Local government, Politics | Tagged , , , , , | There are 14 comments

Counting the cost of Brown's Britain

Posted on December 31, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Bristol’s teenage pregnancy rate in 1998 – 51 per 1,000 Bristol’s teenage pregnancy rate in 2007 – 51 per 1,000 (Source for Mr Barlow: everychildmatters.gov.uk) Considering that the teenage population has increased in this period, this actually means there’s been … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, GOSW, Health, Labour Party | | There is 1 comment

Golly GOSW! What a waste of money

Posted on July 25, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Anyone got any idea what the Government Office of the South West or GOSW (pron: goz-wer) actually does? Our best guess is that Oxbridge civil service no-hopers who can’t make the grade in Whitehall are sent down here to keep … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, GOSW, Local government, SWRDA, Temple Meads | | There are 2 comments