Category Archives: Green Party

Vote 2009: launch night …

When I get round to writing my intellectually dazzling and profound extended essay on the hidden semiotic meanings to be found in images of local politics, rest assured the photo above – of this year’s Bristol Green Party election launch … Continue reading

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Election gossip latest

A couple of snippets just in … Bristol’s Respect Party are likely to be running four candidates in the local elections on June 4. Energetic troublemaker Jerry Hicks will be running again in Lockleaze while the excellently named Prince-Abdulaziz has … Continue reading

Posted in Ashley, Bristol, Easton, Green Party, Lawrence Hill, Lib Dems, Local Elections 2009, Local government, Lockleaze, Politics, Respect Party | Tagged , , | There are 65 comments

MOTION OF NO CONFIDENCE – Full Council Meeting, 10th Feb 2009

By Martin Whitelock The inevitable happened: – LibDems will wait until the June election in the likelihood of being voted in by the electorate as they are now the majority party in Bristol. – Conservatives got severely reprimanded by LibDem … Continue reading

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20 MPH zones don't work!

The Green end of the Bristol blogosphere’s been getting rather excited about 20mph zones for the majority of residential streets in Bristol. Not everyone’s convinced … A guest post by 2nd Anonymous 20 MPH zones haven’t made any difference for … Continue reading

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Car crash blog post of the week

Take a bow Bristol’s only Green Councillor, Charlie Bolton. In an extraordinarily misjudged outburst on his blog, Charlie managed to put not only a large dent in his credibility and raise huge questions about his personal integrity, he’s also effortlessly … Continue reading

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RED TROUSER GATE: Fox goes hunting

Over on Charlie Bolton’s blog you can currently find Lib Dem and Green councillors mincing around, mutually patting each other on the back and assuring the public what thoroughly decent chaps of the highest possible integrity they and their wealthy … Continue reading

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The X-Factor, city council style

Alas, we must report that despite mystery parks Manager “Mr X” being drafted in to deal with Vowlsie’s now legendary complaint to the council, there’s no sign of the answers he was promised by this evening. Even the involvement of … Continue reading

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STOP PRESS: Now they really don’t know what they’re doing!!!

News just coming in … Oh my aching sides! … The shambles just gets more shambolic … It seems Richard Mond, the council’s Head of Parks, Estates & Sport – the man who’s spent over a month not answering a … Continue reading

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They don't know what they're doing! Pt 3

Bish at his desk with attentive middle managers (still from Jan Ormondroyd’s 2008 production of ‘No Questions Please, We’re Incompetent’) It’s a competitive field, but I think my Bristol City Council story of the year is shaping up to be … Continue reading

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A trust for the Railway Path?

Charlie Bolton writes in the comments: Hi everyone I have seen Paul Smith suggest in a couple of places that we pursue the idea of setting up a trust to take ownership/control of the path. (I believe this was the … Continue reading

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