Category Archives: Green Party

I'm backing Bolton!

Posted on May 17, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

I’m sick of these mainstream party tossers pissing about and refusing to run the council so I’ve started a campaign to get Charlie Bolton to run for leader. If you think Charlie Bolton should cut through the crap and run … Continue reading →

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Another bloody shambles!

Posted on May 15, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Having fought an election campaign “to save home care”, Bristol Labour Party have now declined the opportunity to do so! After rejecting Lib Dem efforts earlier this evening to form a minority administration to run the city, the Labour Party … Continue reading →

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Lib Dems lose control of the council

Posted on May 15, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The Liberal Democrats have lost control of Bristol City Council at the Council House this evening after the Tories joined with Labour to vote to reject a minority Lib Dem administration led by new leader Steve Comer. The central issue … Continue reading →

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Bristol Election 2007 at a glance

Posted on May 3, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Lib Dems – 31 (-2) Labour – 25 (+2) Conservative – 13 Green – 1 Labour are winners on the night with 29% of the vote and 2 gains. Lib Dems get 27% of vote and lose 2 seats. Tories … Continue reading →

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Bristol Election 2007 with The Bristol Blogger

Posted on May 3, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Bristol’s state of the art digital graphics election tour-de-force… Follow Bristol’s election results as they happen with expert commentary, analysis and graphics. Here’s how it works: The Blogger’s scientifically calculated predictions by ward are listed below. Wards in bold are … Continue reading →

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Election predictions

Posted on May 3, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The Blogger is not doing ward-by-ward predictions as it’s too complicated and some of the contests involve very local affairs and isuues and are too tough to call. However, overall The Blogger thinks it will pan out something like this: … Continue reading →

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Makes me wanna holler – inner city news

Posted on May 3, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

A lot of high value election entertainment to be had over in the inner city at the moment. Labour’s Lawrence Hill candidate Bush Rat Ali, the Photoshop faker (Blogger passim) has already added considerably to the city’s mirth levels with … Continue reading →

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Election stuff to make you raise an eyebrow

Posted on May 2, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Some eyebrow raising in Hillfields at present as the Labour candidate, Martin Golding puts out a leaflet assuring the electorate he “lives locally”. Shame his nomination papers list his address as upmarket Westbury-on-Trym on the other side of town then. … Continue reading →

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Nepotism watch: keeping it in the trade union family

Posted on April 30, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

We’re all fairly used to the fact that the toffs and the upper middle classes have always openly used nepotism as a simple method to get on and up the career ladder. A little helping hand from daddy at appropriate … Continue reading →

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The local election round-up starts here…

Posted on April 18, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Another year another damp squib of an election in Bristol. As usual, with only one-third of the seats up for grabs in the city, any changes to the political make-up of the city council are likely to be marginal with … Continue reading →

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