Category Archives: Labour Party

Oh no … It looks like it's time for the infamous south Bristol ring road gambit!

Posted on January 28, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

With the plan to turn the Bristol and Bath Cycle Path into a bus route formally announced, it looks likely local politicians will be readying themselves to play the infamous south Bristol ring road gambit. This is an extraordinary technique … Continue reading →

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First in line

Posted on January 27, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Mark Bradshaw, Labour’s architect of the plans to convert the Bristol and Bath Cycle Path into a rapid transit route, is very keen to play down any role First Bus – Bristol’s most hated firm – might have in the … Continue reading →

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The path of most resistance?

Posted on January 25, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Months after it was trailed on Bristol Indymedia; a full week after it was plastered EXCLUSIVELY all over the front page of The Evening Cancer; ten days after Helen Holland and her transport boss Mark Bradshaw invited us to their … Continue reading →

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State of the city: fisking* Holland

Posted on January 21, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

* To fisk: A point-by-point refutation of a blog entry or (especially) news story. A really stylish fisking is witty, logical, sarcastic and ruthlessly factual; flaming or handwaving is considered poor form. Named after Robert Fisk, a British journalist who … Continue reading →

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State of the city: unfuckingbelievable

Posted on January 18, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Tuesday’s ‘State of the City’ debate was predictably used by the Labour Party not to face up to the problems the city faces but to engage in some shameless cheerleading for themselves. Among the highlights was delusional education boss Derek … Continue reading →

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Wot a load of rubbish

Posted on January 17, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

First they came for the bulky waste collections and slapped a £25 charge on them because it was being “abused by small businesses”. Then they came for any of our extra waste and slyly introduced “waste chargeable” sacks under the … Continue reading →

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Back to the future …

Posted on January 16, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Hat tip to _saturnine for pointing us to Surfactant’s excellent collection of radiographs on Flickr. The one above is of someone who unaccountably got a dildo stuck up their backside (an explanation – of sorts – is provided here). Here … Continue reading →

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Bristol Labour Party's exciting new policy unveiled

Posted on January 14, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Having already reneged on their election promise not to privatise Bristol’s home care service any further by introducing measures that will see 75% of the home care service delivered privately, now Bristol Labour unveil phase 2 of their exciting plans … Continue reading →

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Desperate Dan backing old boss Hain

Posted on January 12, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Exercising his extraordinary powers of judgement and heading the queue to defend Peter Hain, blatantly caught with his pants down and money sticking out his hole, is none other than Wansdyke’s Labour MP Dan Norris, Norris was parliamentary private secretary … Continue reading →

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The life and times of Michael Cocks #4

Posted on January 6, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Former Bristol South MP Michael Cocks, even in the twilight of his long parliamentary career, still manages a small walk-on part in high Tory journalist Peter Oborne’s surprisingly impressive attack on contemporary parliamentary politics, The Triumph of the Political Class. … Continue reading →

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