Category Archives: Labour Party

North Bristol NHS spin shocker

Posted on August 22, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Nice to see North Bristol NHS Trust spending taxpayers money on blatant political spin for New Labour. This dossier compiled by the Tories of hospitals at risk of downsizing includes Frenchay Hospital’s A&E Department which, as has been well-publicised, is … Continue reading →

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Jesse and the jews

Posted on August 21, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Clueless equalities communities bore, Labour Social Services supremo Peter Hammond is at it again. News that Jesse Jackson is visiting the city has got Bristol’s Mr Diversity almost wetting his pants with joy at the thought of someone black, American … Continue reading →

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On the buses

Posted on August 21, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

A letter in Saturday’s Evening Cancer from this new UNITE super-union has a crack at Bristol North West’s Tory candidate Charlotte Leslie. They accuse her of “breathtaking cant and hypocrisy” over her campaign for a better Bristol bus service because … Continue reading →

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Fancy that!

Posted on August 18, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Who’s this conveniently back from their holidays to provide a nifty soundbite to The Cancer on the improved A-level results at Ashton Park school? “The school’s head teacher, Chris Gardner, has put a lot of effort into raising the profile … Continue reading →

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Overspend watch

Posted on August 14, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Three months into the latest Labour leadership of the council and the financial cracks are beginning to show. First we had the announcement of a £5m overspend on the new Redland Green School, blame for which is still a matter … Continue reading →

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Bristol democracy watch

Posted on August 14, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Here’s an interesting one. Last week Labour’s transport executive member Mark Bradshaw, who’s gone to the effort of actually getting elected by us, told the Evening Cancer he was not in favour of the proposed South Bristol ring road and … Continue reading →

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Cuts for us, excuses for them

Posted on July 30, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Our old friend Steve Comer appears to have got himself a new gig after failing to become the leader of the council. The leader of Bristol’s Lib Dems, who also moonlights on the National Executive of the alleged left wing, … Continue reading →

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Full steam ahead with New Labour

Posted on July 29, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Grunting Opus Dei cabinet weirdo, Ruth Kelly, continues to demonstrate why she may well be the most hopeless government minister in living memory. Another sideways move, this time to the transport portfolio after a gruellingly gormless spell at housing, finds … Continue reading →

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How that CONgestion cash cow coming soon really works

Posted on July 27, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Thursday night, during another stroppy and less than impressive full city council meeting, one of the only things the Lib Dems and Labour managed to agree on was voting down Tory leader Bunter Eddy’s motion to have a referendum on … Continue reading →

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Scrounger watch

Posted on July 10, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

What is it with the Labour Party and these London barristers they insist on foisting upon us? As fast as you get rid of one, another of the dodgy buggers pops up. Recently we’ve had the Cambridge educated barrister Sam … Continue reading →

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