Category Archives: Labour Party

Democracy Bristol-style

Posted on March 6, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Those of you think Bristol is run by an unholy alliance of quangocrats, big business interests and well-remunerated out-of-town consultants with no regard for democracy are certainly getting your worst fears confirmed by the Railway Path fiasco. Yet another email … Continue reading →

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BRT: It's turning into rout! Labour Party in meltdown! Cabinet in tailspin! Bradshaw about to nosedive!

Posted on March 5, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

It looks like it’s game over tonight for Labour Transport boss, Mark Bradshaw’s plan to build a rapid bus route on the much-loved Bristol and Bath Railway Path. Earlier today Bradshaw’s cabinet colleague and fellow Labour Party member, Rosalie Walker … Continue reading →

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BRT u-turn

Posted on February 28, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

It looks like Mark Bradshaw’s Bus Rapid Transit policy for the city is in meltdown. For starters it’s now been announced that the public CONsultation promised for this spring has been very abruptly “delayed”. Why we’re not being told. But … Continue reading →

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Back to the future with Mark Bradshaw and friends

Posted on February 27, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Bradshaw slunk in to the main entrance. The clean, light lines of the glass building’s vast atrium and its stylish matt black Conran-copy furniture with its brisk and business-like red trim still managed to inspire a slight awe in him, … Continue reading →

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Bunter's bargain sale

Posted on February 27, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

The promise of a few crappy bits of children’s play equipment for their wards was enough for the Labour Party to buy unequivocal Tory support for another year at last night’s budget meeting writes Jon Rogers. Once again Bristol Labour … Continue reading →

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Robotics news

Posted on February 21, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Looks like New Labour’s TOP SECRET Robotics Division have been working overtime in their TOP SECRET lab deep in the bowels of the Houses of Parliament. And we can report that the K3RR4 model that’s been so badly malfunctioning over … Continue reading →

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St Christopher of Orlik?

Posted on February 20, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Does the former Labour Councillor for Windmill Hill, Christopher Orlik know something about his former employers we don’t? Not only has he joined the campaign to save the railway path but he’s rejected all the usual sedate campaigning pastimes aimed … Continue reading →

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EXCLUSIVE: Bradshaw exposes himself!

Posted on February 17, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

… As Sustrans reject fig leaf role More bad news for Labour’s transport boss Mark Bradshaw as his desperate attempts to control the fallout from revelations that he intends to turn the Bristol and Bath Railway Path in to a … Continue reading →

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Railway path spinwatch

Posted on February 16, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Labour transport boss Bradshaw and his press spokeswoman Kate Hartas – who seems to flit from working for the city council to the West of England Partnership and back again on a regular basis without ever troubling the truth a … Continue reading →

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Waffle watch

Posted on February 16, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

“We are all constantly striving to achieve clarity in all communications.” Helen Holland, Bristol Evening Post, 16 February 2008 By reviewing the Corporate Plan at the same time as the review of the Bristol Partnership’s Sustainable Community Strategy (please see … Continue reading →

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