Category Archives: Lib Dems

The Blogger’s Dictionary of Bristol Political Terms

Posted on June 16, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

by A Reader “Bradshawing” Basic, simplistic and ineffective political spin in which you attempt to blame the opposition for the consequences of your own policies through endless repetition. As in: “the Labour leadership are Bradshawing the Tories over public sector … Continue reading →

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Quote of the week: BANKSY BALLS special

Posted on June 15, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Cancer editor Mike Norton says in today’s paper: I was dragged around [Bristol] museum more times than I care to remember. The building and its artifacts are now part of my psyche. My dad loved the place. This explains a … Continue reading →

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The Blogger's Dictionary of Bristol Political Terms

Posted on June 14, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

by A Reader “The Popham Method” A cunning encoding system designed to convert plain text into undecipherable gobbledegook. Sir Winston Churchill is quoted as saying "Bletchley Park did OK, but Enigma was child-plays really. If the Nazi's had used The … Continue reading →

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It's Red Trousers wot won it!

Posted on June 14, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Confirmation – as if we really needed it – that Red Trousered architect, George Ferguson, is an utterly deluded egomaniac and public school twit of the very highest order. Wondering who was the – ahem – architect of the Lib … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Bristol and Bath Railway Path, Lib Dems, Local Elections 2009, Local government, Merchant Venturers, Planning, Politics, Southville | Tagged , | There are 3 comments

The strange death of Labour Bristol

Posted on June 9, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Here are the Euro election results for Bristol’s local authority area: Conservatives: 20,675 (19.4%) Lib Dems: 19,834 (18.6%) Labour: 17,321 (16.2%) Greens 16,735 (15.7%) UKIP: 14,647 (13.7%) BNP: 6,132 (5.7%) Pensioner Party: 2,796 English Democrats: 2,029 Christian Party: 1,363 Socialist … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Bristol East, Bristol North west, Bristol South, Bristol West, Conservatives, Elections, Green Party, Labour Party, Lib Dems, Local Elections 2009, Politics | Tagged , , , , , | There are 24 comments

VOTE 2009: Results GOSSIP

Posted on June 4, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Results are above (and keep an eye on the Twitterfeed too) What to look out for: Greens: A good night if they take Ashley; an extraordinary night if they take Easton too. Keep an eye on their results in Bishopston … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Bristol, Conservatives, Green Party, Labour Party, Lib Dems, Local Elections 2009, Local government, Politics | | There are 33 comments

ELECTION 2009: ball gazing Blogger time

Posted on June 3, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

“As we know, there are known knowns; there are the things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also … Continue reading →

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City council: filling their boots but not emptying the bins

Posted on June 2, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Fancy that! Bristol City Council is predictably sitting on its hands doing nowt to support their own bin men asking for less than twenty quid a week extra in their pay packets to help feed their families during a recession. … Continue reading →

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VOTE 2009: Spot the difference – Lib Dem "shocked and angered" special

Posted on June 1, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Compare and contrast: ———- Forwarded message ———- From: Jon Rogers <jon.rogers@bristol.gov.uk> Date: Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 3:26 PM Subject: .Ashley eFOCUS – May/June 2009 To: … Like many people I have spoken to, I am shocked and angered by … Continue reading →

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Greedy bastard watch

Posted on May 24, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Why are former Lib Dem leader and Eastville Councillor Steve Comer‘s travel and subsistence expenses so high? Since he won the Eastville election in 2005 he has claimed £2,481.36 in travel and subsistence expenses (£411.06 in 05-06, £409.27 in 06-07, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Bristol East, Eastville, Lib Dems, Local government, Politics | Tagged , | There are 26 comments