Category Archives: Local elections 2007

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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Inner city Lib Dem blues?

Posted on May 3, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Reports of a historically low turnout so far in Easton especially in the Lib Dem heartland of Whitehall. It looks like Labour and Lib Dem voters rather than switching might be staying at home to express their disapproval. Senior Lib … 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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The Bristol Blogger: News updates

Posted on May 1, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

A couple of brief updates on some stories: Bush Rat Ali, the Lawrence Hill Labour Photoshop faker Whispers reach The Blogger that The Evening Cancer is declining to run the Photoshop faker story because “it is too sensitive” for election … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Journalism, Labour Party, Lawrence Hill, Local elections 2007, Media, Southville, Trade Unionism | | There is 1 comment

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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And another one

Posted on April 29, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Another new addition to The Blogger’s blogroll. James Barlow is the Constituency Chairman for the Conservative Party in Bristol West and he is also standing as a city council candidate for Cotham in the local elections. His blog is a … Continue reading →

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The Blogger investigates… The mystery of the missing candidate

Posted on April 28, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

A palpable sigh of relief here at Blogger HQ as Bristol East MP, Kerry McCarthy returns to her blog after a break of almost three weeks. Surprisingly her online absence on this occasion had nothing to do with the obsessive … Continue reading →

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Bush Rat the Movie: 'Working for Britin' (sic)

Posted on April 27, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Here it is. Meet Photoshop faker Bush Rat Ali the Lawrence Hill Labour Bhangra Boyo (he’s also head of the South Wales Muslim League). Laugh then cry as you realise the kind of imbecile the people who run the country … Continue reading →

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