Category Archives: Local government

World Cup footBALLS of confusion

Posted on July 2, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Are we in need of the Council House equivalent of a Kremlinologist to explain what the Lib Dem leadership’s view of the proposal to build a Tesco Extra on Ashton Gate might be? A couple of Lib Dem cabinet members … Continue reading →

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Glossary of Bristol City Council terms: new

Posted on July 1, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

New: Anything Bristol City Council does that features in a press release is new. See also innovative, exciting.

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Shirley and the coconuts (legal mix)

Posted on June 27, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

There’s been a fairly understandable level of uproar across the city since the city council published then unpublished and then republished its report (pdf) into Lib Dem councillor Shirley Marshall and her notorious ‘coconut’ slur (Blogger passim). The crux of … Continue reading →

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Glossary of Bristol City Council terms: investment

Posted on June 25, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Investment: The same thing as income, turnover, expenditure, profit or loss depending on circumstances and the PR message being delivered. After all, it’s only someone else’s money innit? See also business.

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RED TROUSERGATE: land still not sold, another bloody CONsultation in the offing …

Posted on June 25, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

The Red Trousergate saga continues … David Bishop’s dodgy deal with George Ferguson last year to sell off protected public park land on the Bristol and Bath Railway Path still rumbles on. These are some questions and answers from tonight’s … Continue reading →

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World Cup footBALLS: doing the math

Posted on June 24, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

“The World Cup could pump up to £100 million into Bristol’s economy if the city becomes one of the football tournament’s host cities,” the Evening Cancer assured us last month. Could? If? These are conditionals aren’t they? So where did … Continue reading →

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Extra! Extra! Extra! Tesco Ashton Gate latest

Posted on June 23, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Been reading through the presentation about this proposed new store Tesco and Bristol City FC propose to build at Ashton Gate again. It’s all there … It’s a “sustainable development” and even “A Sustainable Store”. “Offering a further choice of … Continue reading →

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World Cup footBALLS

Posted on June 22, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

It’s really nice that Tory Councillor Peter Abraham of Stoke Bishop is such an enthusiastic cheerleader for a Tesco superstore to be built miles from his ward in Ashton on the site of Bristol City’s current Ashton Gate stadium. It’s … Continue reading →

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Glossary of Bristol City Council terms: 'One Council' approach

Posted on June 22, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

‘One Council’ approach: Local authority management in the high paranoid style. Characterised by rigid hierarchy and impenetrable bureaucracy and notable for its endless public relations gimmicks and the use of unaccountable private sector CONsultants as key managers and decision-makers. Features … Continue reading →

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CONsultation of the week: Ladies and gentleman Tescos and Bristol City FC are floating in space

Posted on June 21, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Here’s a sample of the Bristol City FC/Tesco CONsultation that took place at Ashton Gate this weekend about building a supermarket on the site. The full document is below. Further comment seems superfluous … Here’s the full document: Bristol City … Continue reading →

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