Category Archives: Local government

The Islamist in search of Islamism

Posted on January 22, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Somehow there is an assumption that local government, police, university authorities, and others will learn by osmosis about “The Ideology”. The palpable fear and reluctance in naming “The Ideology” speaks volumes about the malaise of the modern west. Worse, the … Continue reading →

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Due to popular demand: that Simon Caplan website story in full!

Posted on January 22, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Over on the More Bristol News news thread a discussion’s been sparked about Simon Caplan and his infamous website. For posterity, here’s the Evening Cancer story about it from 2004: Council boss apologises over list of hates on web Bristol … Continue reading →

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State of the city: fisking* Holland

Posted on January 21, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

* To fisk: A point-by-point refutation of a blog entry or (especially) news story. A really stylish fisking is witty, logical, sarcastic and ruthlessly factual; flaming or handwaving is considered poor form. Named after Robert Fisk, a British journalist who … Continue reading →

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Counting the cost of Brown's Britain

Posted on January 20, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

£700k – the amount of money central government is prepared to pay towards preparatory work for unwanted congestion charges in the Greater Bristol area. £0 – the amount of money central government is prepared to pay to reopen the much … Continue reading →

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More Bristol News news

Posted on January 19, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

The battle to save the Marksbury Road Library, situated in the middle of one of the most deprived areas of the city, takes a new turn. The Bristol Green Party is proposing that the extra £100,000 earmarked by the Labour … Continue reading →

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Anarcho traffic management: is it the future?

Posted on January 18, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Let’s face it, all this talk of European cities, culture capitals, green capitals and the rest is just so much PR hot air and feel-good marketing soundbites from our councillors. They’re all just props to make it sound like they’re … Continue reading →

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State of the city: unfuckingbelievable

Posted on January 18, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Tuesday’s ‘State of the City’ debate was predictably used by the Labour Party not to face up to the problems the city faces but to engage in some shameless cheerleading for themselves. Among the highlights was delusional education boss Derek … Continue reading →

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Wot a load of rubbish

Posted on January 17, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

First they came for the bulky waste collections and slapped a £25 charge on them because it was being “abused by small businesses”. Then they came for any of our extra waste and slyly introduced “waste chargeable” sacks under the … Continue reading →

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Back to the future …

Posted on January 16, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Hat tip to _saturnine for pointing us to Surfactant’s excellent collection of radiographs on Flickr. The one above is of someone who unaccountably got a dildo stuck up their backside (an explanation – of sorts – is provided here). Here … Continue reading →

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Bristol Labour Party's exciting new policy unveiled

Posted on January 14, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Having already reneged on their election promise not to privatise Bristol’s home care service any further by introducing measures that will see 75% of the home care service delivered privately, now Bristol Labour unveil phase 2 of their exciting plans … Continue reading →

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