Category Archives: Local government

Praise be! It's another one

Posted on August 31, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

As the city council quietly plots to deprive the sick and elderly of their free “Lifeline” emergency alarms (Blogger passim) to save a few quid, we can at least rest assured that they’ll have no problem spinning the excuses for … Continue reading →

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Media Guardian joy

Posted on August 28, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The city council’s new strategic communications post for the education department is being advertised exclusively in the Media Guardian. Doubtless this is to attract some media creative from London looking to make a stress free £33k a year and improve … Continue reading →

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Back for good

Posted on August 27, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

I see my question to Andy Bennett on his police blog has got a reply: Q: Perhaps you could explain what your thinking is on the Dispersal Order on College Green imposed by Avon & Somerset Police? Particularly could you … Continue reading →

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City council jobwatch

Posted on August 23, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

From the people who decided that what the poor need is a sense of community – and an army of superannuated middle class regeneration wonks to deliver it – comes an even stupider idea. What the poor now apparently need … Continue reading →

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Bristol City Council: employee of the month

Posted on August 21, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

This toy that reveals where anonymous Wikipedia edits originate from is proving very handy indeed. Blogger reader Mapreader draws our attention to the city council employee who’s used their time exceptionally well to improve on the entries of a couple … Continue reading →

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"A window into the soul of policing": Bristol's plod blog joy

Posted on August 18, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

It was only a matter of time… The latest addition to the Bristol blogosphere is ‘Police Blog’ by South Bristol’s very own Chief Inspector Andy Bennett. And it looks like the boy might have a gift for poetry (and no … Continue reading →

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Fancy that!

Posted on August 18, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Who’s this conveniently back from their holidays to provide a nifty soundbite to The Cancer on the improved A-level results at Ashton Park school? “The school’s head teacher, Chris Gardner, has put a lot of effort into raising the profile … Continue reading →

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Overspend watch

Posted on August 14, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Three months into the latest Labour leadership of the council and the financial cracks are beginning to show. First we had the announcement of a £5m overspend on the new Redland Green School, blame for which is still a matter … Continue reading →

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For fuck's sake

Posted on August 12, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Bristol City Council has been shutting down local area housing offices, providing services near to where council tenants actually live, for years now. The latest round of closures – done in the name of “improved access” – reduces these area … Continue reading →

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Greener than thou

Posted on August 11, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

An ungreen corn starch bag? A green newspaper? We all know what bloody environmentalists are like once they get going, so it might be asking for trouble bringing this up, but I notice that both of our green blogger friends … Continue reading →

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