Category Archives: Local government

Spot the commitment: Labour home care policy unveiled (part two)

Posted on June 4, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

So where’s Labour’s commitment to “in-house” home care gone then? Bristol Labour Party’s cheerleaders at The Evening Cancer and the T&G might want to celebrate a popular victory for the people but Peter Hammond’s recent outbursts in The Cancer on … Continue reading →

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Labour home care policy unveiled (part one)

Posted on June 2, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The first signs of the chaos about to be unleashed by new social services boss Peter Hammond emerged this week after his plan to reconstitute the ‘Adult Social Care Select Committee’ was hastily cancelled via the pages of The Evening … Continue reading →

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Bristol Labour: A lesson in hypocrisy

Posted on May 30, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

As Bristol’s education system staggers from one crisis to the next, it’s nice to know that the council’s education department are making an effort. Would you believe they’ve even employed for us – at a salary not unadjacent to £40k … Continue reading →

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Kim Il Beynon Speaks!

Posted on May 25, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

It’s the final communiqué from General Kim Il Bey-Non, Eternal Shop Steward of the Numpty Republic of Transport House. And it’s time to celebrate the glorious victory of his son the people. “We have kept the inhouse service,” pronounces the … Continue reading →

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Bristol's worst Cabinet ever?

Posted on May 24, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Some of the faces on this new Labour cabinet are horrifyingly familiar from just two years back. The unholy alliance of Holland, Hammond and Bees are exactly the team that plunged the city into a financial crisis in the autumn … Continue reading →

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The Labour promises thread

Posted on May 23, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The Labour Party made a lot of promises at these elections. Here’s a few: – to keep home care in-house – to return £10m of council tax overpayments to council tax payers – to return to weekly rubbish collections in … Continue reading →

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It's the Holland and Hammond show!

Posted on May 22, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Bristol Labour Party this evening took minority control of Bristol City Council with the support of the Conservative Party. The Tories and Labour both rejected a last minute climbdown from Steve Comer’s Liberal Democrats – who promised to reconsider the … Continue reading →

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Labour take control!

Posted on May 22, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

With no commitment to an in-house home care service… More Later!

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The Bristol Blookie (Live from Alcester)

Posted on May 21, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Get ready to gamble… The Bristol Blookie’s EXCLUSIVE will-not-be-beaten odds on the outcome of tomorrow night’s council meeting. (Brought to you LIVE from next door to Teddy’s Tiny Tots Nursery, Alcester) 3 – 1: Lib Dem minority administration supported by … Continue reading →

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Bolton takes up the gauntlet!

Posted on May 21, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Yet another successful campaign from The Blogger. Charlie Bolton has picked up The Blogger’s gauntlet and has announced in today’s Evening Cancer that he is ready to stand as leader if the leadership vacuum at Bristol City Council is not … Continue reading →

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