Category Archives: Media

Fiasco!

Posted on July 15, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

It had to end like this. The signs were all screaming at them – the debt, the flawed business model, the lack of public support, the insulting PR, the cheerleading local press more concerned with helping out mates than objective … Continue reading →

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Bristol Blogger: stat porn

Posted on July 12, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

They said it couldn’t be done… “A blog? For Bristol? With news on it..? Written in your lunch hour and that spare half hour between Big Brother and Newsnight? That’ll never catch on…” Well I’m afraid it has. By 7.00pm … Continue reading →

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But soft! What rumour through yonder internet breaks?

Posted on July 11, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

It is The Cancer, and Venue is the target… It’s fast turning into Venue week here at The Bristol Blogger. Here’s another one hot off the press. Yes, yes. This rumour circulates every couple of years doesn’t it? But this … Continue reading →

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Guarded

Posted on July 11, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

A rather reticent article by Stephen Bates concerning our friend Howard Newby in yesterday’s People column of The Guardian: Sir Howard Newby is continuing his progress through the groves of academe like a ballbearing in a pinball machine, with the … Continue reading →

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That Venue application in full

Posted on July 9, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

As promised – after hours of blood, sweat and tears… Here’s The Blogger’s plan for world domination: The blue sky out of the box usp vision thing bit… 1. Put it on the internet. 2. Put it on the internet. … Continue reading →

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Evening Cancer reader of the week

Posted on July 9, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

There’s nothing quite like the comments on The Evening Cancer website is there? Here’s my favourite voice of reason this week concerns the appalling mugging of the 79 year old Mary Perkins in St Pauls: You out and out coward. … Continue reading →

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Nutter of the week

Posted on July 8, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

No competition this week. Congratulations former Express journalist, now Respect candidate, Yvonne Ridley. You are The Blogger’s nutter of the week. The Islamic convert has, The Blogger learns, now taken a job – Lord Haw Haw style – with Press … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Post: Bristol's public-private partnerships explained…

Posted on July 7, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

#1. E-democracy Evelyn Post is The Bristol Blogger’s resident cartoonist. He has a woman’s name.

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Southville expects…

Posted on July 6, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Photo by Johnny Monroe The sense of nervous tension is palpable on the streets of Southville this Friday evening. The steady buzz of conspiratorial whispering from huddles of strange trousered bearded liberals on North Street fights for space with the mournful melodies of dated trip-hop tunes from bustling … Continue reading →

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E-Democracy Pig Fucker style

Posted on July 5, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The benefits of three laptops and a “no blame” culture for some e-democrats… Bristol’s Chief Executive, Nick Gurney, often says “It’s easier to beg forgiveness than to ask permission” and I encourage the Consultation and eParticipation team, which I manage, … Continue reading →

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