Category Archives: Media

Minister Tumblr

Posted on August 17, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

The internet’s alive – 160 articles of varying quality based on the same news release and counting – to the Twitter of Bristol East MP Kerry McCarthy being appointed ‘Twitter Tsar’ for the Labour Party’s doomed general election campaign next … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Bristol, Bristol East, Budget, Labour Party, Local government, Media, MPs, Politics | Tagged , , | There are 17 comments

Muslim balls

Posted on July 21, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Time to take a day off from the thrill ‘n’ spills of World Cup footBALLS and turn instead to another of this blog’s obsessions … Yes it’s Tuesday, which means our old friend Farooq Siddique has his ‘A Muslim in … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Equalities, Journalism, Media, Politics, Race | Tagged , , | There are 25 comments

Entertainment news

Posted on June 30, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Three weeks now and our old friend, Farooq Siddique, the Evening Cancer’s outspoken ‘A Muslim in Bristol‘ columnist is still keeping his counsel on what is surely the big Islamic issue of the day. Namely what’s going on Iran? Instead, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Culture, Equalities, Journalism, Media, Middle East, Politics, The British Left | Tagged , , , | There are 2 comments

Dim Prawn seals Gordon's fate

Posted on June 7, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

“Gordon Brown will be Prime Minister next week,” the monotoned moron MP for Bristol South intoned today on The Politics Show West. That’s game over for Gordon then. He’ll be gone by Wednesday. And for old time’s sake, let’s just … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Bristol South, Labour Party, Media, Politics, The British Left | Tagged , , , | There are 13 comments

Outsourcing news

Posted on May 14, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Was it just last week that reader Dona Qixota told us: So what’s wrong with the Council’s communications department then? And how much is it costing taxpayers for Brandon Hill Communications to tell us what a brilliant job Safer Bristol … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Bristol, Journalism, Local government, Media, Merchant Venturers, Politics | Tagged , , | There are 2 comments

Court circular #4

Posted on May 12, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Thanks to reader Overayard, we have some more news on the latest ludicrous private sector CONsultant to board the Counts Louse gravy train, Mark Fletcher. Fletcher is a senior partner at the fashionable (ie. expensive) PR and communications agency ‘Reputation’. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, CONsultants, FOI, IT, Local government, Media, Politics | Tagged , , , , | There are 8 comments

Ormondroyd: the interview

Posted on May 6, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Shambolically useless interview with Chief Exec Bum Disease Ormondroyd in this week’s issue of Venue. Unfortunately I’ve left my copy at work so can’t post it in full until tomorrow but mainly the interview’s a study in what happens if … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Congestion charge, Education, Journalism, Local government, Media, Politics, Transport | Tagged , , , | There are 27 comments

Joined up government: that "One Council" approach

Posted on April 16, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

An unwittingly useful insight into the council’s old-fashioned attitudes to management, IT and communications – despite the council’s endless PR initiatives about the internet and a supposed new policy of “openness” – comes courtesy of Jon Rogers on Charlie’s blog. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Bristol, IT, Lib Dems, Local government, Media, Politics, Twitter | Tagged | There are 19 comments

Good cause for a riot

Posted on April 15, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Much disappointment across the cash-strapped voluntary sector this evening following the publication of Venue’s ‘Summer of Rage’ issue. Unfortunately the impressive assembly of riot experts and professionals unaminously agreed there was no chance of any rioting in Bristol this summer. … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Bristol, Media, Policing, Politics | Tagged , , , | There are 3 comments

PLUG: New blog on the block

Posted on April 7, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Hi This mail is to tell you about a new local blog which aims to start a debate about the future of news, current affairs and issues reporting in Bristol. Local newspapers across the country are having problems with declining … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Culture, Journalism, Media | | There are 14 comments