Category Archives: Merchant Venturers

Bristol first!

Posted on September 9, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

“It’s a world first,” thunders Merchant Venturer George Ferguson on the subject of the ‘cycle houses’ he’s planning to build on the Bristol and Bath Railway Path. Er, no it isn’t George. Even leaving aside the fact that the ‘bridge’ … Continue reading →

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Railway Path: that leaked document in full

Posted on September 4, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Here’s that leaked briefing note on the Railway Path from council officers to councillors in full. I understand it originated in the Property Services Department, hence the blatant arse covering exercise we find early on – “Instructions were subsequently given … Continue reading →

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Ignoble Savage better for you than Greens?

Posted on March 16, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

No sign yet of a formal press release announcing the arrival of “Junket” Jan Ormondroyd to run Bristol City Council. So we’ll just have to make do with the one that the council’s PR girl Simon Caplan did back in … Continue reading →

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Jesus wept, now we've got mystery consultants and moonlighting PRs

Posted on March 10, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Willard: Who’s in charge here? Soldier: In charge? I don’t know man. I thought you were in charge… Apocalpyse Now If you’re looking for any hard news about the city these days – as opposed to articles about what the … Continue reading →

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Our cycle path's being Savaged!

Posted on January 29, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Now this is getting fucking ridiculous. It’s like Bristol’s got its very own multi-millionaire Merchant Venturer Forrest Gump character popping up every time something totally crap is announced in the city. To be honest, the way things are run around … Continue reading →

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Who the Hell is Edward Colston?

Posted on January 6, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

A brief biog of the city’s favourite slave trader brought to you by Channel Zero Bristol … [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7R8n7nIBc0] Hat tip: Bristol 2007’s Weblog 

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Fancy that! Business West news

Posted on January 5, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

As The Blogger reported here well before Christmas, a Business West press release published verbatim in yesterday’s Evening Cancer confirms that Business West will be merging with Swindon based GWE to form an organisation, GWE Business West, “to represent the … Continue reading →

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SWRDA: You scratch my back . . .

Posted on December 16, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

That tireless worker in the public interest, Merchant Venturer John Savage – a board member of the SWRDA – told us earlier this week in the Evening Cancer after the cancellation of the arena project: in the end, we are … Continue reading →

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Northern Arc Ltd. update

Posted on December 16, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

We said on Friday evening that the two Merchant Venturers, John Savage and Colin Skellett, who have seats at the head table of the SWRDA, were currently in talks with Swindon-based GWE to merge their Business West operation with them … Continue reading →

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The great SWRDA swindle (reprise)

Posted on December 14, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

A mere three weeks after The Blogger reported something that according to the Cancer only “emerged last week”, our local newspaper finally spills the beans on the SWRDA‘s extraordinary expenses and junketing spending. They say about the regional quango, at … Continue reading →

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