Category Archives: Merchant Venturers

Hug the Hoodie?

Posted on May 10, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Those selfless charity workers He’s back! After all these years it looks like Nicholas Hood the disgraced Merchant Venturer caught bang in the middle of the Enron scandal is quietly attempting a return to public life. The former Chairman of … Continue reading →

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"The dodgiest guy in the room"

Posted on May 9, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

There’s at least one event not to be missed at this year’s ‘Festival of Ideas’ – Bristol Harbourside’s upmarket wafflefest for Guardian readers. Next Monday at The Watershed the festival is screening the inarguably excellent ‘Enron: The Smartest Guys in … Continue reading →

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Whitewash? The Movie!

Posted on April 1, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Here’s a BBC news report of Toyin Agbetu’s ‘intervention’ at Westminster Abbey. Unfortunately it’s been edited by the BBC in order to avoid showing him having a crack at the queen. I’ll endeavour to get a copy of that as … Continue reading →

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Whitewash? Postscript

Posted on March 27, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Big shout out to Toyin Agbetu of Ligali, whose generally rather poor performance – by his outspoken standards – at the Points West abolition debate on Sunday, The Blogger thought not worth mentioning. Well the boy’s certainly come good today … Continue reading →

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Whitewash? Addendum

Posted on March 26, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

According to today’s Evening Post one third of the seats at yesterday’s slavery abolition whitewash church service at Bristol Cathedral were empty. 850 tickets were apparently issued to “civic leaders” for the invitation-only event and 250 of them failed to … Continue reading →

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Whitewash?

Posted on March 25, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Big up to Bristol-based Operation Truth 2007 who interrupted today’s service at Bristol Cathedral celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade. Protestor Jendayi Serwah was led away by police after getting into the Cathedral and banging … Continue reading →

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