Category Archives: Politics

Terry's cooked

Posted on March 5, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

The fact that local Labour frontbencher Terry Cook has announced his resignation seems to be passing without comment. He says, “[I’m] retiring to spend more time with my business”. Hmmm.

Posted in Avonmouth, Blogging, Bristol, Bristol North west, Elections, Labour Party, Lawrence Weston, Local government, Politics, Shirehampton | Tagged | There are 58 comments

Eh?

Posted on March 4, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Lots of Lib Dem budget amendments. A fair few went through. Including one that I spoke to: a 150k proposal for domestic violence work (perpetrators work etc). I felt proud to be able to promote this particular proposal. I welcomed … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Budget, Lib Dems, Local government, Lockleaze, Politics | Tagged , | There are 16 comments

Shirley not?

Posted on March 3, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

I hope local members of the teaching profession are making use of some of the excellent teaching materials designed by Bristol City Council’s Ethnic Minority Achievement Service (Emas4success) that make sure our kids are right up-to-speed and all tickety-boo with … Continue reading →

Posted in Abolition 200, Bristol, Education, Equalities, Lib Dems, Local government, Politics, Race | Tagged , | There are 6 comments

Let them eat cake!

Posted on March 3, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger
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Shirley and the coconuts

Posted on February 28, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Shirley and the Coconuts … Sounds a bit like a band that had a couple of top ten hits with some sharp calypso inflected disco tunes in the early eighties – courtesy of Hopkins, Rogers and Wright, the legendary production … Continue reading →

Posted in Abolition 200, Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Conservatives, Labour Party, Lib Dems, Local government, Politics, Race | Tagged , , , , , | There are 31 comments

Mimosa: "expect arrests imminently"?

Posted on February 25, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Oh dear, what a bad day for the Mimosa Healthcare Group in Bristol. You can be forgiven if you took your eye off the ball today – what with all that underwhelming Babs taking over from Helen bollocks at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Health, Lib Dems, Local government, Politics, Privatisation | Tagged , , , , | There are 3 comments

Labour resign!

Posted on February 24, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Yep, the city council’s vile and incompetent Labour regime has quit after their budget was laughed out of the Counts Louse. That’s the good news. And the bad news? That ridiculous home counties snob Babs Janke has just been voted … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Budget, Labour Party, Lib Dems, Local government, Politics | Tagged | There are 38 comments

From the archives: car parks not kids!

Posted on February 23, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Lest we forget … Here’s Labour leader Helen Holland’s “explicit endorsement in the media” for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club’s car parking arrangements over the education of the city’s children. Bristol Evening Post: We’re bowled over by world class ambition Bristol … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishopston, Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Bristol West, Developments, Education, Labour Party, Local government, Politics | Tagged , , , | There are 4 comments

Howzat!! Bristol Labour Party caught taking orders from cricket club toffs and House of Lords lobbyists

Posted on February 21, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

The Gruesome truth about school places in North Bristol: what you won’t be reading in the Evening Cancer … by lilly manilly Whatever happened to that new school at Ashley Down? They spent enough money on the feasibility studies and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishopston, Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Bristol West, CONsultants, Developments, Education, FOI, Local government, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | There are 15 comments

Chickens on the way home

Posted on February 20, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Just been leafing through some Bristol City Council cabinet minutes from 22 February 2007 and item 7 (pdf) catches the eye. The title is ‘Bishopston Ward Primary School’ and it’s a report all about the city council’s plan to build … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishopston, Bristol, Bristol and Bath Railway Path, Education, Labour Party, Local government, Politics | Tagged , , , , | There are 17 comments