Category Archives: Politics

EYLA for Bristol?

Posted on July 9, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

The Bristol Blogger’s been following Boris Johnson’s Deputy Mayor fiasco over Ray Lewis – the defrocked priest, liar, fantasist and purveyor of Tory-funded boot camps for black kids – with interest and amusement for a week now. And it must … Continue reading →

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Alan Partridge moment?

Posted on July 3, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Looks like Kerry McCarthy is having something of an Alan Partridge moment over on her blog … A few offhand comments on Dutch coffee houses, cannabis and the smoking ban seem to have attracted the attention of those sane and … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile in the real world …

Posted on June 27, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger
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Tax 'n' spend: they're parking mad!

Posted on June 26, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Household fuel bills to rise 40%; food up 5-15% depending on who you believe; mortgage interest payments rising by the month; 10% tax rate gone; petrol prices way up. The list goes on … Meanwhile at Bristol City Council – … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Congestion charge, CONsultants, Environment, Labour Party, Local government, Politics, Recycling, Transport | Tagged , | There are 122 comments

Open season!

Posted on June 25, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

The meeting of Bristol City Council’s Audit Committee on Friday to sign off the authority’s accounts for the year 2007-08 will soon be the trigger for a very handy piece of legislation indeed for you dear reader, citizen and voter. … Continue reading →

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CONsultation: the latest farce

Posted on May 29, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

In case you missed it – which is highly likely as the only place it’s advertised is buried in a PDF document in an obscure corner of the city council’s website – there’s currently an “ongoing” public consultation for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Congestion charge, CONsultants, Developments, Environment, Local government, Politics, WESP | Tagged , | There are 18 comments

Victim watch

Posted on May 27, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Another big shout out to our friend Farooq Siddique, Evening Cancer columnist and self-styled voice of the Muslim community. In Today’s column Farooq dished up this treat: For every act or planned act of terrorism, it is the Muslim community … Continue reading →

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Plug.

Posted on April 11, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Stop the Gentrification of Central Bristol By Roger BRHG Saturday 12th April: Protest Against Gentrification of Central Bristol 11.00am Albany Green, St. Pauls and 2.00pm Broadmead (Centre) Bristol is undergoing massive attacks on our free spaces and culture by property … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Banksy, Bristol, Developments, Politics, Privatisation, St Pauls, Stokes Croft | Tagged , | There are 4 comments

Report from last night’s Council Meeting

Posted on April 2, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

By Chris Hutt from the Comments It all started so well, with Charlie Bolton’s original motion getting beefed up by a Lib-Dem amendment which he accepted. Railway Path supporters cheered and clapped. It looked for a few moments like we … Continue reading →

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Blogga Shocka!

Posted on March 31, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

As one door closes another one opens … The Bristol Blogger is pleased to announce that the ink is now dry on a deal signed earlier today with Bristol United Press, owners of the Evening Post, Western Daily Press and … Continue reading →

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