Category Archives: Politics

The Islamist in search of Islamism

Posted on January 22, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Somehow there is an assumption that local government, police, university authorities, and others will learn by osmosis about “The Ideology”. The palpable fear and reluctance in naming “The Ideology” speaks volumes about the malaise of the modern west. Worse, the … Continue reading →

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State of the city: fisking* Holland

Posted on January 21, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

* To fisk: A point-by-point refutation of a blog entry or (especially) news story. A really stylish fisking is witty, logical, sarcastic and ruthlessly factual; flaming or handwaving is considered poor form. Named after Robert Fisk, a British journalist who … Continue reading →

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State of the city: unfuckingbelievable

Posted on January 18, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Tuesday’s ‘State of the City’ debate was predictably used by the Labour Party not to face up to the problems the city faces but to engage in some shameless cheerleading for themselves. Among the highlights was delusional education boss Derek … Continue reading →

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Back to the future …

Posted on January 16, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Hat tip to _saturnine for pointing us to Surfactant’s excellent collection of radiographs on Flickr. The one above is of someone who unaccountably got a dildo stuck up their backside (an explanation – of sorts – is provided here). Here … Continue reading →

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Bristol Labour Party's exciting new policy unveiled

Posted on January 14, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Having already reneged on their election promise not to privatise Bristol’s home care service any further by introducing measures that will see 75% of the home care service delivered privately, now Bristol Labour unveil phase 2 of their exciting plans … Continue reading →

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Desperate Dan backing old boss Hain

Posted on January 12, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Exercising his extraordinary powers of judgement and heading the queue to defend Peter Hain, blatantly caught with his pants down and money sticking out his hole, is none other than Wansdyke’s Labour MP Dan Norris, Norris was parliamentary private secretary … Continue reading →

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In praise of Peter Goodwin

Posted on January 8, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Well done to the Green Party’s Peter Goodwin who’s proving himself to be a fully paid up member of Bristol’s depressingly small political awkward squad. Goodwin made good use of Freedom of Information legislation last autumn to obtain information from … Continue reading →

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The life and times of Michael Cocks #4

Posted on January 6, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Former Bristol South MP Michael Cocks, even in the twilight of his long parliamentary career, still manages a small walk-on part in high Tory journalist Peter Oborne’s surprisingly impressive attack on contemporary parliamentary politics, The Triumph of the Political Class. … Continue reading →

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Gimmick Watch

Posted on January 4, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Other means of creating hot air … Bristol City Council is planning another gimmick to help define the council’s top priorities for the future – even though they’ve done this all before and miserably failed to deliver the priorities. The … Continue reading →

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Counting the cost of Brown's Britain

Posted on January 4, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

1.4m – number of children living in poverty despite having a working parent in 1997 1.4m – number of children living in poverty despite having a working parent in 2007 (Source: Institute for Public Policy Research [pdf]) This would seem … Continue reading →

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