Category Archives: Politics

A lovely, social time for all?

Posted on September 24, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

You’ve gotta love the local anarcho-cyclist Critical Mass contingent. They’re now optimistically describing their last effort in Bristol back in May as “a lovely, social ride around Bristol”. Although they do go on to say: “There was a near police … Continue reading →

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Vowlsie ain't gonna like this!

Posted on September 24, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Redland Conservatives are running a Film Night on 18 October 2007 at the Conservative Club, 5 Westfield Park, Clifton, Bristol. The film? Mine your Own Business – The Dark Side of Environmentalism I fear Vowles the Green is going to … Continue reading →

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The not so young Adonis makes an appearance

Posted on September 23, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Entirely coincidentally – at the same time as The Blogger was publishing ‘The Masterplanners’, querying Bristol Education Department’s long term plans for secondary education in the city – who should roll into town on Friday? Only Lord Adonis himself, the … Continue reading →

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The masterplanners

Posted on September 21, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Thanks to Education boss, Heather Tomlinson, and her idiot boss, Pigfucker Gurney, the city is now spending around £2m a year on the strategic management of its schools and education. The result? Utter confusion. The latest announcement from The Cancer … Continue reading →

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Meet the new boss…

Posted on September 14, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

News begins to filter through about the arrangements for recruiting the council’s new mega-bucks chief executive . . . And it appears that the remaining chief officer crew – selflessly led by hopeless-case finance chief Carew “spread sheets are for … Continue reading →

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Toff's looney index

Posted on September 13, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The latest salvo fired by this emerging toff/green alliance is today’s publication of the Tory’s Quality of Life Report, produced by billionaire environmentalist Zac Goldsmith and Thatcherite oddity John Gummer, fondly remembered by many for trying to force feed his … Continue reading →

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EXCLUSIVE: Pigfucker resignation sensation!

Posted on September 11, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Is that an audible cheer we hear coming from the Council House? The Blogger’s received this email from so many sources that it seems like half the council’s staff are just sitting about waiting for senior officers to finally do … Continue reading →

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CONsultation: how it works (continued)

Posted on September 9, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Nice example this week of some more analysis-free pant wetting from the so-called journalists of the local press. As part of his visit on Thursday, much play was made in The Cancer and on the local BBC of the so-called … Continue reading →

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Toffs open day

Posted on September 8, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Doors Open Day today and we’ve just got back from a guided tour of Merchant’s House, the Merchant Venturer HQ, conducted by “the one they call the master” or Tim Pearce to his friends (if he’s got any). What a … Continue reading →

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Mooney and the Bristol education loonies

Posted on September 5, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Meet Peter Mooney. Along with the majority of people in Bristol, including most of our elected councillors, you probably have no idea who the hell Peter Mooney is. But you deserve to know because Mooney has cost you an awful … Continue reading →

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