Category Archives: Politics

Posted on September 4, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

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The real thing?

Posted on September 3, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

It’s rumoured that Ordinary Dave’s hand-picked crew of Eton schoolmates over at Tory Party Central Office are planning a huge advertising campaign “to neutralise Labour claims that Mr Cameron has no substance and does not believe in anything.” Good idea … Continue reading →

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Googledave

Posted on September 1, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

“Ordinary” Dave pretty much left no stone unturned in apportioning blame for the recent shooting of 11 year old Rhys Jones in Liverpool. The Daily Mail tells us: Mr Cameron blamed the rise in gang culture and yobbish behaviour on … Continue reading →

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On the web this week

Posted on September 1, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

There’s an excellent piece by Fat man on a keyboard responding to John Pilger’s call for a boycott of Israel in the New Statesman in particular and the “pro-Palestinian left” in general. The Palestine/Israel conflict is not easily reducible to … Continue reading →

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Kerry: Madchester for it

Posted on August 30, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Does Bristol East MP Kerry “Rave On” McCarthy hate her constituency and this city? The Labour MP, parachuted in to the safe seat from Luton at the last minute for the general election in 2005, certainly doesn’t spend much time … Continue reading →

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City council jobwatch

Posted on August 23, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

From the people who decided that what the poor need is a sense of community – and an army of superannuated middle class regeneration wonks to deliver it – comes an even stupider idea. What the poor now apparently need … Continue reading →

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"We" wee

Posted on August 23, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

What a surprise. An increase in the number of kids in the city getting five good grades at GCSE from 43% to 47% finds education boss Heather Tomlinson miraculously back from her holiday and talking to The Evening Cancer: “We … Continue reading →

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North Bristol NHS spin shocker

Posted on August 22, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Nice to see North Bristol NHS Trust spending taxpayers money on blatant political spin for New Labour. This dossier compiled by the Tories of hospitals at risk of downsizing includes Frenchay Hospital’s A&E Department which, as has been well-publicised, is … Continue reading →

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Jesse and the jews

Posted on August 21, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Clueless equalities communities bore, Labour Social Services supremo Peter Hammond is at it again. News that Jesse Jackson is visiting the city has got Bristol’s Mr Diversity almost wetting his pants with joy at the thought of someone black, American … Continue reading →

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