Category Archives: Politics

Right up our street?

Posted on September 4, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

The news that Doughty Street Chambers have opened an office in Bristol seems to have gone entirely unremarked so far. Strange, as the head of Doughty Street Chambers has quite a media profile. It is of course the notorious left … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Developments, Local government, Planning, Politics | Tagged Castle Park, Daniel Bennett, David Bishop, Doughty Street Chambers, Geoffrey Robertson QC, Stephen McNamara | There is 1 comment

The Banksy Balls effect

Posted on September 3, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Despite my, quite frankly, show stopping appearance in – arguably the best book ever – that critically acclaimed seminal work Home Sweet Home by Steve Wright, published by Tangent Books and available here and in all good book shops, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Banksy, Bristol, Culture, Cycling City, Economy, Lib Dems, Local government, Politics, World Cup 2018 | Tagged Banksy vs Bristol Museum, Home Sweet Home, Jan Ormondroyd, Paul Barnett, Stephen Wray, Steve Wright, Tangent Books, Trenchard Street car park | There are 6 comments

Progressive?

Posted on August 31, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

The Bristol Labour Party has now waded into the Cancer’s row over Bunter Eddy and the Big Lottery grant to Educational Action Challenging Homophobia (Each). Their Deputy Leader, Mark Bradshaw, published an open letter on the matter on Friday night. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Culture, Education, Equalities, Labour Party, Ministry of Defence, Politics | Tagged EACH, Educational Action Challenging Homophobia, Mark Bradshaw | There are 22 comments

Bristotalian of the week

Posted on August 28, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Step forward Green Bristol Blogger, Chris Hutt … Despite the red trousered public school twit being out of the country prancing like a tit around Europe on his August Grand Tour, there’s no respite for Cancer readers from George Ferguson’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Bristol, Bristol and Bath Railway Path, Bristol Evening Post, Bristolian of the week, Culture, Developments, Harbourside, Local government, Merchant Venturers, Planning, Politics | Tagged Chris Hutt, George Ferguson, Il Palio, Siena | There are 7 comments

Wind 'em up … And off they go

Posted on August 27, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Been really enjoying the predictable uproar over the last couple of days caused by the Cancer’s ‘”Outrageous” lottery grant to Bristol gay teens’ group’ story. In a fairly simple – but highly effective move – the paper wheeled out rent-a-quote … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Bristol West, Conservatives, Education, Labour Party, Local government, MPs, Politics | Tagged EACH, Educational Action Challenging Homophobia, Homophobia, Paul Smith, Richard Eddy, Stephen Williams | There are 18 comments

Fw: Bristolians Against Fluoridation: press/media launch

Posted on August 24, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Vowlsie forwards a picture of himself and his entry for the longest press release in recorded history. Here it is in its entirety: Press release: Bristolians Against Fluoridation (BAF) Announcing the launch of Bristolians Against Fluoridation (BAF). Following preliminary meetings … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Bath, Bristol, Environment, Green Party, Health, North Somerset, Politics, West Country | Tagged Fw: Bristolians Against Fluoridation, Glenn Vowles | There are 37 comments

Give us a C! Give us an O! Give us an N! Give us a dodgy ginger minger planning boss!

Posted on August 21, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Put it all together and what’ve we got? CONsultation … Oh look it’s Friday, must be time for another CONsultation about the stupid ‘Cycle Houses’ on the Bristol and Bath Railway Path nobody wants. The new Lib Dem administration – … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Bristol and Bath Railway Path, Bristol East, CONsultants, Developments, Easton, Environment, Housing, Lib Dems, Local government, Merchant Venturers, Planning, Politics, Twitter | Tagged Chocolate Factory, David Bishop, Jon Rogers, Square Peg | There are 23 comments

Colin Sexstone's web of intrigue

Posted on August 19, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

It looks like Bristol City’s dopey Chief Exec Colin Sexstone has had orders from big boss Stevie Lansdown to get on the offensive over their plans to build a Tesco at Ashton Gate. So Sexstone’s called in the corporate CONsultation … Continue reading →

Posted in Ashton Vale, Bristol, Bristol North west, CONsultants, Developments, Planning, Politics, South Gloucestershire, World Cup 2018 | Tagged Ashton Gate, Bristol City FC, Charlie Bolton, Colin Sexstone, Steve Lansdown, Tesco, Wagstaffs Design | There are 6 comments

Minister Tumblr

Posted on August 17, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

The internet’s alive – 160 articles of varying quality based on the same news release and counting – to the Twitter of Bristol East MP Kerry McCarthy being appointed ‘Twitter Tsar’ for the Labour Party’s doomed general election campaign next … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Bristol, Bristol East, Budget, Labour Party, Local government, Media, MPs, Politics | Tagged Bristol 24-7, Jan Ormondroyd, Kerry McCarthy | There are 17 comments

World Cup footBALLS: jolly news

Posted on August 14, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

By our Chief Football Correspondent, Sell Outter See the Evening Cancer on Tuesday? Unfortunately its World Cup “fluff” piece of the day wasn’t considered worth putting on their internet site … But essentially it was about a World Cup jolly … Continue reading →

Posted in Ashton Vale, Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Bristol South, Developments, Economy, Environment, Local government, Planning, Politics, Southville, SWRDA, World Cup 2018 | Tagged Bristol City FC, Colin Sexstone, Frankfurt, Germany 2006, Guy Price, Hannover, Ian Cawley, Stephen Wray, Steve Lansdown, Tesco | There is 1 comment