Category Archives: Politics

BLACK (cloud) WATCH: council cash news

Posted on August 11, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

A speedy reply to Woodsy’s Freedom of Information request to Bristol City Council regarding their expenditure on Victoria Park’s temporary roofless shed, ‘The Black Cloud‘, arrives on the ever-dependable ‘What Do They Know?‘ site and finds the council crunching urgently … Continue reading →

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Toffwatch south west

Posted on August 10, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

I say chaps. Have you heard yet? Spiffing news what? Those jolly good fellows of the South West Regional Development Agency have only gone and got themselves a terrific new Chairman chappie don’t you know? Naturally such a character, responsible … Continue reading →

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The risky business of democracy …

Posted on August 7, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Leafing through the city council’s Corporate Risk Register (pdf) today musing about maybe getting out a bit more proved to be more interesting than planned. Basically this register is a list of things the council’s doing that could go badly … Continue reading →

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BLACK (cloud) WATCH: Slim pickings

Posted on August 6, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

News drifts in that the city council’s direct cash contribution to this temporary roofless shed cum public artwork in Victoria Park – ‘The Black Cloud‘ – comes in at around £15k. Not much money then? Especially if you take the … Continue reading →

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Muslim balls

Posted on July 21, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Time to take a day off from the thrill ‘n’ spills of World Cup footBALLS and turn instead to another of this blog’s obsessions … Yes it’s Tuesday, which means our old friend Farooq Siddique has his ‘A Muslim in … Continue reading →

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World Cup footBALLS: parklife

Posted on July 18, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Still wondering where this £100m in revenue the city council reckons can be made from hosting a World Cup is actually going to come from. We already know that all the big money from TV rights goes to FIFA, not … Continue reading →

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What a difference a day makes …

Posted on July 16, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

This new local online news thingy, Bristol 24/7, reported on Tuesday: Simon Cook – executive member for the culture, sport and tourism projects executive – told a press conference held at the Marriott Hotel, College Green, that the costs of … Continue reading →

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World Cup footBALLS: part two – the marketing case?

Posted on July 14, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Saturday’s Comment in the Evening Cancer about the World Cup bid went on to claim, “there is the invaluable prospect of fantastic publicity for the city” Really? In September 2007, Egbert Oldenboom from MeerWaarde Sport and Economics in Amsterdam published … Continue reading →

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World Cup footBALLS: part one – business case?

Posted on July 13, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

By chief sports writer, Sell Outter Has the Evening Cancer realised it might have made a mistake believing senior council officer Stephen Wray’s absurd estimate that £100m could come into the city as a result of a successful World Cup … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 10, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Bristol City Council’s frantic fact-free analysis-lite World Cup fantasy PR campaign in the pages of the Evening Cancer, fronted by Eddie Large and supported by an increasing cast of financially ignorant nobodies, continues apace. Latest news is that the usual … Continue reading →

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