Category Archives: Southville

Pompousthing's gone green

Posted on April 1, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

News just in. Bristol’s most pompous man, architect George Ferguson, has called in a firm of upmarket image consultants to undertake a drastic personal rebranding exercise for him. The aim is to help “detoxify the brand”; “recalibrate the public profile” … Continue reading →

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20 MPH zones don't work!

Posted on January 21, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

The Green end of the Bristol blogosphere’s been getting rather excited about 20mph zones for the majority of residential streets in Bristol. Not everyone’s convinced … A guest post by 2nd Anonymous 20 MPH zones haven’t made any difference for … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Bristol, Bristol East, Cycling Demonstration City, Environment, Green Party, Local government, Politics, Southville | Tagged , | There are 28 comments

RED TROUSER GATE: PR news

Posted on November 6, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

The Evening Cancer might not be prepared to report on their columnist, George Ferguson’s role in dodgy public park land deals but they’re more than happy to give his poncey Tobacco Factory bar some free publicity. “George flies the flag … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Developments, Elections, Local government, Media, Merchant Venturers, Southville | Tagged , , , | There are 8 comments

The life and times of Michael Cocks #4

Posted on October 7, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Keren Suchecki comments: In the early 80s Michael Cocks used to be in the Hartcliffe Labour club every Sunday lunchtime (as was I), where people would queue to speak to him about their problems. I don’t know how successful he … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Hartcliffe, Labour Party, MPs, Politics, Southville, The British Left | Tagged , , | There are 7 comments

Greener than thou

Posted on August 11, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

An ungreen corn starch bag? A green newspaper? We all know what bloody environmentalists are like once they get going, so it might be asking for trouble bringing this up, but I notice that both of our green blogger friends … Continue reading →

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Told you so…

Posted on July 28, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

OK, OK. Admittedly a little later than expected; it’s here. The Guardian’s ‘Let’s move to…’ column this week features Southville. It’s here in all its glory. And quite amusing it is too. Sample: Those priced out of [Clifton’s] lofty neighbour … Continue reading →

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***SECURITY ALERT*** Mad fanatics want to destroy us all!!!

Posted on July 20, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

There was a major security alert across the city today after two large containers of bullshit were discovered at the premises of the Easton Community Partnership on Stapleton Road. Police believe the find may be related to the activities of … Continue reading →

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Southville expects…

Posted on July 6, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Photo by Johnny Monroe The sense of nervous tension is palpable on the streets of Southville this Friday evening. The steady buzz of conspiratorial whispering from huddles of strange trousered bearded liberals on North Street fights for space with the mournful melodies of dated trip-hop tunes from bustling … Continue reading →

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Let's vomit over…

Posted on June 16, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Final proof – as if it was needed – that Southville has now been entirely overrun by the worst kind of Guardian reading nanny state liberal arrives on The Blogger’s desk. The place where these kind of smug, self-interested, publicly … Continue reading →

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Bristol Labour: A lesson in hypocrisy

Posted on May 30, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

As Bristol’s education system staggers from one crisis to the next, it’s nice to know that the council’s education department are making an effort. Would you believe they’ve even employed for us – at a salary not unadjacent to £40k … Continue reading →

Posted in Labour Party, Local elections 2007, Local government, Southville | | There are 3 comments