Tag Archives: Bristol and Bath Railway Path

Public service for private gain

Posted on February 13, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Besides the various corporate interests that have their feet firmly under the table of the West of England Partnership’s BRT Project Board – the group continuing to do the work that will destroy the railway path – there’s also various … Continue reading →

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Railway path: dates for the diary

Posted on February 13, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

An example of the appalling consequences of direct action involving a bucket of shit and a politician. Here’s the beginning of a useful list of meetings where people against the BRT route on the railway path can get up, close … Continue reading →

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Railway path round-up

Posted on February 12, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

There’s a new summary of events so far at Conserve England, featuring many of the best of people’s comments from here and the BBC among others. Yesterday’s Evening Cancer, meanwhile, might already have provided us with the quote of the … Continue reading →

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The corporate takeover of the railway path

Posted on February 10, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

There’s some sterling research on the role of First Group and the BRT scheme over on Bristol Indymedia by Cyclopath. They point out the guided bus used in the sketch for the proposed BRT route on Bristol and Bath Railway … Continue reading →

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Railway path: the corporate priorities

Posted on February 9, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

One currently unexplored aspect of the West of England Strategic Partnership’s BRT Project Board – that has devised the plan to destroy the Bristol and Bath Railway Path – is the presence on it of a number of large corporations … Continue reading →

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Cyclepath: Lib Dem press release

Posted on February 7, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Just in: Here we don’ t go again – Wrong turning on Bristol Rapid Bus Bristol is in danger of losing government funding for a rapid guided bus network, the Liberal Democrats are warning. Bristol and surrounding authorities could lose … Continue reading →

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