Tag Archives: Gloucestershire County Cricket Club

A strong case of bullshit

Bristol Labour Party’s education policy has become a bit clearer this week. Having already created a national laughing stock out of the city’s secondary education provision some time ago, they’ve followed this up by failing to provide enough primary school … Continue reading

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Helen Holland reckons this is defamatory. So I'll publish it …

Yep. Helen reckons the email below is defamatory and – wait for it – she’s “referred the correspondence to the Head of Legal Services in the City Council”. Ooh er missus! McNamara’s on the case. Please see this article for … Continue reading

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From the archives: car parks not kids!

Lest we forget … Here’s Labour leader Helen Holland’s “explicit endorsement in the media” for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club’s car parking arrangements over the education of the city’s children. Bristol Evening Post: We’re bowled over by world class ambition Bristol … Continue reading

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Howzat!! Bristol Labour Party caught taking orders from cricket club toffs and House of Lords lobbyists

The Gruesome truth about school places in North Bristol: what you won’t be reading in the Evening Cancer … by lilly manilly Whatever happened to that new school at Ashley Down? They spent enough money on the feasibility studies and … Continue reading

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Chickens on the way home

Just been leafing through some Bristol City Council cabinet minutes from 22 February 2007 and item 7 (pdf) catches the eye. The title is ‘Bishopston Ward Primary School’ and it’s a report all about the city council’s plan to build … Continue reading

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