Tag Archives: Helen Holland

Tidings of red trousers and joy …

Posted on December 1, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

It’s that time of year again. We’ve just dusted down the Trojan Christmas Box Set here at Blogger HQ so we thought we’d give you the Christmas itinerary. And what a coup we have for readers this year. After the … Continue reading →

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RED TROUSER GATE: They don't know what they're doing pt. 1,356

Posted on November 5, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

You can’t, of course, have a full-blown political scandal without a ‘gate’ suffix and logo. Bristol Indymedia have gone for ‘Bishopgate’ but at the Blogger we’ve settled for ‘Red Trouser Gate’ and a rather fetching logo. Now on to the … Continue reading →

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STOP PRESS: Circus balls

Posted on September 25, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Our glorious, if slightly dim, leader Helen Holland told the press today, “Cabot Circus is a quantum leap for Bristol beyond anyone’s wildest dreams.” Speak for yourself Helen. It might be normal for the Holland household to have wild dreams … Continue reading →

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The congestion charge cometh

Posted on September 23, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Slipped out, under the radar, via that popular local publication Builder and Engineer, city council leader Helen Holland yesterday announced she intends to introduce a congestion charge in Bristol. Brave Helen made the announcement to an exclusive audience of about … Continue reading →

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From the comments …

Posted on March 30, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Get out writes … I hear that the most serious concern within the leadership of Bristol Labour and Tory Parties right now is not the cycle path at all. By the sound of rumblings in the Council House the uppermost … Continue reading →

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Ignoble Savage better for you than Greens?

Posted on March 16, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

No sign yet of a formal press release announcing the arrival of “Junket” Jan Ormondroyd to run Bristol City Council. So we’ll just have to make do with the one that the council’s PR girl Simon Caplan did back in … Continue reading →

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Waffle watch

Posted on February 16, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

“We are all constantly striving to achieve clarity in all communications.” Helen Holland, Bristol Evening Post, 16 February 2008 By reviewing the Corporate Plan at the same time as the review of the Bristol Partnership’s Sustainable Community Strategy (please see … Continue reading →

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Oh no … It looks like it's time for the infamous south Bristol ring road gambit!

Posted on January 28, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

With the plan to turn the Bristol and Bath Cycle Path into a bus route formally announced, it looks likely local politicians will be readying themselves to play the infamous south Bristol ring road gambit. This is an extraordinary technique … Continue reading →

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State of the city: fisking* Holland

Posted on January 21, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

* To fisk: A point-by-point refutation of a blog entry or (especially) news story. A really stylish fisking is witty, logical, sarcastic and ruthlessly factual; flaming or handwaving is considered poor form. Named after Robert Fisk, a British journalist who … Continue reading →

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Anarcho traffic management: is it the future?

Posted on January 18, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Let’s face it, all this talk of European cities, culture capitals, green capitals and the rest is just so much PR hot air and feel-good marketing soundbites from our councillors. They’re all just props to make it sound like they’re … Continue reading →

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