Tag Archives: Jon Rogers

Jonnie, Jonnie, Jonnie come out, come out from wherever you are …

They say a week’s a long time in politics but it’s a very short time indeed for the Lib Dems’ Planning and Transport supremo, Jon Rogers, to make a complete nob of himself and demonstrate he’s a disempowered old fool … Continue reading

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Tesco Ashton Gate Planning Meeting: CANCELLED!!!

The dedicated planning meeting to decide the Tesco Ashton Gate planning application has been cancelled today without explanation. This follows another Lib Dem/council officer fiasco today after Deputy Chief Exec Jon House and his sidekick Alun Owen appeared to take … Continue reading

Posted in Bedminster, Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Bristol South, Developments, Environment, Lib Dems, Local government, Planning, Politics, Southville, World Cup 2018 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | There are 28 comments

Council officers plot to give land to Lansdown on the cheap

While Cabinet member Gary Hopkins continues to live in his own little make believe world where he thinks he’s in power and can make promises about the Ashton Gate land sale like “we will … get best value for Bristol … Continue reading

Posted in Bristol, Bristol South, Developments, Environment, FOI, Lib Dems, Local government, Planning, Politics, World Cup 2018 | Tagged , , , , , , | There are 63 comments

Did you lie Councillor? Or are you merely an incompetent?

The webcast for the full council meeting of 15 September is now available from the Bristol City Council website here. Using the index you can go to section 4.c Questions from the public where you will find the following: PQ3 … Continue reading

Posted in Ashton Vale, Bedminster, Bristol, Bristol and Bath Railway Path, Bristol East, Bristol South, Developments, Easton, Environment, Lib Dems, Local government, Planning, Politics, Southville, World Cup 2018 | Tagged , , , , , | There are 16 comments

Those Ashton Gate Tesco questions in full

Last night a number of people put questions to the Full Council regarding the proposed Tesco at Ashton Gate with specific reference to the piece of land that’s owned by the council. Among the most interesting unanswered questions are what … Continue reading

Posted in Bristol, Bristol South, Developments, Environment, Green Party, Lib Dems, Local government, Planning, Politics, Southville, World Cup 2018 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | There are 20 comments

Lib Dems in office: Bishop in power: business as usual at the Council House

Minor uproar has greeted this blog’s revelations that almost a fifth of the land at Ashton Gate pencilled in by Bristol City FC to become a Tesco Extra belongs to Bristol City Council. And even by the extraordinarily low intellectual … Continue reading

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Give us a C! Give us an O! Give us an N! Give us a dodgy ginger minger planning boss!

Put it all together and what’ve we got? CONsultation … Oh look it’s Friday, must be time for another CONsultation about the stupid ‘Cycle Houses’ on the Bristol and Bath Railway Path nobody wants. The new Lib Dem administration – … Continue reading

Posted in Bristol, Bristol and Bath Railway Path, Bristol East, CONsultants, Developments, Easton, Environment, Housing, Lib Dems, Local government, Merchant Venturers, Planning, Politics, Twitter | Tagged , , , | There are 23 comments

World Cup footBALLS of confusion

Are we in need of the Council House equivalent of a Kremlinologist to explain what the Lib Dem leadership’s view of the proposal to build a Tesco Extra on Ashton Gate might be? A couple of Lib Dem cabinet members … Continue reading

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VOTE 2009: Spot the difference – Lib Dem "shocked and angered" special

Compare and contrast: ———- Forwarded message ———- From: Jon Rogers <jon.rogers@bristol.gov.uk> Date: Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 3:26 PM Subject: .Ashley eFOCUS – May/June 2009 To: … Like many people I have spoken to, I am shocked and angered by … Continue reading

Posted in Ashley, Bristol, Bristol West, Cabot, Elections, Lib Dems, Local Elections 2009, Local government, Politics | Tagged , , | There are 45 comments

Joined up government: that "One Council" approach

An unwittingly useful insight into the council’s old-fashioned attitudes to management, IT and communications – despite the council’s endless PR initiatives about the internet and a supposed new policy of “openness” – comes courtesy of Jon Rogers on Charlie’s blog. … Continue reading

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