Tag Archives: Kerry McCarthy

Election 2010: Tory wonderweb joy!

Just been reading Eugene Byrne‘s political predictions for 2010 in Venue. A stonking good read mainly because the The Bristol Blogger is in it. Although another highlight is Helen Holland cracking a decentish joke while KRS will be on the … Continue reading

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Postscript: Tesco value MP

A small amuse-bouche to yesterday’s Dim Prawn main course of refusing to get your hands dirty critcising Tesco … Bristol East MP, Kerry McCarthy, is now holding constituency surgeries at Tesco Extra in Brislington! How long before Labour drop the … Continue reading

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Minister Tumblr

The internet’s alive – 160 articles of varying quality based on the same news release and counting – to the Twitter of Bristol East MP Kerry McCarthy being appointed ‘Twitter Tsar’ for the Labour Party’s doomed general election campaign next … Continue reading

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The strange death of Labour Bristol

Here are the Euro election results for Bristol’s local authority area: Conservatives: 20,675 (19.4%) Lib Dems: 19,834 (18.6%) Labour: 17,321 (16.2%) Greens 16,735 (15.7%) UKIP: 14,647 (13.7%) BNP: 6,132 (5.7%) Pensioner Party: 2,796 English Democrats: 2,029 Christian Party: 1,363 Socialist … Continue reading

Posted in Bristol, Bristol East, Bristol North west, Bristol South, Bristol West, Conservatives, Elections, Green Party, Labour Party, Lib Dems, Local Elections 2009, Politics | Tagged , , , , , | There are 24 comments

Dim Prawn seals Gordon's fate

“Gordon Brown will be Prime Minister next week,” the monotoned moron MP for Bristol South intoned today on The Politics Show West. That’s game over for Gordon then. He’ll be gone by Wednesday. And for old time’s sake, let’s just … Continue reading

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MP "Two Beds" in Habitat bath tidy Scamalot shocker!!!

Another bad day for Bristol politics. We can’t even do the MPs expenses scandal – ‘Scamalot’ – with any class or style. While the rest of the country is getting suitably worked up over whipping, flipping, double dipping and egregious … Continue reading

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"We need to sort Parliament out"

Says Bristol East MP, Kerry McCarthy. Well, I’ll source the detonators if someone else gets hold of the explosives …

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Homage

Plans for Evening Cancer editor, Mike Norton, to marry a British Toggenburg goat in a private ceremony this week have come under fire from VEGANS and environmental campaigners. One opponent of Norton’s goat nuptials claims it would be “a disgrace … Continue reading

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The Hollywood post

Kerry McCarthy has tagged me about this list of DVDs which Barack Obama gave Gordon Brown. The films are: Citizen Kane, The Godfather, Casablanca, Raging Bull, Singin’ in the Rain, Gone with the Wind, Lawrence of Arabia, Schindler’s List, Vertigo, … Continue reading

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I'd like to thank my hairdresser …

It came out of a clear blue sky didn’t it? Who’d have ever thought it? But there will be no boasting, smugness and gloating here at the Award Winning Bristol Blogger (please note the name change and adjust accordingly in … Continue reading

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