Tag Archives: ‘State of the City’ debate

City council budget balls (2)

Posted on December 15, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Lib Dem Councillor Gary Hopkins, perhaps not entirely seriously, is proposing a way out for the city’s collapsing economy in the comments section: One area where promotion of the city abroad could produce dividends is in tourism. We are a … Continue reading →

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Let them eat cake

Posted on November 28, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Council PR Carole Caplan’s latest pile lands in the inbox: A high-profile conference exploring how Bristol’s prosperity can grow and be shared by everyone in our city is to take place next week. Nice use of the word “share” here. … 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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State of the city: unfuckingbelievable

Posted on January 18, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Tuesday’s ‘State of the City’ debate was predictably used by the Labour Party not to face up to the problems the city faces but to engage in some shameless cheerleading for themselves. Among the highlights was delusional education boss Derek … Continue reading →

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Gimmick Watch

Posted on January 4, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Other means of creating hot air … Bristol City Council is planning another gimmick to help define the council’s top priorities for the future – even though they’ve done this all before and miserably failed to deliver the priorities. The … Continue reading →

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