Tag Archives: Stephen Williams

Wind 'em up … And off they go

Posted on August 27, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Been really enjoying the predictable uproar over the last couple of days caused by the Cancer’s ‘”Outrageous” lottery grant to Bristol gay teens’ group’ story. In a fairly simple – but highly effective move – the paper wheeled out rent-a-quote … Continue reading →

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The strange death of Labour Bristol

Posted on June 9, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

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

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

Posted on June 1, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

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

Swivel-eyed liberal loonwatch

Posted on March 8, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Fruitcake A grudging hat-tip to James Barlow for this story, although I don’t see why we should when it’s obvious he’s just signed up to the same ‘They Work for You’ alert as we are. Anyway, very strange outburst from … Continue reading →

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It's official! Bus route is "quite loopy"

Posted on March 3, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrUAhel8aDg] Bristol West MP Stephen Williams has slammed the plan to turn the Bristol and Bath Railway Path into a guided bus route as “daft” and “quite loopy”. Williams visited the path, which is now in his constituency, during the … Continue reading →

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A new trough for a new day

Posted on February 7, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

It looks like cash-strapped Stephen Williams MP has come up with a new and imaginative way to squander taxpayers money. How about paying to publish – in the local glossie for the yoof, Venue – a sartorially challenged picture of … Continue reading →

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Snout watch (featuring trough of the week)

Posted on February 4, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Thanks to ‘Poor Dear’ on the dazzlingly revamped Bristol Indymedia for this one. With spectacularly bad timing, Bristol West MP, Stephen Williams has used his weekly web-based ‘Westminster Yawnfest’ (surely diary? ed.) to complain about his pay. You see, the … Continue reading →

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MP Dan's vanity publishing shocker!!!

Posted on October 26, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Bristol Labour Party’s overpromoted public schoolboy twit-in-chief, Wansdyke MP Dan Norris has been exposed as one of the four biggest spenders in parliament after claiming expenses of £172,733 for the year March 2006 – March 2007. This compares to the … Continue reading →

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