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The past 12 months make me despair for all the lessons lost
My statement to strategy and resources
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Joanna Booth
Brislington Meadows: The Broken Promise to Protect Our Green Spaces
In a city that claims to prioritise green space, the story of Brislington Meadows stands out as a broken promise.
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Joanna Booth
Do Financial Targets Risk Undermining Child Welfare?
A couple of paragraphs buried in Bristol City Council’s updated Families First business case reveals that savings of £5.5 million over the next two…
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Joanna Booth
Council’s £65m Savings Plan Undermined by Weak Data, Flawed Models, and Unclear Delivery
An independent review by EY Parthenon has raised serious concerns about Bristol City Council’s flagship £12m Families First transformation programme.
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Joanna Booth
Eagle House disappointment, one of many
Tracking Green Party promises
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Joanna Booth
The case of missing news and the Lord of Easton
The ex-mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees, has put on the ermine and declared his interests at the House of Lords.
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Joanna Booth
Ex-mayor of Bristol declares he's paid by company to which he gave £12 billion contract
Update 20 March 2025: The contract with Ameresco was initially tendered for £12bn in 2021.
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Joanna Booth
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