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National Media Museum – the final scene?
Sadly, Bradford’s National Media Museum is under attack again. Last week a story broke which has got worse and worse. What started as “cultural asset stripping”, even “cultural rape”, is being seen as a winding down of The National Media … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Art Galleries, Community, Culture, North of England, Photography, Yorkshire
Tagged Bradford, Culture, National Media Museum, Yorkshire
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Galloway’s Legacy to Bradford
Bradford is a Galloway-Free Zone. Were sweeter words ever written? After the shenanigans of the election, with allegations of electoral fraud here and criminality there, a lie for a lie being the order of the day (if one is to … Continue reading
Posted in George Galloway, Labour, Naz Shah, North of England, Politics
Tagged Bradford, Conservatives, Election, George Galloway, Labour Party, Naz Shah, Politicians, Politics, Politics in the Pub, Respect Party
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Bradford Brewery & the Theatrics of the Election
Stood in Bradford Brewery surrounded by politicos of every hue, an odd feeling of being duped overtook me. Maybe it was because I’d just, in a small way, pushed myself into the politics of Bradford West during a campaign that … Continue reading
Posted in Bradford, Bradford West, Politics
Tagged Bradford, Bradford West, Celia Hickson, Conservatives, Election, George Galloway, George Grant, Green, Labour, Naz Shah
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George Galloway: It’s not Him – It’s Me!
I got in bother with Bradford West candidate George Galloway this weekend. It’s ended up with me apologising to a couple of people, not least the person who Mr Galloway thinks I am. That might need clarification… I was in … Continue reading
Posted in Bradford, George Galloway
Tagged Bradford, Bradford Brewery, George Galloway
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Eduwhinge 5: George Galloway calls for a Bradford Challenge
Education in Bradford and across vast swathes of the North is terrible. You name the league table, Bradford’s near the bottom and is invariably surrounded by local education authorities (LEAs) also ‘oop North’. Everyone has their excuses for it: poverty, … Continue reading
Posted in Bradford, Bradford West, Education, Eduwhinge, George Galloway
Tagged Blackpool, Bradford, Education, George Galloway, Labour, Lancashire, London Challenge, Manchester, Middlesbrough, North East, Respect, Yorkshire
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Eduwhinge 2: We know the problem; we know the answer; where’s our solution?
There’s a problem with education in Bradford and across the North. It’s a fact. The problems can be sorted, quite easily. Another fact. When London’s schools were failing, the national government acted and sorted the problem. Another fact. So why … Continue reading
Posted in Bradford, Education, Eduwhinge
Tagged Bradford, Education, London Challenge, North South Divide
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Things that Occur to Me 