Modern Bristol needs councillors to work in a new way and it should start next week when the council selects a new leader and Cabinet, says Tony Dyer
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Elected mayor must invite all of Bristol to the party
In the coming months, we will find out if the candidates are of the standard necessary to run this complex and diverse city, writes Tony Dyer
Tony Dyer: The Wrong Trousers… Why I say No to this badly tailored Mayor
The proposal Mayor system is the wrong size, the Elected Mayoral trousers that Bristol is being sold are not tailored to fit the real economic city
Tony Dyer: Why I agree with Vince Cable on future of RBS
There is an urgent need to create an alternative way to mobilise capital for small businesses in order to encourage an economic recovery
Tony Dyer: After the fakers dozen Budget, can someone turn the lights back on?
Will the last person who has a job and is still paid enough to pay tax, but not wealthy enough to avoid doing so, please put more money in the meter to turn Britain’s lights back on?
Tony Dyer: Politicians must learn lessons of the 1932 Bristol riots
Looking back to the 1930s reveals numerous parallels with today, from cuts in benefits and public services, a weakened opposition party, to the brutal policing of demonstrations and a corrupt media
Tony Dyer: Stellar names who make my Bristol City Council ‘dream team’
This would be my team, if the people of Bristol were ever daft enough to hand me the reins of power. If nothing else, it would ensure cabinet meetings would be more interesting…