George Fergusons father worked for NATO. News review with mayoral candidate George Ferguson: Georgeâs role as a Merchant Venturer, part of the cityâs merchant class elite. George pledges to leave the Merchants should he become Mayor. Horrific record of the Merchant Venturers profits from the Triangular Transatlantic Slave Trade not mentioned by our local paper The Post. Mayor will wrest control of a £1bn annual budget from party politics. Kingswoodâs Tory MP Chris Skidmore calls British workers âthe laziest in the worldâ in new book Britannia Unchained. Endemol TVâs founder of âBig Brotherâ and âDeal or No Dealâ, Sir Peter Bazalgette made chairman of the Arts Council. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne booed at paralympics medal award ceremony. European Central Bank says it will buy up bad government debt to stop troubled governmentâs collapsing. European and World Value Survey shows Britain has a very low level of trust. Cameron announces big relaxation of national planning laws to âboost the economyâ by allowing developers to build where they like. Capacity public meeting in Frenchay Village Hall this week: public Frenchay Hospital to be demolished to make way for hundreds of private homes. Abandoned £30bn Severn Barrage scheme is to be re-examined by the government as a way to tap into tidal power. Half the phone hacking victims have still not been contacted by Scotland Yard and the total number has doubled this week, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Sue Ackers reveals to Keith Vaz on the Home Affairs Select Committee.
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