Andrew Lynch
@andrewtlynch
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Journalist. Always of HK. Grieving in Bristol. Hiding behind bottles in dark cafes. A funny little man, says Arron Banks, inaccurately.
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Joined December 2010
Henry II gave Bristolians the right to Iive in Dublin in 1171. Could this get #Bristol out of #Brexit
https://t.co/iflHsPMOOh
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Turns out there were 120 questions. Mostly on South Bristol livable neighbourhood.
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And this “we have turned a page” nonsense! She will be signing off on 2024/25. Did @helengt76 watch her chief exec’s pitiful, inconsistent performances at scrutiny and audit? How long before he has to walk the plank?
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Here’s a funny thing. The costs of a secret @WestofEnglandCA inquiry (aka witch hunt) - whose existence was denied in an FOI - were not in the transparency data due to an admin error. And I have a suspension bridge to sell you! Does @helengt76 believe this? Or think I do?
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Or any rejection of the two simple questions I asked before the deadline of 5pm on Monday…
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Well, it’s four hours till the @WestofEnglandCA committee meeting and I don’t see my questions on the website. @helengt76
This is my first q to @helengt76 and @WestofEnglandCA committee tomorrow (fri). They have not told me they have rejected this. Unless they are having a lock-in to invent an imaginative refusal: Dan Norris's dog ate my question and so on. @BristolCouncil @bathnes @sgloscouncil
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@WestofEnglandCA Please retweet and @ your councillors who are on @WestofEnglandCA committees. Only pressure works.
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And this is my second. Prompted by the fact that @WestofEnglandCA ignored my question to scrutiny - it's the one with a question mark at the end of the sentence, Bob - on whether CEO Stephen Peacock still took full responsibility for hiring Slocombe and Beardmore on megabucks.
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This is my first q to @helengt76 and @WestofEnglandCA committee tomorrow (fri). They have not told me they have rejected this. Unless they are having a lock-in to invent an imaginative refusal: Dan Norris's dog ate my question and so on. @BristolCouncil @bathnes @sgloscouncil
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The constant FoI gardener... @MrDanack
https://t.co/a1SXCptNIR
bbc.co.uk
Figures show answering FOI requests on time has barely improved since a 2024 enforcement notice.
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Heavenly performance by Isabella Nefar in My English Persian Kitchen at @BristolOldVic till Saturday.
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Oh, it's on page 339 of reports for Friday's meeting! Subtle!
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Is it the same panel (mainly from BANES) that gave Norris the nod to take both salaries? @WestofEnglandCA
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What?
Carra Kev is to get an extra £19,000 on top to act as deputy mayor of Weca. I thought he already had a full time job with me paying his salary.
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EXCLUSIVE: Bosses at the Bristol Beacon cancelled an event launching a campaign calling for Bristol Zoo to reopen, hours after private pressure from bosses at the zoo - and then tried to cover it up, Bristol Live can reveal. THREAD 🧵 https://t.co/IC6mgnnJdf
bristolpost.co.uk
Organisers lost thousands when their launch event was cancelled after the zoo boss intervened
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@bristoljerome @WestofEnglandCA Reasons to gag me are phony. How long it will be before councillors who scrutinise and audit @WestofEnglandCA will call this out. I see some frustrated by this nonsense. It's obvs the mayor @helengt76 doesn't give a damn, just moving on to the next photo-opp. FOI here...4
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@bristoljerome The other reason used to prevent discussion is because it "discloses third party personal information relating to previous staff members" [of @WestofEnglandCA]. Well, can anyone see where I mentioned identifiable former officers? And they set deadlines but need more time? ...3
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Here's why. Apparently because the scrutiny chair @bristoljerome told me in the street he had sent in his response about an FOI. Irrelevant. In some way that prevents me from raising it. I thought the committee might want to scrutinise what its chair is or is not up to ...2
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