News review: with Bristol mayor George Ferguson and Bristol musician mum Rita Lynch. How is Bristol budget spent; devolution; access to central government; housing; austerity â national debt and central government cuts; If Mayors Ruled the World conference; cancellation of unpayable debt; Rita Lynch discusses reduction of The Bush respite care Centre for disabled children that her disabled son Jimmy attends â Mayor says hes trying to spread the money further; ex-Avon and Somerset police chiefs say Nick Gargan must go â but who are they to talk? Dont investigate thefts, assaults or hit-and-runs, police told; 69 year old Taunton mum died after being left in her own urine and faeces for eight days by private firm Way Ahead Care â private profit from caring, do we value care enough; residents parking â pros and cons; referendum to decide whether we still want a mayor or not â Lords bill for a no-mayor referendum - is Bristol better off with a mayor? the £90m Bristol Arena â boost for local economy, parking; the £200M Metrobus plan â it apparently worked in Nantes; Local Enterprise Partnership â private company; allegations that secretive LEP is unaccountable and spend public money on their own businesses. Westons Winter Gardens sold to Weston College for £1 while Weston college get £15m grant of public money to refurbish it. Tories â Michael Howard fraud claims and Ted Heath child abuse accusations; new Tory government counter-extremist strategy.
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