(en) Britain, AF, The Bristoloan V4 , #2 April 2013 - bristolan bites

Occ Health now a load of ATOS ---- A frisson of excitement went through the city?s 
chattering classes when the council?s brand new Public Health chief, Janet Maxwell, 
immediately started talking up her eco credentials and pushing for Bristol to become 
European Green Capital. So it?s a pity that as she cycles over to the Farmers? Market to 
save the bloody whale she can?t show the same respect to her own staff that she does for 
the environment. ---- For Janet?s first proper decision at the council after a couple of 
months dicking about with green poshos is to appoint one of the country?s most notorious 
companies as a partner. Step forward ATOS, which has just been awarded a contract by Janet 
to look after the wellbeing of Bristol City Council?s long suffering staff by running the 
occupational health service.

ATOS is of course the company making a
mint out of government contracts by throwing
disabled people off benefits after finding them
?fit for work? following dubious tests. Indeed,
the company first shot to fame in 2011 when
1,100 people died in the first 8 months
of that year soon after being found ?fit for
work? by ATOS!

Just the firm to help out ordinary underpaid
overworked council workers who don?t have
the benefit of a six-figure salary like Janet?s,
don?t you think?

Pie spy shows locals who?s boss

Since starting in 2003 at a shop on Stokes
Croft, posh pie empire PIEMINISTER has
gone on to become rather famous, and along
the way contributed to the gentrification of
BS2 which saw less wealthy local people priced
out by trustfunded ?creatives? wearing ironic
facial hair. Well, they couldn?t afford the pies,
so why hang around?

Crispin Busk was Pieminister?s UK
Account Manager until he left in 2010 to start
up his own upmarket instant noodle business,
Kabuto. Whilst his Kabuto noodles lack
the name recognition of his old company?s
products, privately-educated Cambridge
graduate Crispin certainly took on board the
Pieminister ethos of pitch-up-in-cheap-area-
and-price-out-locals.

Cadbury garden closed thanks to cackling posho

Having moved in next door to popular
Montpelier pub the Cadbury House, he
decided he didn?t like hearing people enjoying
a few drinks and chatting in its much-loved
beer garden, so began a campaign of noise
complaints to the council.

And in a victory for braying
Hooray Henrys everywhere, Busk
succeeded in almost getting the pub?s licence
revoked ? with the lasting result that you can?t
enjoy your beer outside past 10pm