Exclusive: Bristol Mayor loses trousers in Easton

Exclusive: Bristol Mayor loses trousers in Easton

Yesterday, returning from Trinity Community Arts, I came across an unusual sight in Bannerman Road, Easton.

a pair of red trousers abandoned on the footway

Who could have left them there?

Someone who’s not heard of the local TidyBS5 campaign, to be sure.

The obvious candidate is Bristol’s elected Mayor, George Ferguson, a man not unknown for his penchant for red leg coverings (posts passim).

What could George have been doing in Easton to have fled minus his trousers? Answers in the comments below.

Of course, as a politician George sometimes risks more than the loss of his trousers; he’s wagering the shirt off his back on 2 potentially huge white elephant projects in Bristol both being funded by municipal borrowing – the Bristol Arena and Metrobus/BRT, whose costs keep escalating out of control.

Author: Steve Woods

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