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NHS complaints body axed

By The Basa ⋅ March 21, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Lothian Health Council, which fights for patients’ rights on health issues and supports them in making complaints, will cease to exist in two weeks under sweeping reforms to the NHS in Scotland.
“We are very disappointed that the people of Lothian now face the prospect of being without professional independent support for what could be a […]

Five year wait for fertility treatment

By The Basa ⋅ March 21, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

It is time to donate:
The situation was now so bad that many people faced the difficult task of finding a donor from among their friends. “In a lot of areas the only hope of treatment is to bring in your own donor, but not everyone can find someone in their circle who they want and […]

Investors ‘grab cheap homes for big profits’

By The Basa ⋅ March 21, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

What we all know and the Council denies:
“Affordable homes in new city developments are being snapped up by property investors for huge profits, it was claimed today. Houses in Wester Hailes have reportedly been purchased at knock-down prices by first-time buyers who can then sell them on for more than double the original cost.
In Morvenside […]

Leithers have a different view

By The Basa ⋅ March 20, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

It started with a letter to the Evening News:
Leith needs young families living in affordable housing, not get-rich Charlies. Leith is already showing these scars by creating ghetto areas where the old Leith and the new Leith are already a million miles apart. - More Here
Then the follow-up from Slimeball Coonsillar Gordon Munro saying:
“The Leith […]

Park here and you’ll pay for it

By The Basa ⋅ March 20, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Edinburgh City Council has always been ripped because of it’s totally over zealous parking enforecement.
Now comes news that the 1 mile long George Street had 20,000 parking tickets in 2004 garnering £900,000.
Almost £15.8m was raked in during the 12 months to April 2003 in fines, meter charges and permits compared to the £8.24m in the […]

Gordon Brown’s Budget maths ‘flaky’.

By The Basa ⋅ March 20, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

It looks as though Gordon Brown’s budget is not quite as he says:
‘It’s fair to say his tax-raising measures are rather more flaky than his tax-cutting measures,’ said Jonathan Loynes, chief UK economist at Capital Economics. ‘His numbers may add up, other things being equal. What they don’t take into account is that by closing […]

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