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Readers Letters 2

By The Basa ⋅ June 21, 2005 ⋅ One comment

Again it is time to publish some of the readers letters - a sampling of the over 70 received today. Again I have left out all the names but if anyone wants their name added, you know where to contact me.
No. 1
Great site! Besides Edin, councils waste enormous amounts of money! Logistics seem not […]

Electorate ‘distrust’ Politicians - official!

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

A failure by politicians to inspire trust is among the real problems behind poor election turnout - and not voter apathy, a recent study suggested.
Professor Charlie Jeffery, from the School of Social and Political Studies at the University of Edinburgh, believes other root causes are politicians not communicating “clear policy platforms” or reaching out to […]

£82m in unpaid council tax bills

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

Questions again arise about whether Edinburgh is really collecting the the money that is owed. Back in April 22nd the Evening News ran an article (which we covered here) stating that the council had failed to collect £26 million in uncollected debt. Now in June, we find that residents owe nearly £82 […]

Latest PFI fiasco cost us £36.5m

By The Basa ⋅ June 18, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

It is without doubt the best investiment in the world. Pay the bungs to get in on a private finance initiative (PFI) and the money just keeps on rolling in.
We now find we are to pay £33m to buy the company that private investors set up with just £5.5m and we have already given […]

COSLA Awards announced - How did we do?

By The Basa ⋅ June 17, 2005 ⋅ One comment

The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) actually have awards. It is nice to know that the tax-payers fund Scottish local authorities for slapping each other’s back by handing out the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities’ excellence awards - the local government “Oscars”.
Well, we have an ‘inspiring’ team in Edinburgh - we know, […]

George Street no-go area for elderly & disabled

By The Basa ⋅ June 16, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

When bumbling Andy Burns, our failed transport ’supremo’ announced that buses will be banned from George Street and diverted along Princes Street from Sunday he put yet another boot in the stomach of the elderly, disabled and their carers after we found out that their care homes were a nightmare. With the parking […]

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