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Donald Anderson ignores Autistic children

By The Basa ⋅ October 31, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Once again this council and it’s leader Donald Anderson are totally ignoring the needs of the city’s disabled. This time it is the autistic children in his own ward.
Kaimes Special School on Lasswade Road lost most of it’s grounds when the neighbouring Gracemount High was rebuilt three years ago in 2002. The […]

David McLetchie Resigns!

By The Basa ⋅ October 31, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

“I do so with a heavy heart, as it has been both an honour and a privilege to lead the group for the last six years.
“I have been committed to the Conservative party in Scotland for the whole of my adult life, and what it stands for is far more important than me personally.
“I recognise […]

Where to shop? Try Glasgow

By The Basa ⋅ October 31, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Thanks to our esteemed council, world famous Princes Street is dropping down the shoppers place to be seen in favour of … erm… Glasgow.
It appears that shoppers have had enough of the council enraging drivers by controversially changing a number of routes in the city centre, a scheme which many motorists and indeed the […]

Councillors representing YOU?

By The Basa ⋅ October 31, 2005 ⋅ One comment

The Evening News’ Gina Davidson last week got behind what really happens in the city chambers when you thought that the councillors were looking after your interests. Ha!
council insiders say that Councillor Trevor Davies, currently the city’s planning convener, is manoeuvring to try to take Anderson’s role as leader of the council. “He has […]

Third rate station from 5th rate council

By The Basa ⋅ October 31, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Finally, Teflon ‘Don’ Donald Anderson speaks out about the Waverley station - and says nothing. What makes this so urgent now, when it wasn’t last week, last month, last year, last decade, last century? What made the biggest street furniture installation in a World Heritage Site come before the upgrading of the station?
Anderson […]

Lying, cheating and a fat wallet

By The Basa ⋅ October 29, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Regular readers will remember the last general election campaign when man of the people, Labour MP Nigel Griffiths lied and cheated his way back into parliament (for a refresher course, click here, here, here , here, here, here, here, and here).
It seems that there was a reason for all this cheating, to get […]

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