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Archive for 2005
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Councillors representing YOU?
Posted on October 31, 2005 | 1 CommentThe 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... -
Third rate station from 5th rate council
Posted on October 31, 2005 | No CommentsFinally, 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,... -
Lying, cheating and a fat wallet
Posted on October 29, 2005 | No CommentsRegular 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,... -
“Just doesn’t add up”
Posted on October 29, 2005 | No CommentsIt seems that the council are being caught out in their lies yet again with the proposed council housing transfer. Independent researchers have found that there is a £29,000,000 (yep,... -
Cardownie honourable? Really? Since when?
Posted on October 25, 2005 | No CommentsCouncillor Steve Cardownie says today on his resignation from the nightmare that is the labour party in Edinburgh was taken honourably Today Cllr Cardownie said: “I have had no indication... -
Teflon Don: Screw safety. I’d prefer flowers
Posted on October 19, 2005 | No CommentsTeflon Donald Anderson, the city leader, or as they say in German, Führer, has backed the city’s gateways project over the required overhaul of the “dilapidated” traffic light signalling technology... -
Lib Dem backs the criminal’s friend
Posted on October 19, 2005 | No CommentsA senior Lib Dem spokesman said this week that Eric ‘Teeth” Milligan, the city’s former Lord Provost and friend of convicted resetter and jailbird restauranter Daniel Wencker of Daniel’s Bistro... -
Lord Fawkes of Saughton
Posted on October 16, 2005 | No CommentsIt seems that M’lud Watson of Invergowrie this last week became the most high profile kitchen worker after Martha Stewart was released from prison in the United States. Readers will... -
Was EdinburghSucks!com right?
Posted on October 16, 2005 | No CommentsToday’s Evening News brings more presure on Scottish Conservative leader David McLetchie to come clean on the taxigate scandal that has been going on for months. Back on June 26th,... -
Business chiefs want trams trashed
Posted on October 15, 2005 | No CommentsBusiness leaders are today coming out and trashing the tram proposals for the city and going as far as accusing the people behind the trams as having no business sense.... -
Still getting it wrong – even with consultants
Posted on October 15, 2005 | No CommentsThe city council as with other councils across the country are spending millions of pounds on consultants and outside advice to help them get it right. It seems that Edinburgh... -
Craigmillar financial secrecy continues
Posted on October 7, 2005 | No CommentsAlthough Craigmillar are making the news recently, and the community ‘leaders’ who are detested by the community at large are quick to go public whenever a journalist puts a microphone... -
1 in 9 ‘living in poverty’
Posted on September 29, 2005 | No CommentsA new study looking in to depravation in Scotland which was published yesterday found that more than 9,000 of the city’s residents are classed as living in Scotland’s most deprived... -
Admin Note
Posted on September 25, 2005 | No CommentsUnfortunately, EdinburghSucks!com has been quiet for the past couple of weeks because of pressure of paying work. We will now catch up with the stories that we have missed over... -
Tel – The new council joint venture
Posted on September 14, 2005 | No CommentsWith Enron still fresh in everyone’s mind the council is starting up a new joint venture. The new body – Transport Edinburgh Limited (Tel) – made up of Lothian Buses... -
City chief speaks with forked tongue
Posted on September 14, 2005 | No CommentsPhil Attridge, the council’s licensing leader who is quite happy to give jailbird theives licences to run ‘trendy’ restaurants in Leith seems to choke over the fact that a private... -
“Teeth” flys the flag – criminals fly in
Posted on September 12, 2005 | No CommentsA bit of a shock comes in today from SNP MSP Alex Neil who I had previously held in quite high regard. The Capital’s longest-serving First Citizen is the kind... -
Someone doesn’t like us
Posted on September 11, 2005 | No CommentsUnfortunately EdinburghSucks!com went down for a while this weekend – very late Saturday night and early Sunday when all our people were attending the SEO Roadshow in the George Hotel... -
The £8m Blame Game
Posted on September 8, 2005 | No CommentsIt seems that the highly paid directors of the council departments have received an ‘F’ in maths this year. An almost £8m of shortfall is expected. Departments including health and... -
Labour’s overwhelming support for a Criminal
Posted on September 7, 2005 | No CommentsAt a recent meeting of the licensing board Lothian & Borders Chief Constable submitted a lengthy and “very strong” report to the board setting out in great detail why the...