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Whistleblower heads to court

By The Basa ⋅ June 23, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

The news this week that the whistleblower in the Cityconnect and ELLP fiasco is heading to court for further action against the council for their bungling cover-up of the loss of about £400,000 from the public purse is good news for community education staff throughout the city if our mailbox is anything to go by.
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Dick Dastardly’s Planning Dept admit failing to have a plan

By The Basa ⋅ June 22, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

It will come as no shock to EdinburghSucks.com’s regular readers that the Planning Department are in chaos despite assurances from Trevor ‘(little) Dick Dastardly’ Davies spoutings to the press that everything is fine and dandy.  Perhaps himself and his Director of Development should refrain from writing bitchy letters to the press and get on with […]

Parliament increases fees by about 10 times inflation

By The Basa ⋅ June 22, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Following on a 33 times inflation rise proposed by the Council earlier this week, now visitors to the £341 million+ parliament building will now face another inflation busting rise on entrance costs taking them form £3.50 to £5.  Those least able to pay and get in on a concessionary admission ticket are percentage-wise, screwed even […]

Council ignores experts…. again!

By The Basa ⋅ June 22, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Once again the city council are ignoring the advice of the experts (again including the emergency services) and doing their political best to spoil one of the most beautiful streets in the city (which also houses EdSucks favourite store - H&I).
Lothian and Borders Police and the Scottish Licensed Trade Association both believe George Street has […]

Praise Indeed

By The Basa ⋅ June 21, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Well we got a little praise from the equally anonymous ‘daisysainton’:
I am surprised to see edinburghsucks in the finalists.
Its a well done and effective propaganda device but at its core is something as corrupt as those it challenges and defames - a festering bitterness which will stoop to guilt by association in order to manipulate […]

Threats are arriving daily

By The Basa ⋅ June 20, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/wOrLsmYCv9o” height=”350″ width=”425″ /]
If you are threatening a person or an infant child make sure you put a return email address unless you want to be confirmed as a yellow-bellied coward.
Of course we love the relay-headings we get on the messages which you should know all about being the Digital Champion.
Your friend Dr. Andy […]

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