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PFI with Children & Families

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

The council are pushing PFI on our schools system with soundbytes like “300 schools will be rebuilt or refurbished by 2009, representing an investment of £2.2 billion.”  However, this hides the real truth that this is not a government investment, it is in fact a tactic to allow the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, to keep his […]

An Ode

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

Kindly loaned from http://www.piltonsucks.com/ :
IMAGINE THERES NO POLITICIANS
ITS EASY IT YOU TRY
NO DEPRIVATION AMONGST US
ONLY COMMUNITY COUNCILLORS WHO ARE FLY
IMAGINE ALL THE PEOPLE LIVING FOR TODAY
         OCH AYE
YOU MAY SAY WE ARE DREAMERS
BUT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES
LOOK OUT DREAMS CAN TURN TO NIGHTMARES
THAT WILL PUT YOU ON THE RUN
IMAGINE NO BAD HOUSING ITS […]

Loose cannon KhaNolan forced into re-run

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

Shami KhaNolan, the loose racist cannon in the Duddingston and Craigentinny ward last night was forced into a re-run at the nomination ballot.
First in the ballot was council leader Ewan ‘Rasputin’ Aitken but there was a tie for the coveted second place between Shami and Labour party secretary Otis which will bring them both back […]

Phelan says: 90 Days to sign or out the door

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

As we have requested information from readers about the principal of Howdenhall Childrens Unit, a snippet came our way which was totally unexpected.
Seemingly, Mr. Phelan had a staff meeting at the Unit and told all the staff that if they didn’t sign new employment contracts (which most staff feel would be detrimental to them), then […]

So the deal was done

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

News into EdSucks tonight is that a deal has been done to ensure that should Bunty Backhander not get back into the Council at the next election (something that we find unusual given that she is currently sitting at number one on the labour list in her constituency) she will receive a consultancy position with […]

Nolan the unelected up to his tricks again

By The Basa ⋅ November 19, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Incredibly dodgy disgraced ex-councillor, the un-electable Paul Nolan is up to his old tricks in Craigmillar again.
It seems that the vast majority of the democratically elected community counciillors in the area are get again unhappy at his antics.  This time he has decided to represent them at a conference titled “An Agenda for Regeneration in Scotland: […]

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