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“It wisnae me, honest guv” says experienced politician Bunty

By The Basa ⋅ September 25, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

A couple of interesting posts on Elizabeth Maginnis’ blog today. In the first one she tries to clear up our previous information about when she became chair of Waterfront Edinburgh and when the project she manages got money from the company where she enjoyed the position of Chair.
Also, the Evening News phoned to check again, […]

Which Councillor has their nose firmest in the trough?

By The Basa ⋅ September 24, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

 

 
And the results are:
Elizabeth Maginnis (Lab) - 53.5% - Winner Winner Winner
Steve Cardownie (SNP - defected from Labour) - 25.4%
Eric Milligan (Lab) - 14.1%
Ian Perry (Lab) - 7.0%
It has been an interesting poll and the results definitely don’t match our weekend straw poll of EdSucks contributors and friends.  Of course, we all thought that Bunty Backhander […]

Local councillors get a job.

By The Basa ⋅ September 23, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

It seems that three of our local councillors have been drafted in to do a bit of a job.  Wendy Alexander is gagging to get their combined knowledge on all things lokul cooncil.
“Edinburgh councillors Ewan Aitken, Andrew Burns and Ian Perry are to report to her on renewing local government, with hints this will include […]

She’s goin down….. and fast

By The Basa ⋅ September 20, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Time for the Evening News to come off their Labour loveFest and get down to the nitty gritty and do some digging stop waiting for their “highly placed leak” who everyone knows is StevieBoy to give a call.
So someone asked of Jane Dennyson, Waterfront Edinburgh Limited (WEL):
Jane,Further to our telecons today, I confirm I requested […]

SNP Councillor lacks taste

By The Basa ⋅ September 20, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Unfortunately this post is not about the SNP councillor running round in a taxi covered with a union jack. You know the one, he fell asleep in the only Craigmillar Partnership meeting he attended.
For the much publicised forthcoming book the Guide to Political Blogging 2007, Grant Thoms who goes under the guise of Tartan Hero […]

Another nail in Nolan’s coffin

By The Basa ⋅ September 20, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Disgraced ex-councillor Paul Nolan has now another nail in his coffin with the publication of the shameful story of one of his ex-play workers disgraceful experience whilst working at one of the projects which he lorded over until finally with massive local help in providing information the council closed and drew a line on Craigmillar Childcare Services […]

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