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		<title>Whistleblower&#8217;s Diary &#8211; Publication Postponed</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2013/04/25/whistleblowers-diary-publication-postponed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2013/04/25/whistleblowers-diary-publication-postponed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Sucks has received a communication originating from the whistleblowers lawyers advising that proceeding at this time, with publication of further chapters of &#8220;Diary of a Whistleblower: The Edinburgh Property...<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>

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		<title>Chapter 1 &#8211; Diary of a Whistleblower: The Edinburgh Property Conservation Scandal</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2013/04/17/chapter-1-diary-of-a-whistleblower-the-edinburgh-property-conservation-scandal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2013/04/17/chapter-1-diary-of-a-whistleblower-the-edinburgh-property-conservation-scandal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chapter 1 - The Whistleblower Diary<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>

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		<title>Why was whistleblowing ***** ****** Fired?</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2012/07/21/why-was-whistleblowing-fired/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2012/07/21/why-was-whistleblowing-fired/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is about time the citizens of this city took action against their council. Today we find out from the Evening News that the whistleblower in the Property Care and...<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>

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		<title>New Director to clean up Property Conservation Department?</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2012/07/11/new-director-to-clean-up-property-conservation-department/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Council workers to be cascaded</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2012/07/05/council-workers-to-be-cascaded/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 09:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>EdinburghSucks.com Survey Results June 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 06:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Come on&#8230; You&#8217;re taking the piss!</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2012/06/13/come-on-youre-taking-the-piss/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Wanna be a councillor?  Aye, Pads for free</title>
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		<title>Labour names their rag tag group of has-beens and wannabes for BurnDownie</title>
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		<title>Two depressing things witnessed &#8211; Shame on the City&#8217;s Council!</title>
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		<title>TIE, Waterfront Edinburgh and Edinburgh Building Services to be one company.</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2009/05/11/tie-waterfront-edinburgh-and-edinburgh-building-services-to-be-all-one-company/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 12:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Well placed, Aye Right Tom.</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2009/05/01/well-placed-aye-right-tom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 10:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Download the BT Prices here</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2008/10/03/download-the-bt-prices-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Sheraton&#8217;s One Spa cheaper than Edinburgh Leisure</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2008/04/11/sheratons-one-spa-cheaper-than-edinburgh-leisure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proof today emerged today that the world famous, ultra-luxurious and chic One Spa at the city's Sheraton Hotel is cheaper than using Porty Swimming Pool to keep fit if you have children.  It also brings into huge disrepute the council and their appointed overseers of council funds at Edinburgh Liesure which is being run as a charity and pays no VAT.
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		<title>The £250,000 publicly funded party to scrap crèche provision</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>City&#8217;s crÃ¨che madness</title>
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		<title>A plea for help &#8211; Journalists, Councillors anyone</title>
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		<title>They paid for a poll and they don&#8217;t believe the answers</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2008/01/28/they-paid-for-a-poll-and-they-dont-believe-the-answers/</link>
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		<title>Full steam ahead and screw the War Memorial</title>
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