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Greedy bastards turn out for the last free lunch

By The Basa ⋅ April 27, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

The Evening News was today reporting that the 20 greedy councillors didn’t miss their last grubby chance to have a free meal on the citizens of the city before taking their 20 grand because most of them realised that they were totally unelectable.
Thirteen sitting Labour councillors, five Tories and two Lib Dems have decided not […]

Elizabeth Maginnis IS bent, and we have the proof

By The Basa ⋅ April 25, 2007 ⋅ One comment

It seems our much used cartoon of Bunty Backhander was right on the mark and things will now start crumbling, but not necessarily starting with the Waterfront Project. 
We have been forwarded a document which finally proves that long-time Labour Councillor Elizabeth Maginnis (or Bunty Backhander as we call her) IS bent.  The document was today was […]

Council loses big-time in Court of Session

By The Basa ⋅ March 26, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Fortunes could well be lost in what a lot of people think is the current illegal transferring of Taxi Plates at prices in excess of £50.000.
The decision in the council appeal against Dawn Salteri, Jack Stewart and Nicolas Forsyth was fundamentally to enable the council to continue to restrict black taxi licences and intimidate members of the public […]

More information on Nursery slashings

By The Basa ⋅ March 12, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

More info has now come in on the post last week telling readers about the slashing of 200 nursery places in Edinburgh by the Council.
Some of the questions have been answered and we now know who the MSP is that has been digging around.  He has asked the following questions in Parliament today:
S2W-32238 Colin Fox: […]

Ewan Aitken’s “A Life in Question”

By The Basa ⋅ March 10, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Ewan Aitken appears on Radio Scotland’s “A life in Question”.  The show bills itself as “Individuals from all walks of life reflect on their experiences, gently guided by Colin McKay.”
One of the key quotes in the interview is “I’ve always stood up against injustice” - maybe he should reconsider that statement.  He knows perfectly well […]

The cooncil need our help

By The Basa ⋅ March 6, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

It seems that the Council’s attempts to get people interested in the electoral process hasn’t been too effective up until now and the first meeting to explain the new system has had to be cancelled because not enough people RSVP’d.
It seems they are now coming to us to help get the message out as the […]

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