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Chapter 1 – Diary of a Whistleblower: The Edinburgh Property Conservation Scandal
Posted on April 17, 2013 | 2 CommentsChapter 1 - The Whistleblower Diary -
“Diary of a whistleblower- the Edinburgh Property Conservation Scandal”
Posted on April 17, 2013 | No CommentsCOMING SOON — Update: It is now here This book tells the story of the property conservation whistleblower’s life, since the day he started at the Council in 1989 up... -
Why was whistleblowing ***** ****** Fired?
Posted on July 21, 2012 | 8 CommentsIt 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... -
Edinburgh Trams recruitment drive – Check the competition
Posted on July 18, 2012 | No CommentsWhilst we are on the subject of the trams, we'd love if someone would put us in contact with the real tram supremo in the city SarahB -
Council workers to be cascaded
Posted on July 5, 2012 | No Comments“I should be grateful if you would cascade this information to your staff through your team meetings, briefings and so on.” Oh my, how this tickled us. Just to ensure... -
The beginning of the end……THE EMAIL (1)
Posted on June 29, 2012 | No CommentsThe leaked email in which Dave Anderson (Suspended) reveals what all his bent officials knew was happening all along. -
Charges… and more to come
Posted on June 28, 2012 | No CommentsWe think there are a few more questions the City of Edinburgh Council, a councillor and an official have to answer. -
Friends of Craighouse: Reposted with permission.
Posted on June 21, 2012 | No CommentsWe feel the Friends of Craighouse are being bullied. In support of their movement, we are happy to give their cause more internet real estate. -
Director of City Development SUSPENDED
Posted on June 12, 2012 | 1 CommentScalps at the highest positions are now being taken. Is this the BurnDownie coalition showing their muscles. Where's the SNP? -
More Property Conservation Exits – UPDATED
Posted on June 11, 2012 | No CommentsUPDATE A few minutes ago we received an email with the following contents: “This latest story about prop conservation is a load of crap, check your source. John livingstone is... -
Cardownie aspires to bring us up to third world status
Posted on June 5, 2012 | No CommentsHow are our roads? Well our deputy council leader thinks we can just about beat Venezuela. Is he right? -
Portobello Labour councillors get all marquess of queensberry
Posted on May 27, 2012 | No CommentsDing Ding, seconds out, round 1. Who'll win? Portly Porty, Seannie and the Dalriada Drunk all gonna start a new Facebook Page. -
Bus lane cock-up was a … err… a cock-up
Posted on May 23, 2012 | No CommentsWhereas the normal punter in the city of Edinburgh when seeing the placement of bus lane cameras thought it was a cock-up within seconds, unfortunately it took the city council... -
Where is the Edinburgh bus lane farce going
Posted on May 15, 2012 | No CommentsTransport chiefs said that they were targeting a hard core of bus lane abusers and expected to issue around 4,000 tickets annually. With just a few weeks into the junket,... -
Two depressing things witnessed – Shame on the City’s Council!
Posted on May 11, 2009 | 4 CommentsTwo depressing things witnessed by me today as a result of poorly planned and executed tramworks fiasco / traffic diversions: Sad thing #1) Sight-impaired lady with white stick patiently standing... -
Council to admit mistakes in adoption fiasco
Posted on May 4, 2009 | 2 CommentsThe council will today in the Evening Chip Paper admit that mistakes were made in their handling of the recent fiasco in the adoption of a young child in the... -
Download the BT Prices here
Posted on October 3, 2008 | No CommentsTonight's story in the Evening News: After we passed the BT prices to the Evening News (where they again failed to credit us for - last time those bastards are getting anything - until the next time) we were kind of shocked that they didn't allow all you citizens to download the documents. Don't fret. The documents will be available here over the weekend. They paint a said picture of the council being supplied free KY jelly by BT. -
Chunky Councillor MacLaren to be a proven LIAR
Posted on September 19, 2008 | No CommentsEducation leader Marilyne MacLaren (known to fellow councillors as Moo Moo) it seems is has to go back to school to learn how to tell the truth. The grossly overweight councillor who has spent her time in power going from mishap to mishap is to be proven a liar next week when one again Dr. Ralph Musgrave gives a damning report to the council - Ralphie's last report was showing how Nolan and his Craigmilar Cabal were, like Councillor MacLaren, at it. It is widely expected in the EdSucks hut that -
Because of her bulk – she’s “fairly close” to two schools
Posted on April 8, 2008 | 1 CommentEdinburgh Council’s supposed “Education Supremo†has shown the city that it is herself that is definitely in need of education - and pretty damn quick. With having just cut 16.5 full time front line positions from Community Centres and herself bordering on obese she is really showing the citizens -
City’s crèche madness
Posted on March 6, 2008 | 8 CommentsIt transpired on television last night that six of the eight crèches in Edinburgh would be closing forthwith without any consultation at all. So much for the listening FibDem/SNP administration...












