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MacLaren, stop listening to Fraudster Rosendale and listen to the experts

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

This is a message to the LibDem led administration.  Below is a letter that was published in the Daily Telegraph today and signed by 270 professionals, academics and children’s writers.  It is time for the LibDems who spent a large majority of the last Council when they were in opposition taking swipes at Fraudster Rosendale […]

Jobs(on) for the boys still alive and well

By The Basa ⋅ September 5, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

It seems the change of administration hasn’t brought about any change in the hiring procedures for the council’s arms length companies - it’s still who you know rather than what - or in some cases who you pop between the sheets with.
News into us last night and today seems to confirm that although Roy ‘the […]

Where is Bob the Burdihouse Builder, Cllr. MacLaren.

By The Basa ⋅ September 5, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Work started on the 20th of August on building the new Burdihouse/Southouse community centre which would move them out of the current facilities which were old football changing rooms.
Somehow, 3 days later, the builders moved off the site and haven’t been seen or heard of since?
Maybe Councillor Mrs. Maclaren has some idea if they have […]

New £9m hole found?

By The Basa ⋅ August 31, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Word is coming in that the council-owned company regenerating Craigmillar, Parc, has a £9m hole that has been discovered.  Is this true and is this the reason they now don’t want to build a new Castlebrae?
We are really not sure of this piece of info but feel that it is worth putting out there to see […]

Strategy, what strategy.

By The Basa ⋅ August 31, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

A couple of years ago, Children & Families head of strategy, Fraudster Mike Rosendale managed to push through a plan that would put in two extra levels of management in Community Learning and Development (CLD).  Regular readers will remember that EdSucks broke the story that the Neighbourhood Managers’ salaries alone would cost the taxpayers of […]

Another school joining the closure discussion - Brunstane

By The Basa ⋅ August 30, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

EdinburghSucks can exclusively reveal that yet another school will be added to the closure discussions.
It seems that plans have been drawn up to not only close Lismore Primary School in the East but also to close nearby Brunstane school and build a new joint campus at Duddingston Yards.
More info is expected into EdinburghSucks including a […]

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