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	<title>Edinburgh Sucks! &#187; Housing Dept.</title>
	<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com</link>
	<description>An account of how the politicians and officials are screwing our city.</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Report on CEC: Overall there was a lack of management&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/02/26/report-on-cec-overall-there-was-a-lack-of-management/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/02/26/report-on-cec-overall-there-was-a-lack-of-management/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Donald Anderson]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ewan Aitken]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Housing Dept.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tom Aitchison]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? We are all used to Donald &#8216;Teflon Don&#8217; Anderson and Ewan &#8216;Rasputin&#8217; Aitken telling us just how well they are doing with our taxpayer pounds.  Isn&#8217;t it interesting when JR emails us and points us in the direction of pure proof that they are not doing to well at all - in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another EdinburghSucks.com detractor</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2006/03/20/another-edinburghsuckscom-detractor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2006/03/20/another-edinburghsuckscom-detractor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Housing Dept.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mike Anthony]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rogue Companies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bz8 dot biz]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2006/03/19/another-edinburghsuckscom-detractor/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? It seems that on 29th March another EdinburghSucks.com detractor will launch with the advertising backing of new Edinburgh Talk Radio Station Talk107, Saffery Champness Accountants, Valvona &#038; Crolla the oldest delicatessen and Italian wine merchant in Scotland and a web development company called bz8 dot biz.  We have informed Talk107, Valvona Crolla, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More failure at Ballot Box</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/12/16/more-failure-at-ballot-box/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/12/16/more-failure-at-ballot-box/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2005 09:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Colin Fox]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Donald Anderson]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Housing Dept.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sheila Gilmore]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/?p=326</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? Yesterday, the city&#8217;s leaders were again reeling from another bloody nose at the ballot box delivered this time by the city&#8217;s Housing department tenants.  After spending in excess of £600,000 of taxpayers money in their huge scale propaganda effort, the Council were shown that their tenants have no trust in their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Council rents will rise by 40% after transfer</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/11/01/council-rents-rise-by-40-after-transfer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/11/01/council-rents-rise-by-40-after-transfer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2005 04:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gordon Munro]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Housing Dept.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sheila Gilmore]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/?p=295</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? As has been reported before in the local press (click here) the council are bullying their tenants into the upcoming stock transfer.
What they don&#8217;t tell you in the spin is that in fact all council rents WILL increase by 40% on the day of the transfer.  We don&#8217;t use any fuzzy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Just doesn&#8217;t add up&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/10/29/just-doesnt-add-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/10/29/just-doesnt-add-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2005 12:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[City Development]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Council Departments]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Housing Dept.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sheila Gilmore]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/?p=288</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? It seems that the council are being caught out in their lies yet again with the proposed council housing transfer.  Independent researchers have found that there is a £29,000,000 (yep, that&#8217;s millions) hole in the projected costs of keeping the houses in a state of good repair.
City of Edinburgh Housing Association [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The  £8m Blame Game</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/09/08/the-%c2%a38m-blame-game/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/09/08/the-%c2%a38m-blame-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2005 08:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cleansing Dept.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Education Dept.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Finance Dept.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Housing Dept.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Maureen Child]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/?p=267</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? It seems that the highly paid directors of the council departments have received an &#8216;F&#8217; in maths this year.  An almost £8m of shortfall is expected.
Departments including health and social care, environment and consumer services, housing and the new children and families team look set to run an estimated £7.7m over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>£000&#8217;s on repairs, then lies - then demolishing</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/08/06/%c2%a3000s-on-repairs-then-lies-then-demolishing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/08/06/%c2%a3000s-on-repairs-then-lies-then-demolishing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2005 17:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Council Official]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Housing Dept.]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/?p=241</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? Just to prove that the council&#8217;s left hand doesn&#8217;t know what the right hand is doing and they are liars - The council have spent many thousands of pounds repairing flats in Royston and Wardieburn even though they are earmarked for demolition.  Not only that but the council once again tried [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Council trying to &#8216;rip off&#8217; elderly</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/07/22/council-trying-to-rip-off-elderly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/07/22/council-trying-to-rip-off-elderly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2005 12:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Council Departments]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Councillors]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Donald Anderson]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Finance Dept.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Housing Dept.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lesley Hinds]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lord Provost]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Planning Dept.]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/?p=228</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? Careful reading and just a little bit of research at the ESPC website seems to show that although the council make many, many millions by selling off city-owned land, however when the council require to buy land from their own residents who pay council tax - a &#8216;rip-off&#8217; situation ensues.
Residents who are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Jobs for the boys&#8217; in the Council - Proof</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/07/04/jobs-for-the-boys-in-the-council-proof/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/07/04/jobs-for-the-boys-in-the-council-proof/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2005 14:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[City Development]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cleansing Dept.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Council Departments]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Donald Anderson]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Housing Dept.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jenny Dawe]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Labour]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Planning Dept.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transport Dept]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/07/04/jobs-for-the-boys-in-the-council-proof/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? Yet again, an insider recruitment process to find the head of a major new council department has been exposed as an example of &#8220;jobs for the boys&#8221;.
Teflon Don Anderson is becoming more and more blatent at getting his gophers into the positions so that he can control them.
The city council has decided [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Council imposes huge rent rises</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/05/05/scotsmancom-news-news-archive-long-term-rents-rise-threat-for-city-tenants/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/05/05/scotsmancom-news-news-archive-long-term-rents-rise-threat-for-city-tenants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2005 01:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Council Departments]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Councillors]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Housing Dept.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Malcolm Chisholm]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/05/05/scotsmancom-news-news-archive-long-term-rents-rise-threat-for-city-tenants/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? A leaked letter from David Orr the chief executive of the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations has told communities minister Malcolm Chisholm that tennants may ultimately face huge rent increases under a transfer of council homes to a new landlord.
Indications are that rent increases that are inflation only may be unsustainable in [...]]]></description>
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