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Councillors representing YOU?

By The Basa ⋅ October 31, 2005 ⋅ One comment

The Evening News’ Gina Davidson last week got behind what really happens in the city chambers when you thought that the councillors were looking after your interests. Ha!
council insiders say that Councillor Trevor Davies, currently the city’s planning convener, is manoeuvring to try to take Anderson’s role as leader of the council. “He has […]

Lib Dem backs the criminal’s friend

By The Basa ⋅ October 19, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

A senior Lib Dem spokesman said this week that Eric ‘Teeth” Milligan, the city’s former Lord Provost and friend of convicted resetter and jailbird restauranter Daniel Wencker of Daniel’s Bistro fame, could be up for the top job again.
A senior Lib Dem source said there had been nothing like formal discussions about the […]

“Teeth” flys the flag - criminals fly in

By The Basa ⋅ September 12, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

A bit of a shock comes in today from SNP MSP Alex Neil who I had previously held in quite high regard.
The Capital’s longest-serving First Citizen is the kind of “character” needed to raise Scotland’s profile and win back visitors, said the SNP’s Alex Neil, convener of the Scottish Parliament’s enterprise and culture […]

Labour’s overwhelming support for a Criminal

By The Basa ⋅ September 7, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

At a recent meeting of the licensing board Lothian & Borders Chief Constable submitted a lengthy and “very strong” report to the board setting out in great detail why the licensee should be declared “not a fit and proper person” to hold a licence. The licensee, a certain tried and convicted resetter, […]

Is former Lord Provost getting bungs?

By The Basa ⋅ July 26, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

One expects so little from politicians these days. Intellectual ability, capacity to achieve stated aims, personal probity - all of these have gone flying out the window but why is former Lord Provost Eric ‘Teeth’ Milligan using his position on the licensing board to stand up for a convicted, serial theiving criminal?
The […]

Where is Eric ‘Teeth’ Milligan

By The Basa ⋅ July 6, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Our former Lord Provost and current convenor of the Lothian Police Board has been has come under fire today with numerous emails to EdinburghSucks!com from present and past police officers in the city - and they have a point.
the new ACC Tom Halpin came over well but there’s a significant silence from the top
and the […]

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