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	<title>Edinburgh Sucks! &#187; Steve Cardownie</title>
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		<title>Clowncillors agree with millionaires pricing for council funded creches</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2008/04/16/clowncillors-agree-with-millionaires-pricing-for-council-funded-creches/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2008/04/16/clowncillors-agree-with-millionaires-pricing-for-council-funded-creches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EdSucks Exclusive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh Leisure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jenny Dawe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Bridgman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Norma Hart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cardownie]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? Clowncillor Cardownie&#8217;s serious case of foot in mouth became evident when he said a couple of weeks ago that Edinburgh Leisure&#8217;s job wasn&#8217;t providing childcare.  That is completely evident when one does a quick calculation of Edinburgh Leisure&#8217;s prices and figures.  As a company, they are so pisspoor at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sheraton&#8217;s One Spa cheaper than Edinburgh Leisure</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2008/04/11/sheratons-one-spa-cheaper-than-edinburgh-leisure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2008/04/11/sheratons-one-spa-cheaper-than-edinburgh-leisure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh Leisure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jenny Dawe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Bridgman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cardownie]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Proof today emerged today that the world famous, ultra-luxurious and chic One Spa at the city's Sheraton Hotel is cheaper than using Porty Swimming Pool to keep fit if you have children.  It also brings into huge disrepute the council and their appointed overseers of council funds at Edinburgh Liesure which is being run as a charity and pays no VAT.
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		<title>Council SNP group show more cracks (Updated)</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2008/03/24/council-snp-group-show-more-cracks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2008/03/24/council-snp-group-show-more-cracks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh Leisure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Bridgman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SNP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cardownie]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? ]]></description>
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		<title>SNP Councillor: &#8220;Our leader is a liar&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2008/03/13/snp-councillor-our-leader-is-a-liar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2008/03/13/snp-councillor-our-leader-is-a-liar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh Leisure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SNP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cardownie]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2008/03/13/snp-councillor-our-leader-is-a-liar/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? City council SNP Leader came in today for condemnation by one of his own councillors.  The councillor who at the moment requests to remain anonymous was &#8220;shocked and disgusted by Steve&#8217;s comments in the Evening News today when he knew that the figures were another of Edinburgh Leisure&#8217;s fabrications.&#8221;  This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surprise, Surprise &#8211; It was Teflon Don&#8217;s fault</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/10/08/surprise-surprise-it-was-teflon-dons-fault/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/10/08/surprise-surprise-it-was-teflon-dons-fault/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Donald Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jenny Dawe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cardownie]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? Schools closing, schools can&#8217;t get rebuilt, services being cut.Â  Whose fault was it.Â  It was Teflon Don&#8217;s fault all along.
A quick glance at his website tells the real story of who was in charge&#8230;.
Donald Anderson has a strong reputation as one of the most respected and experienced public figures in Scotland. He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;It wisnae me, honest guv&#8221; says experienced politician Bunty</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/09/25/it-wisnae-me-honest-guv-says-experienced-politician-bunty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/09/25/it-wisnae-me-honest-guv-says-experienced-politician-bunty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Maginnis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ian Perry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Finance Initiative (PFI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Izatt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cardownie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TIE-Transport Initiatives Edinburgh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waterfront]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/09/24/it-wisnae-me-honest-guv-says-experienced-politician-bunty/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? A couple of interesting posts on Elizabeth Maginnis&#8217; blog today. In the first one she tries to clear up our previous information about when she became chair of Waterfront Edinburgh and when the project she manages got money from the company where she enjoyed the position of Chair.
Also, the Evening News phoned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Which Councillor has their nose firmest in the trough?</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/09/24/which-councillor-has-their-nose-firmest-in-the-trough/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/09/24/which-councillor-has-their-nose-firmest-in-the-trough/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 06:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Maginnis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric Milligan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ian Perry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cardownie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polls]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? Â 

Â 
And the results are:
Elizabeth Maginnis (Lab) &#8211; 53.5% &#8211; Winner Winner Winner
Steve Cardownie (SNP &#8211; defected from Labour) -Â 25.4%
Eric Milligan (Lab) &#8211; 14.1%
Ian Perry (Lab) &#8211; 7.0%
It has been an interesting poll and the results definitely don&#8217;t match our weekend straw poll of EdSucks contributors and friends.Â  Of course, we all thought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bitch is Back &#8211; and comes out fighting</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/09/17/the-bitch-is-back-and-come-out-fighting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/09/17/the-bitch-is-back-and-come-out-fighting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elaine Morris]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Maginnis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cardownie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waterfront]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? Through her blog Elizabeth &#8220;Bunty Backhander&#8221; Maginnis tells us she is back in town after a great holiday where she mentions her friends were keeping her in constant contact with the articles in the Evening News.Â  What a load of tom tit! The articles have quotes from her so she knewÂ the articlesÂ were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Council&#8217;s scarecrow causes CardowNolan bovver.</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/06/08/councils-scarecrow-causes-cardownolan-bovver/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/06/08/councils-scarecrow-causes-cardownolan-bovver/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[City Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ewan Aitken]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lib-Dem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Nolan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planning Dept.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SNP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cardownie]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? With the passing of Shami KhaNolan into the real world comes the rise of SNP leader Steve CardowNolan and he is not a happy camper.
With just slight investigation it seems that CardowNolan is not 100% wrong to be a bit unhappy.Â  It seems that Â£100,000 is a lot to pay for something [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SNP (now called the Scottish Nolan Party), FibUnDems and Standing Order 22</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/06/01/snp-now-called-the-scottish-nolan-party-fibundems-and-standing-order-22/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/06/01/snp-now-called-the-scottish-nolan-party-fibundems-and-standing-order-22/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children & Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Craigmillar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jenny Dawe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lib-Dem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lord Provost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marilyne MacLaren]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patsy King]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Nolan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roy Jobson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SNP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cardownie]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? The city council passed the decision to stop the funding going to Craigmillar Childcare Services.Â  It now seems as though the Scottish Nolan Party and the FibUnDems have hatched a plot to make sure that Nolan and his cabal manage to get the extra funds.
A meeting was taking place today to possibly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SNP/FibDem coalition Nolan&#8217;s new Bitchboys/girls?</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/05/31/snpfibdem-coalition-nolans-new-bitchboysgirls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/05/31/snpfibdem-coalition-nolans-new-bitchboysgirls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 23:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children & Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Craigmillar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Baird]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ewan Aitken]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jenny Dawe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lib-Dem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mac Wilkinson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patsy King]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Nolan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roy Jobson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SNP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cardownie]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/05/31/snpfibdem-coalition-nolans-new-bitchboysgirls/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? News into EdSucks towers tonight is that the voters of Portobello/Nolanmiller are being possibly dropped by the Liberal Democrat and SNP councillors that they voted in.
Regular readers of not only EdSucks but also the Evening News will recall how Paul &#8220;We&#8217;ve Wasted Millions&#8221; Nolan&#8217;s empire started crumbling and his family and friends [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Lesley Hinds World Tour 2006/7</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/05/28/the-lesley-hinds-world-tour-20067/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/05/28/the-lesley-hinds-world-tour-20067/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 14:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lesley Hinds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lord Provost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cardownie]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? With the last year of her provostship, Lesley Hinds decided to head out on the World Tour to squeeze as much as possible out of the city before she was forced to stand down.
Now we all expect our councillors to have some expenses and probably the Lord Provost to have a few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Loose cannon KhaNolan forced into re-run</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2006/11/21/loose-cannon-khanolan-forced-into-re-run/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2006/11/21/loose-cannon-khanolan-forced-into-re-run/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ewan Aitken]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jackie O'Donnell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labour Leadership Race]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maureen Child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Nolan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shami Khan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cardownie]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? Shami KhaNolan, the loose racist cannon in the Duddingston and Craigentinny ward last night was forced into a re-run at the nomination ballot.
First in the ballot was council leader Ewan &#8216;Rasputin&#8217; Aitken but there was a tie for the coveted second place between Shami and Labour party secretary Otis which will bring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Craigmillar totally fucked by publicly funded cabal</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2006/07/12/craigmillar-totally-fucked-by-publicly-funded-cabal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2006/07/12/craigmillar-totally-fucked-by-publicly-funded-cabal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2006 05:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alasdair Morgan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Neil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Salmond]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alistair Darling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allan Wilson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alyn Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Burns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andy Kerr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Annabel Goldie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Fallon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Monteith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COSLA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capacity Building Project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cathy Jamieson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Colin Fox]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Craigmillar]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[David McLetchie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Walker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Des McNulty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Gorrie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Wilson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Maginnis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elspeth Attwooll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric Milligan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ewan Aitken]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Frank Russell]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jackie O'Donnell]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jenny Dawe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Inch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Lowrie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Wallace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johann Lamont]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Longstaff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Prescott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Swinney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kate MacKenzie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Harrold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Macintosh]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mac Wilkinson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Margo MacDonald]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marilyne MacLaren]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Ballard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Lazarowicz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maureen Child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mick McNulty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Pringle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Watson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Murdo Fraser]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Murray Tosh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nichol Stephen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nigel Griffiths]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Norma Cuthbertson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patricia Ferguson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patsy King]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Nolan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Hain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Peacock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phil Attridge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phil Wheeler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ricky Henderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ross Finnie]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Scottish Government]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shami Khan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sheila Gilmore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cardownie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Struan Stevenson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tavish Scott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Aitchison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom McCabe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Pontin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tommy Sheridan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tory Bliar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trevor Davies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[William Fitzpatrick]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? Last night at Craigmillar&#8217;s Community Council meeting the same three office bearers who were thrown out at the recent elections were installed back into their positions against the wishes of the community and using the publicly funded resources of Crapacity Building Project, Craigmillar Childcare Services and Haywired.
Installed against the wishes of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Â£85,OOO council trainee</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2006/05/31/the-%c2%a385ooo-council-trainee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2006/05/31/the-%c2%a385ooo-council-trainee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2006 05:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alistar Frater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children & Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Hillson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education Dept.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ewan Aitken]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lesley Hinds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lord Provost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Rosendale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roy Jobson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cardownie]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2006/05/31/the-%c2%a385ooo-council-trainee/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? It has been highlighted to us here at EdSucks that the huge problem of how the Cityconnect/ELLP krew managed to somehow arrange for Â£400,OOO and Â£188,OOO worth of equipment to go missing was because they had put a highly paid (In excess of Â£85,000) trainee in charge &#8211; and IT&#8217;S OFFICIAL, because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Councillor Longstaff defects to Labour</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2006/03/27/councillor-longstaff-defects-to-labour/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2006/03/27/councillor-longstaff-defects-to-labour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2006 17:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Longstaff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lib-Dem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cardownie]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2006/03/27/councillor-longstaff-defects-to-labour/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? What a year for defections in the Council.Â  At first Steve Cardownie, the still Deputy Provost defected from Labour to SNP and now Liberal Democrat councillor for Dalmeny and Kirkliston, John Longstaff has filled up the numbers in the Labour benches to give them a majority once again.
Although the Cardownie defection was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>They&#8217;ll spend our money but not theirs</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/12/20/theyll-spend-our-money-but-not-theirs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/12/20/theyll-spend-our-money-but-not-theirs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005 00:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cardownie]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/?p=328</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? Edinburgh&#8217;s Labour party are extremely happy about spending taxpayers money in trying to oust new SNP councilor Steve &#8220;thug&#8221; Cardownie from everything Edinburgh.  The hapless Lord Provost Lesley Hinds is diving around Edinburgh attending everything down to the opening of a packet of crisps to ensure that Cardownie is left without [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Councillors representing YOU?</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/10/31/councillors-representing-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/10/31/councillors-representing-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2005 13:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric Milligan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lesley Hinds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lord Provost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cardownie]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/?p=291</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? The Evening News&#8217; 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&#8217;s planning convener, is manoeuvring to try to take Anderson&#8217;s role as leader of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cardownie honourable?  Really? Since when?</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/10/25/cardownie-honourable-really-since-when/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/10/25/cardownie-honourable-really-since-when/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2005 01:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SNP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cardownie]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/?p=287</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? Councillor Steve Cardownie says today on his resignation from the nightmare that is the labour party in Edinburgh was taken honourably
Today Cllr Cardownie said: &#8220;I have had no indication that my position was under threat. Labour will try to spin it that I am leaving for personal reasons, but that is not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teflon Don has a posse!</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/07/11/teflon-don-has-a-posse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/07/11/teflon-don-has-a-posse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2005 17:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ian Perry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lesley Hinds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lord Provost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cardownie]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/07/11/teflon-don-has-a-posse/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? News comes to us that Teflon Don Anderson wasn&#8217;t on his own when he took advantage of the freebie at Murrayfield last week which we mentioned earlier today.  It seems that our little-esteemed (or should that be little steamie) leader was unable to attend on his own so he took his [...]]]></description>
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