Craigmillar Regeneration Fund at Full Council

Craigmillar’s Social Inclusion Partnership makes an appearance at the full council meeting again tomorrow.
Although it is supposed to be a rubber stamping of more money to Social exclusion practicing and ‘Electoral Cleansing (according to Teflon Don Anderson)’ Crapacity Building Project and Craigmilalr Childcare Services which is not only financially challenged but also has over 30 […]

The Trams - ooops

TIMETABLE OF SETBACKS

June 2003: Transport chiefs admit a Scottish Executive grant of £375 million might not cover project costs.
December 2003: Cost of two tram lines put at £473m, leaving the project with a huge financial shortfall.
January 2005: Lengthy parliamentary process puts back estimated completion from the year 2008 to 2009.
September 2005: The Evening News reveals […]

Rasputin, Dick Dastardly or Bunty Backhander?

Edinburgh’s Labour party know they are really in dire straits with their membership in the toilet, and so few members to attend branch meetings that they are now being held in people’s houses it is not surprising to see that the potential leaders of this motley crew do not exactly inspire confidence.
Both Ewan ‘Rasputin’ Aitken […]

Donald Anderson - Tell the truth, PLEASE!

Councillor Anderson, you REALLY must be joking! 
“We will be seeking firm assurances from the head of the department involved that these problems have been properly dealt with.”
The head of the department, Mike Rosendale, has covered up the whole nightmare since August 1999 as you well know - he was intricately involved.  He was the Company […]

Low four figures - MY ARSE

First the quote from the Evening News story:
THE sacked education chief blamed for jeopardising the £550 million PPP new schools plan has received a pay-off by the city council to drop his industrial tribunal.
Colin Dalrymple, former deputy education director, is understood to have received a low four-figure sum in return for not pursuing a […]

These people “new leaders”?

Brian Ferguson has a nice piece about the current infighting in the labour party as they try to figure out who will take the crown from Teflon Don Anderson.
According to Ferguson the front-runners are Trevor ‘Little Dick Dastardly - (so we are reliably informed)’ Davies who is supposed to run planning for the city and Ewan […]