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	<title>Edinburgh Sucks! &#187; David McLetchie</title>
	<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com</link>
	<description>An account of how the politicians and officials are screwing our city.</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Stupid Politicians.  Really?  Yeah!</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/09/11/stupid-politicians-really-yeah/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/09/11/stupid-politicians-really-yeah/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[David McLetchie]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Margo MacDonald]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? Fringe politicians David McLetchie and Margo McDonald are playing rent-a-quote in today&#8217;s Evening Labour Rag.
The story is about the Scottish Executive Government spending ₤90,000 on a campaign to send information packs on preventing the spread of infections through simple measures like hand-washing to every local authority nursery and primary school in Scotland.
Ian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gilmore out! One down - more to come.</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/05/04/gilmore-out-one-down-more-to-come/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2007/05/04/gilmore-out-one-down-more-to-come/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 10:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Conservative]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[David McLetchie]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Former Politicians]]></category>

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[Scottish Parliament]]></category>

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

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		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? In one of only two ballots confirmed in the Lothians Former councillor Sheila Gilmore, who has already failed to bring in the sales of council houses in a referendum last year, has seen her hope of stealing more public money by becoming an MSP has seen those hopes dashed by David &#8220;Taxigate&#8221; McLetchie [...]]]></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>

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

		<category><![CDATA[Colin Fox]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[David Baird]]></category>

		<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>

		<category><![CDATA[Fiona Hyslop]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Frank Russell]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fred Mackintosh]]></category>

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

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[Green Party]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[Hugh Henry]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Iain Whyte]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ian Murray]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ian Perry]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jack McConnell]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jackie O'Donnell]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[James Gray]]></category>

		<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>

		<category><![CDATA[Kingsley Thomas]]></category>

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

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		<category><![CDATA[Mac Wilkinson]]></category>

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

		<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>

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[Scottish Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Scottish Parliament]]></category>

		<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>

		<category><![CDATA[UK Parliament]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[William Fitzpatrick]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2006/07/12/craigmillar-totally-fucked-by-publicly-funded-cabal/</guid>
		<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>What happend to our world beating education system?</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2006/03/28/what-happend-to-our-world-beating-education-system/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2006/03/28/what-happend-to-our-world-beating-education-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2006 07:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Children &#038; Families]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[David McLetchie]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[Roy Jobson]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Scottish Education]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Scottish Government]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2006/03/28/what-happend-to-our-world-beating-education-system/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? What happened to the days when Scotland once led the world in Education.  A Scottish education was the envy of the world and now, according to Professor Richard Lynn, Scotland is the least intelligent part of the UK and performs poorly on average IQ against most of Europe
Maybe if our Director of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dodgy MSPs&#8217; - Taxpayers pay again</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2006/02/18/dodgy-msps-taxpayers-pay-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2006/02/18/dodgy-msps-taxpayers-pay-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2006 23:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Salmond]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Brian Monteith]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[David McLetchie]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Former Politicians]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Keith Raffan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lib-Dem]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2006/02/18/dodgy-msps-taxpayers-pay-again/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? EdinburghSucks.com will be following with interest over the next few years how much the Scottish Parliament is spending on the publication of MSPs expenses online.
Copies of each receipt submitted by an MSP will be posted online at the Parliament&#8217;s website with the first phase of the new system being online by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tories civil war</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/11/06/tories-civil-war/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/11/06/tories-civil-war/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2005 04:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Annabel Goldie]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Brian Monteith]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[David McLetchie]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/?p=307</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? It seems like the Conservative party in Scotland is in the middle of a meltdown and it looks like Brian Monteith will be exiting the party quite soon - probably with a swift kick up the bahookie.
Party managers revealed there will be no let-up in their investigation into the downfall of McLetchie, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We called too early&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/11/03/we-called-too-early/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/11/03/we-called-too-early/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2005 05:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Murdo Fraser]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/?p=301</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? A couple of days ago when we reported on the resignation of David Mcletchie, unfortunately we called too early on his successor.  Even party right winger Brian Monteith said he was disappointed he had been unable to persuade Mr Fraser to stand for the leadership. 
He added: &#8220;In my opinion there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>David McLetchie Resigns!</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/10/31/mcletchie-resigns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/10/31/mcletchie-resigns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2005 18:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/?p=293</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? &#8220;I do so with a heavy heart, as it has been both an honour and a privilege to lead the group for the last six years.
&#8220;I have been committed to the Conservative party in Scotland for the whole of my adult life, and what it stands for is far more important than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Was EdinburghSucks!com right?</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/10/16/was-edinburghsuckscom-right/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/10/16/was-edinburghsuckscom-right/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2005 04:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Conservative]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/?p=277</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? Today&#8217;s Evening News brings more presure on Scottish Conservative leader David McLetchie to come clean on the taxigate scandal that has been going on for months.
Back on June 26th, we at EdinburghSucks!com questioned whether the real story was about Tods Murray or indeed about another address (Article Here).  It seems we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is &#8216;TaxiGate&#8217; about Tods Murray?</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/06/26/is-taxigate-about-tods-murray/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/06/26/is-taxigate-about-tods-murray/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2005 03:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? All over the Scottish press this weekend is the news about David McLetchie and the &#8216;TaxiGate&#8217; affair and this morning is no different.
All of the party chiefs in Scottish Parliament, including the dodgy First Minister Jack McConnell, have come out saying that they will start throwing taxi receipts around like confetti so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McLetchie, show us the bills</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/06/14/mcletchie-tell-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/06/14/mcletchie-tell-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? After the Sunday Herald made a Freedom of Information request  back in February for copies of all the MSP’s travel expenses since 2001. Officials released details of the claims but scored out most of the destinations of the taxi fares McLetchie recouped. 
As the Sunday Herald reported, officials also scored out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shadow Scottish secretary resigns</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/05/19/shadow-scottish-secretary-resigns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/05/19/shadow-scottish-secretary-resigns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2005 22:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/05/19/shadow-scottish-secretary-resigns/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? I don&#8217;t think it was anything to do with our post here, but thank god, James Gray, the shadow Scottish secretary had the balls to resign today.
SNP constitution spokesman Pete Wishart said: &#8220;These outrageous comments by the shadow Scottish secretary could normally be dismissed, but this is the man chosen by Michael [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shadow Secretary wants MSPs abolished</title>
		<link>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/05/15/shadow-secretary-wants-msps-abolished/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/05/15/shadow-secretary-wants-msps-abolished/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2005 13:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Basa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Conservative]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[David McLetchie]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edinburghsucks.com/2005/05/15/shadow-secretary-wants-msps-abolished/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[is basa real? The Conservative party seemed to have lost their marbles by appointing a shadow Scottish Secretary, James Gray, who has publicly backed the scrapping of MSPs and calls the Scottish MPs in Westminster the &#8216;Tartan Mafia&#8217;.
Glasgow born Gray, who is the MP for  North Wiltshire, was even shocked at getting the job:
“It [...]]]></description>
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