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Where is Bob the Burdihouse Builder, Cllr. MacLaren.

By The Basa ⋅ September 5, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Work started on the 20th of August on building the new Burdihouse/Southouse community centre which would move them out of the current facilities which were old football changing rooms.
Somehow, 3 days later, the builders moved off the site and haven’t been seen or heard of since?
Maybe Councillor Mrs. Maclaren has some idea if they have [...]

The New Honesty Box

By The Basa ⋅ September 4, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

As there was a complete failure of the Honesty Box system when the Labour Councillors stole the soup and sandwiches whist the current administration were on training across the road, the Children & Families department are now going to try the system again to make up their thirteen point five million pound shortfall they managed [...]

Is Talk107 formerCouncilFM?

By The Basa ⋅ September 2, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

It was sad to hear Talk107’s news today leading with the Scotland on Sunday non-story on SNP selling advertising for their conference (by the way SNP, can EdSucks get a press pass?) later in the year.  The headline screamed Want to lobby the First Minister? Send a £10,000 cheque to the SNP, the body of [...]

Campaign for a Leith Museum

By The Basa ⋅ May 19, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Local historian John Arthur has set up a petition to campaign for a Leith Museum.  A great cause we at EdSucks towers reckon.
For decades, there have been repeated calls for the establishment of a Leith Museum. Campaigns have been launched, studies carried out,promises made – but Leith, one of the most historic communities in Scotland, [...]

Silence breaks

By The Basa ⋅ May 4, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

As there is nothing on the elections website at Edinburgh.gov, the BBC, Scotsman.com nor Talk107 about when the council counts are going to take place – EdSucks has now been passed the following information:
Parliamentary counts will resume at Ingliston at 12.00 noon and the council election count will start as soon as possible after that.
 

Fiasco, chaos and the golf club

By The Basa ⋅ May 4, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Well the votes are in and counted. 
“A night that Robert Mugabe would have bee proud of” -  ”It was absolute bedlam” – “I honestly don’t know how they can seriously say it’s an accurate count from that station” – “seven counts suspended” – “Obviously, in various places, serious technical failures have arisen to delay the announcement [...]

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