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Councillors with head in the sand
What happened? Did some council official not get their bung tied up in a nice brown envelope? Yet again, senior officials pull the strings and our elected councillors are their…
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Councillors with head in the sand
What happened? Did some council official not get their bung tied up in a nice brown envelope? Yet again, senior officials pull the strings and our elected councillors are their…
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Darling, The Labour MP: Up the workers - right up them!
It really makes you wonder how they can possibly know what the rest of us are going through.
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Mike Rosendale info requested
We currently have a dire need for information on Head of Schools and Community Services at Edinburgh Council, namely one Mike Rosendale. Regular long-time readers of EdSucks will know about…
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Rotten (to the Core) Borough
Private Eye gives a teaser before naming and shaming.
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Cheers to Councillor for handling of pesky constituent
Councillor Jim Orr fucks up again.
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Whistleblower’s Diary - Publication Postponed
Edinburgh Sucks has received a communication originating from the whistleblowers lawyers advising that proceeding at this time, with publication of further chapters of “Diary of a Whistleblower: The Edinburgh Property…
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Does Sainsburys sell councillors?
Yesterday at the Petitions Committee Southside/Newington’s SNP Councillor, the obviously inexperienced, factually wrong and nervous Jim Orr, gave a council tax-paying petitioner a sharp rebuke for taking information from Edinburgh…
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Chapter 1 - Diary of a Whistleblower: The Edinburgh Property Conservation Scandal
Chapter 1 - The Whistleblower Diary
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“Diary of a whistleblower- the Edinburgh Property Conservation Scandal”
COMING SOON — Update: It is now here This book tells the story of the property conservation whistleblower’s life, since the day he started at the Council in 1989 up…
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More movements in Property Conservation
The ever-changing Property Conservation: Where are they now? has been updated. We have been informed that former Principal Officer Murdo McLeod who was suspended in the recent scandal has now…
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Why was whistleblowing ***** ****** Fired?
It is about time the citizens of this city took action against their council. Today we find out from the Evening News that the whistleblower in the Property Care and…
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Edinburgh Trams recruitment drive - Check the competition
Whilst we are on the subject of the trams, we’d love if someone would put us in contact with the real tram supremo in the city SarahB
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Property Conservation: Where are they now? [Yet Further Update]
So what is the state of play in the current property conservation department. Do have a look.
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New Director to clean up Property Conservation Department?
A couple of sources have been informing us over the past few days of news that a new director has been appointed to oversee the shamed Property Conservation department in…
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Council workers to be cascaded
“I should be grateful if you would cascade this information to your staff through your team meetings, briefings and so on.” Oh my, how this tickled us. Just to ensure…
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The beginning of the end……THE EMAIL (1)
The leaked email in which Dave Anderson (Suspended) reveals what all his bent officials knew was happening all along.
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Charges… and more to come
We think there are a few more questions the City of Edinburgh Council, a councillor and an official have to answer.
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Friends of Craighouse: Reposted with permission.
We feel the Friends of Craighouse are being bullied. In support of their movement, we are happy to give their cause more internet real estate.
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- Looking into Scotland's black history October 8, 2013Scotland's long and intriguing black history […]
- Council confronts green goal shift October 8, 2013How one of the few councils in the UK to provide one wheelie bin per household for domestic rubbish is adapting to a change in waste legislation. […]
- JK Rowling's MS clinic to be opened October 8, 2013Patients with MS and other neurological diseases are to benefit from a research clinic - named after JK Rowling's mother - to be officially opened later. […]
- 'House prices up' as demand grows October 8, 2013A lack of available properties and "burgeoning" demand among buyers forces house prices up in Scotland, according to a survey. […]
- Post-Yes defence plan 'would cost' October 7, 2013The UK government believes establishing a Scottish military in the event of independence would put a substantial burden on public finances. […]
- Partick Thistle 0-1 Hibernian October 7, 2013Hibs move up to fifth in the Scottish Premiership with a narrow victory over Partick Thistle at a rain-soaked Firhill. […]
- Hibs boss Fenlon unfazed by critics October 7, 2013Pat Fenlon insists he remains unfazed by Hibernian's critics after the narrow victory at Partick Thistle. […]
- Mather meets King for Rangers talks October 7, 2013Ibrox directors Craig Mather and Brian Stockbridge discuss Rangers' future with Dave King in South Africa. […]
- Ex-police chief in sex offence trial October 7, 2013A former senior Grampian Police officer goes on trial accused of sexually assaulting six women. […]
- US firm buys software specialist October 7, 2013An American producer of autonomous underwater vehicles buys Edinburgh-based smart software firm SeeByte. […]
- Looking into Scotland's black history October 8, 2013
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- Council fined £48k after girl dragged into lathe October 7, 2013A SCOTTISH council has been fined £48,000 for health and safety breaches after a schoolgirl was almost strangled when the scarf she was wearing became entangled in a lathe. […]
- £300m survival plan for Grangemouth September 30, 2013The owner of one of Scotland’s largest industrial plants has demanded that unions agree to job cuts and a new pensions package in exchange for a £300 million investment package that is essential to keep the site open. […]
- Crackdown promised over online revenge porn videos September 27, 2013MEN who use sexually explicit pictures and videos to blackmail or harass partners will be targeted under a new initiative to halt the practice. […]
- ‘Glamorous’ Edinburgh trams the envy of Europe September 26, 2013A FORMER SNP MSP today adds his voice to calls for Edinburgh’s tram system to be extended. […]
- Clydesdale Bank fined £8.9m over mortgage blunder September 26, 2013Clydesdale Bank chief executive David Thorburn has apologised to thousands of customers who are to be compensated for a mortgage blunder. […]
- ‘Rogue Afghan soldier shot Scots officer in chest’ September 24, 2013A SCOTTISH soldier gunned down by a rogue member of the Afghan army while playing a football match on Remembrance Day was killed almost instantly by a gunshot wound to the chest, an inquest heard today. […]
- Motorists stung for £30m a year in parking fines September 20, 2013British motorists are handed 900,000 parking tickets every month, racking up fines totalling £30 million a year. […]
- Minister may sue after preaching called unholy row September 20, 2013A MINISTER is considering legal action against the police after he was given a warning for preaching loudly from the Bible outside a shopping centre. […]
- Anti-corruption unit to safeguard public sector September 19, 2013A NATIONAL anti-corruption team has been set up by Police Scotland to safeguard public sector organisations. […]
- Sex case teacher escapes jail after progress reports September 19, 2013A TEACHER who had sex with a 17-year-old pupil in the front seat of her car is undergoing counselling and making good progress, a court has heard. […]
- Council fined £48k after girl dragged into lathe October 7, 2013
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