Friday, February 29, 2008

Rotavator-mania

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I mentioned a few weeks ago that my better-half had been allocated an allotment (after several years on the waiting list!) ... Well, the r...
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Shocked, betrayed and overwhelmed?

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I'm really not sure what to say about this focus-piece that appeared in my favourite local paper today ... has taken my breath away som...

Forum on Children and Families Estate

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Forum on Children and Families Estate met for the third time earlier today ... official update now on this section of the Council website...
Thursday, February 28, 2008

Bit of a stooshie

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Chris Harvie MSP seems to have caused a bit of a stooshie over the last 24-hours with his comments about Lockerbie and Carlisle. Personall...
Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Boundary Commission provisional proposals

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Meeting of the Council's " Elections Consultative Group " earlier today ... main topic of discussion was the Boundary Commissi...
Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Putting the People in Control

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Attended an ERS launch event this evening for the publication of a major report assessing the impact of the local authority Elections in S...

Don't believe a word they say

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Just last Thursday, less than a week ago, the local Libs and Nats were laying all the 'evils-of-the-world' at our door for 'so b...

Lots more to come ...

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I mentioned the Lib-Dem/ SNP approved '10p rise in school meals' a few days ago ... well, it finally seems to have attracted a bit...
Monday, February 25, 2008

Budget Black Hole

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NO - not the mythical 2006/07 one (the last Budget-year we were in charge) which was a whopping £5.7million overspent (check the year-end f...

'Transport Experts proved correct' ... shocker!

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Hard to believe I know - but apparently transport experts who predicted that traffic congestion would get worse on the Forth Road Bridge aft...
Sunday, February 24, 2008

Oh dear ...

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Oh dear ... I just knew it was a little too much to expect :-( Can't say I'm looking forward to the 8 th March at Murrayfield an...
Saturday, February 23, 2008

Six Nations

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I certainly hope Scott MacLeod is right - as I'm not sure I'm totally ready to watch the Ireland game later this afternoon :-( .....

No jokes here please

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Ewan's not going to thank me for this ... but, I couldn't help but have a wry smile when I read this on the BBC Scotland web-site ;...
Friday, February 22, 2008

Birthday Girl

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Important birthday today - for my better half - so a very pleasant evening spent celebrating that and NOT thinking about revenue and capital...
Thursday, February 21, 2008

Budget quotes

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Two very brief, budget quotes worth remembering when next you hear the Coalition waffling on that 'all the woes of the world are down to...

Not a good day for Edinburgh

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Budget over - all the expected 'poltical theatre' with the resultant Coalition budget-motion being passed. I'm afraid, I believe...

Budget preparations over

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That's it - nearly 1am and budget preparations over. Could be a long-day tomorrow ... ... or, actually, I should say today :-((
Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Craiglockhart Primary School

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Attended a Craiglockhart Primary School meeting this evening that had been organised to discuss next year's school intake ... ... lot o...