Monday, November 30, 2009

Independence! (except for Councils)

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Oh, how rich ... ... the irony ... of St. Andrew's Day 2009 :-((

Damp squib?

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I've now read through (sad I know) the Scottish Government's White Paper - " Your Scotland, Your Voice " that was launched...
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Sunday, November 29, 2009

Campaigning day

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Believe it or not, only around 25 weekends (maximum) left until the General Election next year ... ... campaigning activity now seriously g...
Saturday, November 28, 2009

Leaving Tynecastle ...

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Junior about to finish his second-term at Tynecastle High School (just 3-weeks to go!) ... all still seems to be going well. And come next...

Defeat from the jaws of victory

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Just what can you say - a classic example of snatching defeat from the very jaws of victory ... ... dear oh dear :-( Thankfully, I wasn...
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No autonomy here please

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The Scottish Government wouldn't be blaming Local Authorities for their appalling policy failures would it? Surely not?? And here was ...
Friday, November 27, 2009

Higher than inflation revenue settlement - confirmed!

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Interesting take on the Scottish Government funding settlement in today's local paper ... strip away the headline and front-page pictur...
Thursday, November 26, 2009

Right-First-Time

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Many congratulations to the Edinburgh South West neighbourhood 'Right-First-Time' team, who won a Guardian Public Services Award t...

Anyone for TIF?

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I sense some more robust questioning next Tuesday ... have a read at this report for next week's Policy and Strategy Committee meeting...

Local Government finance ...

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Well , well , well - finance settlement for Councils out this afternoon ... ... and Local Government revenue funding for the City of Edinbu...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Policy and Strategy papers ...

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Policy and Strategy Committee Meeting next Tuesday (1st December - main agenda here ) and the papers are out this morning ... and for once, ...

In place of cuts?

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Not sure I agree with 'every' one of the 9 key measures in the Executive Summary (see page 5) of this report just released by compa...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Trouble and strife ...

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No that's not cockney slang ... but real trouble and strife I'm afraid ... ... attended the 'Joint Consultative Group' (for ...

Just drop it ...

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I know I've said it before - and I do believe it - that the Nationalists best route out of the obvious 'referendum-conundrum' th...
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Do the right thing ...

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It's just not a good sign to see the city of Edinburgh being held up for ridicule in yesterday's Sunday Observer (see paragraph...
Sunday, November 22, 2009

Victory!

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No, not in the Care and Support Services tendering saga ... ... but at the rugby last night :-) I was at the game with a crowd of family a...
Friday, November 20, 2009

Sanity prevails

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A little bit of sanity prevailed in the City Chambers yesterday, and thankfully my earlier prediction was wrong :-) Council Meeting went on...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

2010-11 Budget

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'Budget packs' were published today for the City Council's 2010/11 budget ... pretty weighty documents, and it will take a bit o...