COUNCILLOR ANDREW BURNS' REALLY BAD BLOG

(ex) CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCILLOR, ANDREW BURNS; FOUNTAINBRIDGE/CRAIGLOCKHART WARD 'EDINBURGH LABOUR GROUP' LEADER; & 'THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL' LEADER.

--- just very brief comments (both work & personal), as often as possible, that's all :-)

Sunday, January 31, 2010

U-turn if you want to ...

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The most definite smell of burning rubber emanating from Tory High Command throughout today ... ... I know I'm biased, but all of a sud...
Saturday, January 30, 2010

Allotment update!

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Managed to get a bit of time down at the allotment this afternoon - weather was really glorious, and everything feels like its really about...
Friday, January 29, 2010

'B' for broadcast :-(

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Well, that 'B' Agenda item from yesterday's meeting did pick up significant local press attention - here ... ... and it appears...
Thursday, January 28, 2010

Full Council day ...

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Council Meeting did indeed prove to be a very short event - finished just after 1pm! ... most significant divisions were on the horrendousl...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Local surgery tonight

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Local surgery tonight, at Fountainbridge Library - attendance now starting to pick up again following the winter-break and that spell of ...
Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Full Council week ...

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Full Council this coming Thursday - main Group Meeting tonight to go through the various papers ... agenda here ; and individual reports on ...
Monday, January 25, 2010

Budget-mania (again!)

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Never mind the annual Burns Supper - we're all now fully in the grip of the annual budget-mania ... ... roll on the 11th February wit...
Saturday, January 23, 2010

Burns Supper

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Was the annual Edinburgh South West Labour Party Burns Supper last night ... ... very enjoyable evening had by all, with the venue being ...
Thursday, January 21, 2010

Midlothian meeting/s

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Braved a meeting of the Midlothian Labour Group this afternoon ;-) ... main topic of discussion being that Alternative Business Models repo...
Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Budget consultations

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Local budget consultation event this evening with the wider ' Edinburgh Labour ' Party membership ... ... have made an increased ef...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Neighbourhood Partnership meeting

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Neighbourhood Partnership business meeting this evening ... preparation for the next main public event at the end of February . Continue to...

Professional shroud-waving?

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Well, items 9, 10 and 11 did generate some debate today - but the most significant point of the day (for me!) came at item 7 on the 're...
Monday, January 18, 2010

Policy and Strategy Committee

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Policy and Strategy Committee meeting tomorrow ... the main agenda is here , and all the papers can be found via CPOL here . Quite a bit on...
Sunday, January 17, 2010

Pond still frozen :-(

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Managed a very brief visit to the allotment again this Sunday ... few more brussel stalks pulled up, and everything generally looking much...
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Saturday, January 16, 2010

Birthday boy ...

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My dad was 82 during the week, so spent the day over in sunny Salsburgh (actually, still quite a bit of snow there!) celebrating the momen...
Friday, January 15, 2010

Pretty poor service

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Whilst the weather may be on the turn ... sad to say I took some calls today from a street in my Ward which still hasn't had a refuse-co...
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Thursday, January 14, 2010

Budget 2010/11

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Budget-setting day for 2010/11 now fast approaching - will take place at a Full Council Meeting on Thursday 11 th February ... ... to say w...
Wednesday, January 13, 2010

London bound

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Whole day spent down in London - Electoral Reform Society ( ERS ) meetings all afternoon/evening ... and then back up to a still-wintry Edi...
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