Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Policy and Strategy Meeting today

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Well, rather shockingly - the Lib-Dem/ SNP Administration basically agreed the broad outline of an amendment that we tabled on the ABM prog...
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Monday, August 30, 2010

ABM programme - who is in charge?

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Alternative Business Models programme is up at Policy and Strategy Committee again tomorrow ... you can see the full report here . Whole se...
Sunday, August 29, 2010

Allotment potatoes

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Managed a brief visit to the Allotment early this evening, to pick up some pretty impressive (if I don't mind saying so myself!) potato...
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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Campaigning Saturday

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Most of this morning/early afternoon spent campaigning across Edinburgh! ... early part of the morning in Ward 9 and later morning/early aft...
Friday, August 27, 2010

Local Transport Forum

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Local South West Neighbourhood Transport Forum this afternoon - refreshingly dominated by cycling issues! ... and most of the discussion was...
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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Gathering saga

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Good to see that the local paper picked up on the 'Gathering' report , which is going to next week's Policy and Strategy Meeting...
Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Pakistan flood appeal

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Edinburgh's Disaster Response Committee decided this afternoon - thanks to an earlier Conservative motion at the August Council Meeting ...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010

STOP - no scrutiny here please

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Well - at Policy and Strategy (oops! - Finance and Resources) today the ' external consultants ' report was approved :-( ... more d...
Monday, August 23, 2010

Age of austerity?

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Finance Committee tomorrow ... main agenda here and individual papers can be found via CPOL here . There's a classic statement contain...
Saturday, August 21, 2010

Auchterarder weekend

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Up to Auchterarder this afternoon for an overnight stay ... ... as is ever the case , my wayward brother forced me to drink far too much w...
Friday, August 20, 2010

Ward 16 candidates finalised

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Eight candidates now confirmed for the by-election up at Liberton / Gilmerton taking place on the 9 th September: BROWN, MEV Independent ...
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Thursday, August 19, 2010

Canvassing, apologies and toads

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I knew I'd regret that prediction of a quick meeting :-( ... dragged on until 3.30pm, with several divisions that I didn't foresee....
Wednesday, August 18, 2010

A new way of doing the budget?

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Just not convinced this was exactly the form of participatory budgeting that I had in mind when I wrote my last post ? ... it's not the...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Full Council week and budget looming

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Full Council meeting this coming Thursday - main agenda is here , and the individual papers can be found on CPOL here . I'll regret say...
Monday, August 16, 2010

COOK No.1.

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The Liberton / Gilmerton by-election is now featuring on the front page of the Council website ... all the details here ! Less than 4-week...

Blogging-mania

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One of my City Council colleagues has just started up a new blog - Ricky Henderson - and all the gory details can be viewed by going here ...
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Sunday, August 15, 2010

Restful Sunday ... not :-(

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Sunday evening and the bloody hall is completely painted ... twelve and a half litres of silk emulsion for the walls and ceilings; and five...
Saturday, August 14, 2010

Refuse stalemate continues ...

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Local paper has picked up on the ballot-result of the ongoing work-to-rule by Council refuse workers - 84% rejection rate :-( ... I remain ...