There have been so many responses to and analyses of George Osborne’s budget, so I won’t pretend that I can offer much new insight. However, one thing struck me very plainly: the real ‘something for nothing’ culture is alive and…
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Snow firsts and non-snow non-firsts
All this snow has made for an interesting couple of days, and several firsts for me. On Sunday, as I walked to Craighouse Campus (buses seemed to be having difficulty with the Edinburgh hills), I ate my first ever icicle.…
Success for the little guy: care and support contracts and unfair pricing aborted
Sense has prevailed at last! In my last post, I discussed why the tendering of care and support services was such a bad idea, after Edinburgh Council was forced to abandon its tender process. The independent review stated that the process…
Care & Support Tender abandoned … for now …
The Finance and Resources committee today agreed not to proceed with the awarding of Care and Support contracts as originally proposed. On the face of it, this is good news. It means that people currently receiving care and support services…
Left/progressive political analysis worth a read
For the new year, a new blog … Bright Green Scotland launched last week, promising news and analysis for Scotland’s green and progressive movement. So far, there have been several interesting posts, discussing the Haiti earthquakes, city council cuts, and…
Tears, snow, and settlement
Well, what a day that was. A 13 hour council meeting surely has to be some sort of record. Not only did we close four schools (so sorry to all those fantastic parents who fought right to the end), but…
Celebrating Young Leithers!
Come along to the Leith Neighbourhood Partnership meeting, this Wednesday at 5.30pm at the Citadel Youth Centre, 175 Commercial Street, EH6 6JE. We will be ‘Celebrating Young Leithers’: hearing about the work of various youth groups/organisations in Leith, and enjoying…
Care & Support Services
I am very pleased that finally, the Council administration’s proposed tendering of Care and Support Services has been put on hold. It will be reviewed independently (although we’re not sure what this means yet!) over the next few weeks, and…