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Church and State...or not! 3 Jun 2013 | 08:35 pm
Today, so far, has been about religion. The councils petitions committee has been considering petitions for and against religious observance in non denominational schools. We had well argued cases on...
A Mighty Fine Day! 3 Jun 2013 | 02:05 am
A rare sunny day. I finally managed to get use out if my new Panama hat! An early afternoon visit to the Meadows Festival followed by a radiant lunch at Petite Paris. I came to the conclusion that C...
Family Fun Day 1 Jun 2013 | 04:24 pm
I turned up a little early to help set up the Corstorphine Youth Centres Fun day. This is the snap of the Old Parish Church whose yard is cohosting the event. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
New direction 11 May 2013 | 08:20 pm
An Update Much has happened since I last posted. At a UK level we have seen the death of Margaret Thatcher and the reaction to that, the surge in the local elections for UKIP and the Tories massive o...
Speaking Up for Tenants 9 Mar 2013 | 04:24 am
Visiting some of the new Council Housing we built when in administration I am a fervent believer in the partisan political system and in the notion muted by the Whig Edmund Burke that you "hang toget...
Is it the end of the line for Lazarus? 8 Mar 2013 | 10:13 pm
Well the City Chambers is all a flutter as Edinburgh Council's answer to Lazarus, SNP Leader Steve Cardownie, faces his first serious leadership challenge. Steve has been in power for something like ...
FOI Test for SNP at Holyrood 14 Jan 2013 | 12:30 pm
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie is rightly taking the fight to the SNP on Freedom of Information. It is imperative that those in positions of power demonstrate how their decisions are ...
First Flurry 13 Jan 2013 | 04:38 pm
As I type this post the first snow of the year is gently tumbling down. The view from my window looks down on to an ancient cemetery with lots of mature trees and an old gravedigger house which has a...
A New Year 6 Jan 2013 | 03:32 pm
Good Morning and a belated Happy New Year to my readers. I personally had a great Christmas and New Year. Like everyone else I spent it watching too much TV and eating too much. I also managed to get...
Last Council of the Year 15 Dec 2012 | 12:44 pm
The excellent Phyllis Stephen who runs the Edinburgh Reporter, a highly regarded local digital news site, has been complaining about my lack of blogging recently. So taking the hint I am now back blog...
