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Budget Cuts
Message from Harriet Harman... Today, George Osborne delivered a Budget that will throw people out of work, hold back economic growth and damage the public services we all rely on....

SNP GET THE RESULT THEY CAMPAIGNED FOR
SNP GET THE RESULT THEY CAMPAIGNED FOR Labour today accused the SNP of "barely being able to hide their glee" after the Lib Dems ushered David Cameron into Downing Street....

Broomhouse / St. Josephs Swap
Council Abandons School Switch! Edinburgh Labour today condemned the Council's handling of the proposed switch of Broomhouse and St Joseph's Primary Schools. A meeting of the Council's Education Committee...

Roll on 2011
Council Labour Group Leader Andrew Burns reacts to outstanding results for Labour in Edinburgh! 'Roll on 2011' I know I need to stop obsessing about election results - the sooner...

Election Announced!
GENERAL ELECTION IN SCOTLAND KICKS OFF - GENERATION OF OPPORTUNITY AT RISK - VOTE FOR THE SNP, LIB DEMS WILL USHER IN TORY GENERATION OF AUSTERITY Scottish Labour today kicks...

LABOUR’S BUDGET TO PROTECT FRONT LINE SERVICES
Edinburgh Council's Labour Group today announced that they will be protecting front line services in their budget. Where the proposals by the Lib Dem/SNP Administration are to slash budgets for...

Disappointment at continued closure of swimming pool
Edinburgh Council have confirmed that the swimming pool at Warrender Swim Centre will remain closed for at least another 3 months to allow for rooflight glass panel replacement work to...

Call to Release Gathering Papers
Gathering papers must be released Labour Culture and Leisure Spokesperson, Paul Godzik has again called for all papers regarding the proposed 'bail out' of the Gathering 2009...

Embattled McLaren
McLaren gives lesson in contradiction and duplicity Embattled Education Leader, Councillor Marilyne McLaren publicly admitted today that she had made a mistake and that Lismore Primary School “should...

DISCREDITED EDIE CHALLENGED
Discredited Health & Social Care Convener Paul Edie has been challenged on the failures of the LibDem/SNP Administration’s homelessness strategy. Councillor Edie, who is under similar pressure...

Care at Home
An independent investigation ordered into 'Care and Support Services' tendering Significant developments with the Care and Support Services tender Contracts for the provision of Care and Support Services We've just...

Don't blame us!
Local press are covering the Annual Residents Survey this afternoon - you can see the story here - and the local SNP/Lib-Dem Administration are clearly trying to pin the blame...

Evicted from the Full Council
Statement from Edinburgh Labour Leader Andrew Burns after being evicted from the Full Council meeting on 25th June 2009. 'No - that headline isn't a joke ... I really have...

Burns calls for clarification on misleading Council house claim
Edinburgh Labour's Andrew Burns has challenged Council leader Jenny Dawe on a claim that the Liberal Democrat/SNP Administration "has built the first council housing in Edinburgh for a generation"....

Labour Demands Apology over "Failing Schools" slur.
Labour Education Spokesperson Ricky Henderson has demanded Education Convenor Marilyne MacLaren apologise to teachers, pupils and parents for branding 3 city schools as "failing". Answering a question at today's City...

Full Council
Full Council meeting this week in Edinburgh ... the main agenda can be found here, and all the papers are up on CPOL: you can search for them here. I'll...

No New Schools
Sad I know, but I've just listened to the statement from the Education Secretary --- pretty thin gruel; but much, much worse was her response (in questions thereafter) to Ken...

Lies and Statistics
....FROM LABOUR GROUP LEADER ANDREW BURNS' BLOG Lies, damned lies and statistics ... again This other Evening News story from yesterday - about a possible Council pay freeze - is...

Labour slams SNP's lack of action on homes
At the start of the week, Labour's Shadow Health Secretary Cathy Jamieson challenged Housing Minister Alex Neil to ‘stop dithering' and provide homeowners in Scotland with the same protection against...

Scottish /UK News
Today during First Minister's Questions, Labour leader Iain Gray called on the First Minister to "make good on his guarantee" in the budget that if apprentices are made redundant they...

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