Dear Editor
A hustings was arranged at Muirhouse Millennium Centre on Thursday 19th April . Despite prospective candidates having been invited to this event to discuss issues which effect the Forth Ward, only three candidates bothered to attend . Labour Conservative and the Green parties were represented – there was no representation from the SNP, LibDems and the Anti-Cuts candidates .
Steve Cardownie has also indicated that he will not be able to attend a hustings on April 26 at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre . I understand that these so called representatives are busy however they have not indicated that they will send anyone from their parties to the hustings. George Gordon is also standing in the Forth Ward along with Councillor Cardownie for the SNP; surely one of these candidates can represent their parties? Invitations have been sent to all prospective candidates to attending the hustings, some have not bothered to reply to their invitations Yet they expect people in Forth Ward to vote for them ? I think not !!!!!!
I hope the electorate remember this when they vote on May 3rd
Anna Hutchison
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Hi Dave a dozen folk turned up at the Millennium centre.The debate was fair and it was interesting to hear from the Green Party.Cllr Cardownie did send his apologies and George Gordon didn’t even answer any of my e/mnails.What are the SNP asking from the Forth ward voters?if they don’t come to tell us wehat they want to do in the Community fair enough, but when they publish a leaflet that says they have built 500 hundred new homes in the community, where?.
Hi Anna
How many members of the public attended the hustings at the Millennium Centre? I attended one at Blackhall on the same evening and there were only 14 people there.