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Letters: Enough is enough
Dear Editor
Do not be taken in by the Tories who say, hand on heart, ‘we will put wokers interests first’ if elected.
We know to our cost over the last seven years just how much they care by freezing our wages, imposing drastic cuts in funding for essential services and making scapegoats of unemployed and disabled people.
On June the 8th everyone has the opportunity to vote them out for all they have done and intend to do to us. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
Tony Delahoy (by email)
CAMRA urges election candidates to grasp Brexit opportunities
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is calling on all election candidates in Scotland to take advantage of the opportunities presented by Brexit to maximise the benefit to the British beer and pubs industry. Continue reading CAMRA urges election candidates to grasp Brexit opportunities
Letter: Time to ditch the Tories
Dear Editor
When voting on June 8th everyone should remember that many things we take for granted had to be struggled for by ordinary people. The formation of our NHS. The reduction of the working week to 5 days. The entitlement to paid annual leave. The entitlement to sick pay. Health and Safety at Work Act.
These and many others were put into place by a Labour Government campaigned for by the Labour Movement, Trade Unions and Cooperatives.
All these improvements were made in spite of fierce opposition by the Conservatives.
We now have had 7 years of Tory control making drastic cuts not only in the value of our wages but also on the many services that are essential to most people. The Tories have said they intend to continue making cuts over the next 5 years if elected. Even our NHS on which at times we all rely is being ground down in many ways.
We must ensure on June 8th the Tories get the message: You are not wanted, we have had enough of cuts.
A.Delahoy (by email)
General Election candidates confirmed
Candidates standing in Edinburgh’s five constituencies in the UK Parliamentary Election on 8 June 2017 have been announced. Nominations closed at 4pm yesterday.
Letters: Don’t fall for five more years of Tory havoc
Dear Editor,
In the last few years there has been a relentless anti – Labour/ Jeremy Corbyn campaign waged by those who control information from the press or other media. This is based on the well tried method that if you repeat something over and over again some people will start to believe it, in effect being told what to think and how to act.
The whole advertising industry works on that principal spending millions of pounds doing so, this principal also applies to the information industry. If the Labour Party and Jeremy Corbyn are not electable as they claim, the question must be asked, why have they conducted such a sustained campaign? Could it be that given equal unbiased coverage of the Labour policy that speaks for the vast majority of people, they would be elected?
Working people rely for their existence on having secure employment without which poverty beckons, and having had the experience of the last 7 years of Tory control this threat is always present.
The financial crisis of 2008 was not caused by the working population but by Banks and Financial Institutions, the working population is having to pay for it.
People have been fooled in the past to give their vote to the Tories, it would be a disaster to give them another five years to continue their dreadful havoc on our lives.
A. Delahoy (by email)
‘One janitor, one school … and keep our cleaners’ – UNISON Edinburgh in pre-election appeal
UNISON’s Edinburgh branch, the union representing council staff, fears new council proposals will mean Edinburgh’s schools will no longer have their own janitor and cleaning hours will be cut. The union is asking voters to challenge candidates to oppose the cuts in the run-up to Thursday’s local elections. Continue reading ‘One janitor, one school … and keep our cleaners’ – UNISON Edinburgh in pre-election appeal
Greens call on government to halt ‘flawed’ airport consultation
Scottish Green MSPs used a Holyrood debate on Edinburgh airport’s expansion plans to call on the Scottish Government to step in and halt the company’s ‘flawed’ consultation. Continue reading Greens call on government to halt ‘flawed’ airport consultation
SNP calls on Labour to rule out alliance with Tories to run Edinburgh
Labour should rule out a coalition with the Tories in Edinburgh after next month’s local elections or be exposed as putting their anti-independence obsession ahead of public services, the SNP said yesterday.
Continue reading SNP calls on Labour to rule out alliance with Tories to run Edinburgh
Outgoing council leader has the last word
City of Edinburgh Council Leader Andrew Burns has issued his final Leader’s Report. Cllr Burns is one of a number of experienced city councillors who will not be seeking re-election next month.
He said: “As you may be aware, many councillors, including myself, have chosen not to stand on 4 May. I haven’t done the maths, but the cumulative experience leaving the Council must add up to many hundreds of years.
“As current Council Leader, and on behalf of all the Group Leaders, I’d like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to all the retiring councillors who have given dedicated public service to their local communities over so many years.
“I’d also like to wish all remaining councillors, and new candidates, all the very best of luck. It really is a privilege to serve your local community – and you never know how long that privilege will last – so please do enjoy it while you can.
“Huge thanks also to our dedicated workforce, who have shown nothing but enormous understanding, adaptability, and sheer dedication to public service, over recent years. It’s been my pleasure to work with you all.
“And finally, many thanks to the people that matter most: the residents of Edinburgh. You have given us the chance to make a contribution to the ongoing evolution of this most beautiful city; one which I’ve had the good fortune to call my family home for the last 24 years.”