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Everyone invited to this public discussion event.....802 Tage her
 
RESISTING THE CUTS, CLOSURES AND REDUNDANCIES IN EDINBURGH

FOR PEOPLES NEEDS NOT PROFIT!

The Forum public discussion

7pm Sunday 16th September

Quaker Meeting House, Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh

(access from Lawnmarket at top of Royal Mile, near the Castle)

All invited to discuss how to stop the Council closing our schools, nurseries and community centres and sacking workers. Share information, leaflets and ideas for activity.

Confirmed speakers and participants from a threatened nursery and a threatened primary school, plus a veteran of a similar anti cuts struggle in Glasgow a few years ago who has written a pamphlet "How to save your school from closure". (viewable at
http://praxisglasgow.wordpress.com/h... ]

Venue wheelchair accessible (ramp and lift) Free entry

The Forum meets monthly, normally at the Quaker meeting house, to discuss topics of public interest. It is organised by participants in groups like Indymedia Scotland, Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Group and Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh, and is not linked to any political party.

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A Word of Warning in the Evening News812 Tage her
 
'This city needs leadership and needs it fast'
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/op...

THE partnership between the Lib Dems and the SNP on Edinburgh Council was never going to be easy, but few could have guessed that the relationship would hit the rocks only two months after the nuptials were agreed.

It should be no surprise that some sort of compromise was reached to preserve the coalition - there were special responsibility payments for those councillors in elevated positions to consider, after all - but the SNP's withdrawal of support for the school closure plan exposes the essential weaknesses in the arrangement. The deal was forced on Lib Dem leader Jenny Dawe because a rump of her party wanted nothing to do with the Labour Party even though a Lib-Lab pact was her preferred option.

That decision denied the new administration much-needed experience in dealing with officials which then had a direct impact on how the school plan was implemented.

Now that plan lies in tatters with no hope of it getting through the council and the education director, Gillian Tee, will have to go back to the drawing board. For schools like Abbeyhill and Stockbridge it probably means a reprieve, but for most of the others on the hit list it means months of uncertainty as new plans are thrashed out.

That the SNP withdrew support because of the obvious clash with their manifesto commitments means that any deal with them will be difficult to reach as almost all schools due for closure meet their criteria for survival.

That throws up the possibility that the only way the Lib Dems can get what remains of their programme through will be to do a deal with Labour whose leaders have long accepted the principle of classroom rationalisation but ironically came up against stiff opposition from the party now trying to force the closures through.

A deal with Labour would almost certainly save Abbeyhill, Stockbridge, the Wester Hailes Education Centre and the plan for a new secondary school in Craigmillar, but the likes of Drummond High and Craigentinny might still find themselves under threat. Certainly, those parents who encouraged their children to go on strike last week have done nothing to keep their schools going.

Of course Labour are quite enjoying seeing their adversaries squirm and could well refuse to come to an agreement were it not for a sense of responsibility. But to have such a dramatic rejection of a core policy from one coalition partner would be fatal under most circumstances, especially as senior SNP sources blame poor communication from senior Lib Dems. How will they know their partners won't leave them in the lurch on other hard decisions when the going gets tough?

The truth is that the Lib Dems didn't have the guts to end the partnership nor the confidence to run a minority administration in which they could negotiate with other parties on a case-by-case basis. This city doesn't just need better leadership it needs leadership of any kind and it needs it fast.

This article: http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/op...

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well done813 Tage her
 
VICTORY!!!!

Well done to everyone who got behind the SOS campaign!!!
 geschrieben von Talk1070 Antworten 
It's over................ we won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!814 Tage her
 
I'm absolutely delighted!!!
Well done everyone!!!!

http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/in...
 geschrieben von Scott R0 Antworten 
Support the school closures in Edinburgh814 Tage her
 
This group is commited to helping the Liberal Democrats and Scottish Nationalists in Edinburgh to pull down schools, so that I can make a fast buck.
These horrible little poor people are standing in the way of progress and my vision of a concrete future for the city of Edinburgh.

You can help the capaign to demolish Edinburgh's schools by writing to all those councillors who voted to close them down and thanking them personally.

Jenny Dawe and the Liberal Democrats are quite right to keep themselves away from the Hoi Polloi. The Scottish National Party is crucial to the demolition of schools and the developement of greenspace.

Let's turn hospitals into flats, allotments into car parks and swimming pools into a big fat profit for me!

http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?Memb...
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New petition to the Scottish Parliament816 Tage her
 
Hi, finally the scottish parliament has put the e-petition online. The wording is as follows;

Petition by Scott Reed calling on the Scottish Parliament, in light of the proposal to close Drummond Community High School in Edinburgh, to urge Scottish Ministers not to grant consent to school closure proposals where the school role exceeds 80% of the school?s capacity.

http://epetitions.scottish.parliamen...

or;

http://tinyurl.com/34h8mo


I'd like to have included all schools but unfortunately the petitions clerk said it had to be an issue over which the parliament has some power. The parliament has the final say on schools with an occupancy above 80%, therefore this is the line which was taken.

Scott
 geschrieben von Scott R1 Antwort 
skls 817 Tage her
 

skls are banned from protesting on skl grounds and have 2 protest on streets
acording too evening news
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talk107818 Tage her
 
well done to all involved and good luck from all at talk107...we are fully behind the "Save Our Schools" campaign.

There's a petition and forum at www.talk107.co.uk
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Petition to save Cameron House Nursery School819 Tage her
 
Please click the link below to sign our petition to Downing Street, and spread the word to others - we need as many signatures as possible to be taken seriously!
(And yes, I'm working on an e-petition to the Scottish Parliament as well, I'll keep you posted...)
Thanks for your support,
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/SaveCHNS/
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Demo at Abbeyhill today820 Tage her
 
” DEMONSTRATION on Tuesday 28th August at 3:30 pm outside the school

The Evening News will be there to cover our story, take pictures etc. Please bring banners and posters or just yourself and your support. Help us to show the Council we care about our school and our kids. “

http://www.saveabbeyhillprimaryschoo...
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