Edinburgh Council has become the first political body to officially back to worldwide Occupy movement. The council this afternoon voted in an overwhelming majority to redirect economic decisions to be more focussed on the needs of the 99% in an attempt to reduce the “inequitable gap” between the rich and poor. The SNP, Liberal Democrats, [...]
Council scraps environmental privatisation plans
November 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The council has scrapped plans to outsource its environmental services to private firm Enterprise. The move means that services such as bin collection, recycling and responsibility for public spaces including parks will remain with the council. The decision came this afternoon after SNP councillors won a majority vote against their Liberal Democrat coalition partners who [...]
