Tag Archives: Edinburgh City Council

Issues which will decide my local election vote: Gaza twinning and fossil fuel divestment

Posted on April 3, 2022 by biowrite

I just sent an email along the following lines to several of the council election candidates in my ward (Edinburgh: Sighthill/Gorgie). When I receive replies I’ll post these as comments below. Dear ______ I am considering voting for you in … Continue reading →

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Refuse to be complicit in austerity and council budget cuts

Posted on November 17, 2014 by biowrite

I just sent the message below to all of my council representatives. Feel free to use it as a model for your own emails. Dear ____ I am writing to you as one of my representatives to object in the strongest … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh City Council’s unethical banking. Let’s change it!

Posted on July 31, 2012 by biowrite

I recently wrote to one of my councillors, Nigel Bagshaw, to ask with whom Edinburgh City Council banks, and whether, if this were not an ethical bank, the Council would consider moving its accounts. Here is the disappointing answer I … Continue reading →

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Ten questions for election candidates

Posted on February 19, 2012 by biowrite

Scottish Local Government elections will take place on 3 May 2012. With this in mind I am suggesting that Occupy Edinburgh asks candidates some or all of the following questions and the answers used to decide which candidates to endorse. … Continue reading →

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