City of Edinburgh Council

Finance

Two Scottish councils lending £15m for English council to gamble with

Joe Lo on May 31, 2020June 1, 2020

Two Scottish councils have loaned millions of pounds to an English council which borrows far more than any other council in the UK and gambles most of it on speculative solar power investments.

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Housing and homelessness, Society

Covid-19 planning laws ‘captured’ by property developers

Ally Tibbitt on May 1, 2020May 4, 2020

Rule changes during the Covid-19 pandemic favour property developers and risk shutting the public out from the planning system, say Scottish civic groups.

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Health

Airbnb hosts in Scotland defy coronavirus lockdown

Joe Lo on March 31, 2020April 1, 2020

Airbnb hosts across Scotland are facing police and council action for welcoming guests despite a government ban aimed at slowing the spread of Covid-19.

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Finance

Councils save millions by renegotiating controversial Lobo loans

Ben Wray on October 20, 2019October 21, 2019

Four Scottish local authorities have renegotiated or are renegotiating debts with commercial banks in a bid to save millions each year in interest payments.

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Finance, Politics

Edinburgh under fire for failing to make money from film disruption

Jamie Mann on September 5, 2019September 8, 2019

The City of Edinburgh Council has admitted that it has not made money from film companies for street closures despite the disruption they cause.

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Finance, Housing and homelessness, Politics

Property industry treats top Scots politicians to £5,000 dinner in Cannes

Ally Tibbitt on May 21, 2019August 19, 2019

Top Scottish politicians quaffed champagne and dined on veal alongside property investors at a secret £5,000 VIP dinner in the south of France, The Ferret has learned.

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Politics

Anti-EU party standing for Leith ‘shameless’ for joining EU-funded group

Billy Briggs on April 10, 2019April 10, 2019

An anti-EU party standing for Edinburgh council is a member of a far right group in Europe which receives funding from the European Commission.

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Housing and homelessness, Society

Campaigners: tourist tax should fund crack down on short-term lets

Ally Tibbitt on February 13, 2019August 19, 2019

A campaign group has called on the City of Edinburgh Council to use money raised from a proposed new tourist tax to crack down on problems associated with short-term lets.

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Asylum, Human rights, International

Trafficked children ‘missing’ from care by Scots councils

Billy Briggs on January 14, 2019April 6, 2019

Dozens of children have been trafficked to Scotland with several going missing from care, says a new report.

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City of Edinburgh Council

Finance

Two Scottish councils lending £15m for English council to gamble with

Housing and homelessness, Society

Covid-19 planning laws ‘captured’ by property developers

Health

Airbnb hosts in Scotland defy coronavirus lockdown

Finance

Councils save millions by renegotiating controversial Lobo loans

Finance, Politics

Edinburgh under fire for failing to make money from film disruption

Finance, Housing and homelessness, Politics

Property industry treats top Scots politicians to £5,000 dinner in Cannes

Politics

Anti-EU party standing for Leith ‘shameless’ for joining EU-funded group

Housing and homelessness, Society

Campaigners: tourist tax should fund crack down on short-term lets

Asylum, Human rights, International

Trafficked children ‘missing’ from care by Scots councils

UK government branded “disgraceful” after resuming arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Scottish care homes owned by the Chinese state in tax havens

Scotland fails to protect marine wildlife from trawling, say government scientists

Landowners bid to shoot more protected birds to save wild salmon