City of Edinburgh Council

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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Housing and homelessness, Society

Revealed: Edinburgh’s 466 breaches of homeless B&B law

Karin Goodwin on November 25, 2018April 6, 2019

Edinburgh City Council has broken the law 466 times in the last year by placing homeless families in bed and breakfast accommodation for more than seven days.

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Human rights, Politics

Information watchdog names bodies probed for ‘failures’

Ally Tibbitt on September 28, 2018August 19, 2019

The Scottish Information Commissioner has intervened in ten different public agencies to try and remedy transparency failings over the last year, a report reveals.

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Housing and homelessness

Lives on hold: meet the people existing in Edinburgh’s homeless hostels

Karin Goodwin on August 30, 2018May 1, 2019

Edinburgh's homeless system is reaching breaking point due to surging demand and a lack of housing. Meanwhile there's money to be made for private owners.

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City of Edinburgh Council

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

Housing and homelessness, Society

Revealed: Edinburgh’s 466 breaches of homeless B&B law

Human rights, Politics

Information watchdog names bodies probed for ‘failures’

Housing and homelessness

Lives on hold: meet the people existing in Edinburgh’s homeless hostels

Air pollution from traffic is getting worse on some Scottish streets

Claim Scotland needs a deficit of 3% or lower to join EU is Mostly False

Government officials worried that tree deal with Shell was “greenwashing”

UK tried “diplomatic blackmail” to force Mandela to buy Scottish warships