SNP budget 2009 scuppered.

Well was voting down of the SNP 2009 budget really a surprise?  I think not the SNP certainly didn’t come out of it with too many brownie points, the political last-minute shenanigans trying to get a deal with the Greens was immature and ill thought out.  Patrick Harvie is well-known for his fiery temper and [...]

Forth Ports Green Space Policy

Apparently Forth Ports want the Scottish Government to pay for any green space to be created during the building of the docks new town. Now there’s a surprise!

Downsizing at The White House

Meeting tonight 7pm at The Thomas Morton Hall at Leith Library.

Thanks to Greener Leith for the heads up about tonights meeting with Forth Ports concerning the first stage of the docks development.
Thier article is here.
Meeting tonight 7pm at The Thomas Morton Hall at Leith Library.

Twitter and My Follower Barack Obama

Yesterday I signed up for twitter, you can in fact see my ‘ tweets’ at the bottom of the left-hand column of the blog page. I did this just for fun I only know one other person who is on twitter, I had and in reality and still have no idea what it’s all about, [...]

Bankers are Bastards

I have to be perfectly frank here; I have never enjoyed dealing with Banks. Ever since my first timorous steps into the bank manager’s office, business plan in hand, I have found them to be difficult obstructive and surprisingly ignorant. In my entrepreneurial innocence I arrived for a meeting with the bank manager only to [...]

Obama kicked Bush’s ass

Edinburgh tram delays

It has come as no surprise to the cynics amongst us that the Edinburgh tram project has been delayed by three months.  It turns out that the first track will not be laid in Leith walk after all, but in Princes Street.  Ensuring no doubt that when the money runs out you will be able [...]

Barack Obama’s Charge to the White House

Prohibited Items at Obama’s Presidential Inauguration

For those of you heading off to president elect Obama’s presidential inauguration here is a handy list of what you are not allowed to take with you

Prohibited Items
Prohibited items include, but are not limited to:

Firearms and ammunition (either real or simulated)
Explosives of any kind (including fireworks)
Knives, blades, or sharp objects (of any length)
Mace and/or pepper [...]