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Trams already in Princess Street LOL

Wow we have a tram on Princess Street, its not real it’s a mock up, and you are not allowed to get on it until Monday at 11am if the ramp is finished by then. First impressions, its smaller than a bus and if each tram is this size it will not get as many [...]

Small Business and Trams

Spotted in the window of Boneyard Tattoo studio at the top of Constitution Street.

Bankers are Bastards #2

Thanks for the picture Phil.

Edinburgh Leith Harbour what’s that about.

I have just picked up my copy of February’s Leith Gazette (that’s Leith Gazette not Edinburgh Leith Gazette) and read Jenny Mackenzie’s piece on the back page regarding the name change that has been proposed for the development at the Leith docks.  While I find myself in agreement with 90% of what Jenny says I [...]

SNP Back down on local income tax

John Swinney the finance secretary today finally had to admit defeat and climb down from the introduction of a local income tax designed to replace the council tax.  It has been very obvious for some time that there was no consensus at Holyrood for the local tax and this will be seen as a major [...]

Simple breakdown of Holyroods 2009 Budget

Margo MacDonald wanted £3.5 million for Edinburgh, she got it.
Tories wanted £60 million over 3 years for city centre regeneration they got £60 million lump sum.
Lib Dem’s wanted a 2p cut in income tax, they got a promise from the SNP to approach the Calman Commission about giving Holyrood the right to borrow.
Labour wanted 23,400 [...]