Community Carve Up.
We now have the Community Councils in Greater Pilton up and almost running.It would seem that the change of office brearers if reports are to be believed over at Royston/Wardieburn has been a positive move and they are beginning to surface,but they still have Councillor Mcginnis to deal with,and nobody envies them that task.
Never the less they are in place and we have got to make sure they work with as little political interference as possible.We were asked a question the other day for which we did not have the answer,so we will throw it open to you to see if you can come up with the answer.
Question How many members of the community councils in Greater Pilton have PEP members on them,or employees of PEP on them? Answer We do not know but would be interested to find out. Could it be that this is a plan by leftie Lizie to find out what other Community Councils are up to.We hope not as this would in our opinion constitute politcal interference,and abusing her position as manager of PEP.
We already have lapdog Betty Stevenson over at Muirhouse who reports everything back to her mistress stiileto heeled Provest Hinds.
Over at Drylaw/Telford Community Council we have the Pickering clan,fair weather friends and crawlers to the politcal elite of Greater Pilton. The Pickerings need to keep their contacts going with this elite as their jobs depend on cap in hand crawling.
It seems West Granton/Pilton escapes from the clutches of rule bending and political favours. It is only because of Mr. Fitzpatricks lazieness that they escape political interference,and his usual nowght to do with me attitude[wonder if he will say that on Wedensday 25-10-06 in the Prentice Centre-nomination and selection evening-]
Can it be that West Granton is leading the way in community politics closely followed by the suprise package Royston/Wardieburn. Certainly none of these two have come up with the hair brained scheme of twining a town in Palastine with Muirhouse. Wonder who thought that little gem up.
It is clear that the community councils have some way to go to shift any political baggage,and set themselves up as voices for their community.
Ms. Mcginnis needs with urgency to be put firmly in her place as one new activist puts it-she attends every meeting and tries to take charge-. This is not healthy for community democracy,and can only put others off,but then again mabey thats what she wants.
So the sticky tenticles of the Labour Party are still clutching to every aspect of community life, now they have a partner in PEP which is being used in many peoples opinion as a vehicle for the Labour Party,and to satisfy Ms. Mcginnis and her lust and love of power.
The best thing to do would be to kick her out on Wedensday evening and replace her with someone who actually cares what happens in this community not just profit from.But alas that probably will not happen unless someone else is nominated from the floor,or have they changed that rule to.
This fraud of a nomination and selection meeting is a disgrace to democracy and just keeps the partys decisions in a few select hands.What a carve up Mcginnis and Fitzpatrick again more torture more empty promises,more lies and deceit.Â
And the strange thing is that had Auntie Lesley been a candidate Fitzpatrick would have been dumped,and as he was saying earlier this year,he would just stand as an independant candidate if he were dumped as expected,so much for his loyalties.
We need fresh blood flowing through this community not more of the same lies and deceit we are used to. If selected Mcginnis and her new best friend Fitzpatrick will just tow the party line regardless of how if effects the voters of this community. We cannot tolerate another term of Lady Muck Mcginnis her handling of the Waterfront and rumors of dodgy dealing has tainted this community and she has to go.
The carving up of this community has to stop and it will only stop if citizens take control of their own destineys and not be firmly ground down by the party machine and its lackies.
Ian Harkins.Â