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Well friends and readers it would seem we are to be given a special treat. Mr. Jack my suits to big McConnell and Alex smarmy Salmond are to go head to head in a TV debate which we will have the pleasure of watching-if we are not scratching our asses- on Sunday-which can we remind our readers is April fools day.

We are sure this is just a pure coincidence,and it will make riviting viewing similar to songs of praise or the dreadful overbearing Mike Aspel whose hairsyle has not changed for over forty years,and revels in the fact that he gets to suck up to would be royalty who own these stately homes where the antiques road show sometimes goes.

But on to more important issues. Will Jackie boy sweat and melt in the heat,or will smarmy Salmond rise to the occasion and actually tell the truth for a change. We won’t have to wait long to find out the answers to these intriging questions and more.

But who the F- -K cares Jack McConnell is a crap leader, a reasonable party manager but he couldn’t head a bus queue. Alex smarmy Salmond is so full of shit his eyes are brown,and that permanent grin on his face  makes you want to puke. This is very likely to be a stage managed event limited to the great and the good with the voting public left to one side yet again. It is frightening to think that this is what the public have got to chose from along with Andie Bell Goldie the clueless Tory Leader and Nicol head up his ass Stevens the LibDem bafoon.

We the poor punters have to make a choice,or do we. There are bound to be many more independent candidates standing at both local and national level, let us support them and give all the party machines a bloody nose. Let Scotland vote independent and stuff the lot of them.  

Friends and readers. The latest rubbish to clog up our letter boxes is a news letter from Tory Councillor Allan Weasel Jackson. Weasel represents the Trinity ward at the moment and is trying in vain to capture votes in Greater Pilton. Such is weasels majority that this news letter is smart assing on his part as he has let it be known that he does not need to get votes from the plebs in Pilton.

That’s good because he won’t get any. Many of us can remember what it was like for the residents of Greater Pilton the last time the bumbling Torries were in office. The Torries would be a disaster for Edinburgh and suicide for Greater Pilton. Weasel has his photo on the front of the news letter and for those of a nervous disposition,take care you don’t get a fright. Jackson reminds us of what our mothers used to tell us about taking sweets from strangers.

This effort in smart assing also tells us that weasel is well known to many people outside his existing ward.OH REALLY,don’t think so. Nobody with any spark of human decency will vote Tory,we know that there are those out there silly enough to believe the Torries have changed and are now a much more caring sharing party with candidates who have been schooled in looking the part. Don’t believe a word of it. As much as Labour have grown to cosy with the City officials and have got fat sitting with their finger up their asses the Torries would screw you into the ground and delight in doing so.

And who would they screw first, why the poorest and weakest first,and then the poorest and weakest second,and so on. The Torries hate anybody who is poor and will make them suffer for it. The Torries can hate with a vengance as they have more than proved in the past. They are a nasty organisation dedicated to smashing the rights of ordinary citizens and taking from those that can least afford it.

So Alan weasel Jackson should just stay within the leafy confines of Trinity and concern himself with matters there,because once you try to step outside your comfy existance and face the real issues head on he might just wish he hadn’t bothered.

With the SNP riding high in the lastest opinion poll,where has it all gone wrong for the tired old party who have run out of steam and ideas and continually refuse to allow new blood into it’s closed door ranks,the Labour Party.

We see it down here in Greater Pilton with the same faces trundled out to sell us a second hand message that we have heard so many times before Malcolm principles Chisholm who will come to our rescue astride his white charger offering nothing to improve the lives of the poorest and weakest in our community. Bill nowght to do with me Fitzpatrick who still believes in Santa Clause dressed in red of course,and that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone gunman in the book depository. 

Our good friend and regular sucks reader Jingling Bill who is older than old Labour itself and twice as boring, should gracefully retire and take up a membership of the ever increasing empire that is PEP.  Jingling who knows a thing or three about real ale and is Jingling Geordies personal real ale taster and can often be seen skipping happily down the Royal Mile as happy hour draws close at his favourite watering hole Jingling Geordies or his second favourite watering hole the gin joint where mine host Tom tubby Ponton resides,slumbered over the bar telling tales of when he lead the Torries to the barricades,only to realise nobody would let them in,so he wandered into oblivion and became a part of the lumpen politeriate malcontents.

Never mind Bill once you have mastered the use of the mobile phone you could apply for a job in a call centre,possibly one in the indian sub continent,there’s plenty to chose from,as many punters will know to their cost as they sit down to their tea of an evening,only for the phone to ring and a pest on the other end in very bad English asks you if you are interested in double glazing,or cavity insulation, F–K OFF is the reply most favoured but out of politeness rarely used. So that’s what you might have to look forward to Bill.

And on to our close friend and private club chairperson Lizzie Waterfront McGinnis whose cheesy grin belies a steely interior where her lazor like antennas can zoom in on a opponent and patronise them to death. Lizzie is surrounded by her private club members most of whom owe their jobs to her and the continuation of these posts may be dependent on our Lizzie getting re-elected. If our Lizzie had any common sense or humility she would have seen through these vultures and sought advice of those with nothing to gain,but alas that’s not the case,and Lizzie now according to a local poll lies in a dangerous 4th place,so much for pals eh Lizzie.

Pilton Sucks takes an overall view of the elections and favours no party or person although we cannot stick the Torries and the Lib Dems are just limp dicks. The one big disappointment and the blame lies firmly at the feet of the ruling party and their elected members,and runs in the face of Councillor Ewan Aitkins stand against injustice,and is right slap bang centre of the new ward so there is no escape,and that is our reporting of the serious mis management at Muirhouse Social Work Centre and the dreadful workplace bullying that went on there.

What we have reported on is true and can be backed up with hard evidence. But that aside for the moment. We believe Ewan Aitkin to be a decent person and a man of honour,and we are sure that his statement was honestly meant and from the heart. It is a pity that at this moment in time we cannot say the same for Bill and Liz.  

P.S Friends and readers it has just been reported that Bill nowght to do with me Fitzpatrick has been seen skulking around Fishmakets Close,could anybody enlighten us as to why,or can we make a wild guess.

Our council source has told us that an eye witness in the Muirhouse Social Work bullying scandal was not called to give a statement. We understand that this witness had put his name forward and was more than willing to give both a verbal and written statement on what he saw. This witness has approached Pilton sucks with his statement which we have read,and it makes shocking reading.

It tells in detail of vicious verbal assaults on a victim by the bully backed up by his single brain celled assistant who is also a known football hooligan and has close associations with the Hibernian football casuals known as the CCS[Capital City service]. This witness was never called according to our source,and yet he can give details of savage bullying by this thug and his assistant.

We question why? surely every witness should have been called to give evidence particularly when amongst the bullys victims was one who tried to take his own life. We find this hard to understand until we look at the sleazy jigsaw that we have been putting together. Known associates of the bully closely involved in an investigation,line management intimidated by this small minded thug,it is very clear that a cover up of a major nature is going on here to protect the asses of management who should have sacked this mindless moron years ago.

Pilton sucks has a photo copy of this witness statement and we will be passing it to the correct authorities,certainly not known associates of the bully. Our legal advisior has also looked at this statement,and she tells us that this evidence would have been crucial in nailing the bully,and she feels that something is seriously wrong with this investigation into the activities of the bully. 

With the Muirhouse two now three the pressure mounts for an open investigation into this sickos activities. Pilton Sucks has been asking regularly for an open investigation to take place and rid the community of this bully and his single brain celled assistant,and known football hooligan.

It cannot have escaped the City Councils notice that all is not right in this centre  in Muirhouse,that an investigation into the severe lack of management with a bully seemingly allowed to run riot and ruin peoples lifes and careers as he sees fit. Pilton sucks is more than happy to be involved in any investigation.

The big difference between the spineless management that have turned a blind eye to bullying and thereby allowing members of staff to be put at serious risk from this thug,and Pilton Sucks is,we will not be bullied by this little thug or anybody else. We have the evidence the community has the evidence this is workplace and community bullying,and we don’t and won’t put up with it.

So we demand an open community investigation into the activities of the bully with everybody who knew what went on brought forward and allowed to tell their story free of intimidation and silent threats. The need to have a bully free workplace is vitally important for staff moral and productivity. A workplace bully drags both down and allows everthing to stagnate and be done at his pleasure,while blaming everyone else when something goes wrong. We know who the bullys are and where they are. We are watching.

As our council source deepthroat continues to leak information regarding the scandal of workplace bullying at Muirhouse Social Work Centre,we are informed that there is a connection between one of the senior managers of Criminal Justice and the managers post at the Muirhouse Centre some years ago. We have still to confirm this information and the persons name,which we have in our possession,but our source tells us that he is well known to the Muirhouse bully and was part of an investigation into the bullys activities.

If this is confirmed then another piece of this sleazy jigsaw will be in place. Why we ask was any investigation not carried out by an outside organisation. We have to date Mr. Harry Robertson,friend of the bullys and part of an investigation into the bullys activities.We have Ms. Marion Grey who the bully hoodwinked and conned. We have Mr Brian Chartham senior manager who is we believe moving out of Criminal Justice line management,and we are now lead to believe John Tyson senior manager in Criminal Justice and known associate of the bullys.

This is a complete and utter farce,with the victims left to rot while these spineless wonders allow a bully to ruin lifes and careers. We once again call for an enquirey into this whole mess,and put all the evidence which we believe to be very substantial on the table and out in the open.

Our source tells us that a report was compiled recently into the activities of the bully,but that report has yet to reach the trade union Unison,Why is that?could it be that it paints a very bad picture of what went on in Muirhouse and our spineless wonders are to frightened to do anything about it,particularly since one or two of these just and honest men are far to close to be objective and look at the facts as presented.

We know even without their wisdom that something terrible happened in Muirhouse Social Work Centre Criminal Justice Community Service section,and that heads were turned away from it, and workplace bullying of a monstrous nature was allowed to go on unhindered. We have already reported  to you that bullying took place while an investigation was going on into the activities of the bully and his limited assistant.

This evidence we told you was sat on and nothing done about it,what more proof do the powers that be need, to realise that wrongdoing of a severe nature has gone on and was still going on while questions where being asked about this seedy affair.

Pilton Sucks will not be silenced or bullied by some low life thug,but it seems others are.Once again we demand an enquirey  into this mess. We do not want these thugs in our community they have no place here,nobody wants them bar it seems the Health and ever so Caring Social care department. These thugs are unemployable in the real world,but our City council seems to turn a blind eye to major injustices.

We hear a very nasty and alarming rumour. It seems that Mike It wisna me Rosendale has had a brainstorm. His latest cockup of a plan is to do away with community centre management committees,and replace them with business managers. Whatever the truth in this story don’t give Rosendale the cheque book,we wouldn’t want any funds going missing would we Mike.

Down here in North Edinburgh,Royston/Wardieburn to be more exact,we are due to have a new community centre built beside Royston primary school. Now at the moment that would be in the ward currently represented by —yes you have got it  Bill nowght to do with me Fitzpatrick. Of course after the election all that might change, but this piece of news won’t do jinglings or Waterfront Lizzies popularity any good at all.

Question:Do they know anything about this story?and if they do why have’nt they told the local punters and more to the point why have’nt they told the management committee of Royston/Wardieburn. If this story turns out to be a goer then Jingling Bill and Waterfront Liz have got some serious questions to answer. We know that politics is an underhand business but if the local punters find out that their centre is to be turned over to the sticky hands of a business manager no matter how it is put over and the punters lied to,then Jingling and Waterfront can kiss thier cushy numbers goodbuy.

We await their responce.

We where contacted on Saturday afternoon 24-03-07 by our council source with another name who is involved with the muirhouse Social Work Centre workplace bullying scandal. We have the name but no further information. We will keep you informed and updated as soon as we receive more information from our very own deepthroat.

All we have at the moment is that this senior manager who’s name we have is also a well known associate of the bullys,and we understand had suspicions of mal practice and bullying but was inclined to do nothing about it in a hope it would go away. Sorry it hasn’t

We will inform you as soon as we have further updates.

At this forthcoming election the voting public will be introduced to a new voting system for their local councils. STV or single transferable vote. None the wiser well let us try and explain as no help seems to be coming from anyone else. The voter will receive a ballot paper with the names of the candidates on it. You will vote in order of preference 1,2,3,4.

After that it gets a little complicated. There are four seats up for grabs in this ward which is called the Forth ward. Depending on which way you vote and how many times that particular number comes up will decide who is elected. Got that,no didn’t think so neither have we so don’t worry. We can eleiminate one of the seats right away. the seat at the Trinity end of the ward has a built in majority for Alan weasel Jackson,the Tory candidate.

So as far as STV is concerned it has been a godsend for weasel Jackson,as he just has to stand still to win. The no-brainers who vote Tory will return weasel,god knowes why nobody has ever heard of him and what will he do for the punters in Muirhouse,as if or when elected he will be responsible for that side of the ward as well. A bloody Tory who would have thought that this exstinct  animal would make a return to the front line of the political world. We can thank the Labour party for that little gem.

Anyhow that leaves three seats up for grabs all to be contested by numbers,almost lottery like,but unlike the lottery there is no jackpot for getting your numbers up. Who will be the Forth ward three,the suspence is killing us. Whatever happens things are bound to change. The people bar the lackies have grown disenchanted with Labour and this may well be reflected in the numbers cast.

Local issues have taken a back seat as the Labour Group have forgotton where their real support was,we will remind them it was in the working class communities of the city,you know the communities that have all the bad housing most of the unemployment,least of the services and most of the holes in the roads and pavements. And not to forget more than it’s fair share of anti social behaviour. And last but not least some shadowey behaviour to put it politely.

Labour will almost certainly lose control of the city and they have only themselves to blame. No use blaming a new voting system,that might just save you from a bigger hammering. Complacency set in with this Labour group some time ago. They have consistently reselected and asked the punters to re-elect the same old tired faces who have nothing new to offer. The door is firmly closed to anybody who would like to stand unless that is you are an asslicker or party hack.

New blood would give local Government new vigor and impetus. As Labour have allowed council departments to run wild and we can site Muirhouse Social Work Department as one in our community that is certainly running wild,new blood may well bring these departments to heel something which is long overdue. If you had the misfortune to listen to Bill nowght to do with me fitzpatrick one of Greater Piltons establishment councillors,he would probably tell you it was nowght to do with him,so why elect him,elect somebody who dosen’t take that view but takes the opposite view,and make these self indulgent departments accountable to the people for their actions.

We have said before that responsibility for the running of these monolithic monsters should be in the control of the community. We have new community councils in Greater Pilton why not give them something meaningful to do. Make local social work the responsibility of the community councils,make local policeing the responsibility of the community councils make local housing the responsibility of the community councils,and by working hand in hand with the elected representatives at city level,we can really get things moving and there would be no-where for these departments to hide.

They are there to serve the community not just in words but by action as well. They are accountable to this community for their actions but to often they hide behind the skirts of policy and proceedures. The only policy worth it’s salt is the one which makes these departments accountable to the community for the work they carry out. The only proceedure worth it’s salt is the one which makes sure that these departments are brought to the table on a regular basis to explain how they will help to make sure that this community and others get value for money and that no little empires are being built.

If Labour had bothered to get their finger out and not be intimidated by pen pushing officials and done exactly or something similar to what we have just outlined,we are convinced they would have walked back in. But they have refused to move with the times and delegate powers. The delegating of powers shows real leadership and would compliment our elected members endevours at city level.

So thats why they will be booted out and allow by default the dreadful Torries to make some sort of miniture comeback. Labour had it all and did not share it,did not let others drink from the well,did not listen to those in communities that actuallyhave minds of their own not just their yes people who would say anything to protect their own personal interest or job.

Those experienced councillors like our two musketeers Waterfront Mcginnis and nowght to do with me Fitzpatrick have had ample opportunities to empower the community and thereby consolidate their own position,but whay have they done. Well Lizzie has certainly feathered her own very comfy nest,thank you very much,and reigns supreme over her own small but expanding empire. So why does Lizzie need to stand again,it can only be to make sure her own interests are put first and looked after. 

As for Jingling Bill he should have forced the issue of delegating of powers. One of ,if not the last of the rank and file Labourites he to has been consummed by the trappings of office and has turned a blind eye to shananigans in the community. He should have done more than turn a blind eye and tell us all it was nowght to do with him. Deputy Provest and senior Bailie are just titles and mean bugger all if we are still in the same position we were when you where first elected.

The politicians of the Labour Group and the officials who are supposed to advise the elected members not take the decisions have grown to comfy together and somebody has got to put a rocket up their asses and remind them all that it is the councillors that run the city not the appointed people.

By listening to him you would think that the citys chief executive Tom balls up the election Aitchison ran the city,no he bloody dosen’t so he can get that over inflated thought right out of his head. The politicians and the officials have cosied up together and the officials are making all the running and the politicians playing catch up. What a sham,when the politician actually wants to do something an official will give them plenty of reasons why they can’t do it. So there you are a recipe for inactivity where the politicians pay the price at the polls.

So when you are casting your number in May cast it for someone who is not in bed or would not be flattered by some official who is after all there to do the politicians bidding.

So if no party has an overall majority after the election who will run the city. Why the same people that have been doing it for a good while, Tom and his team. 

We reported to you recently,that a tennents group approached Councillor Fitzpatrick regarding disturbances outside West Pilton Gardens Housing office. This we were told is because individuals sentenced to community service were milling around outside the office unsupervised and in some cases causing disturbance. Who’s responsibility is it?Why Muirhouse social work criminal justice of course,no suprise  there then. Our local councillor took up the tennants complaint and asked Mr. Gabitas the Health and Social Care Director for an explaination. Both Mr. Gabitas and Councillor Fitzpatrick were lied to,and the tennants complaint went unresolved.

Low and behold we have been contacted by a resident of West Pilton Gardens who told us that this morning 25-03-07 a White Transit luton Van which she tells us is used by Muirhouse Social Work Centre was parked completely on the pavement which we  understand is still against the law in this country right opposite her house with it’s engine idleing and the driver of this vehicle standing smoking. All this she tells us was at 9.00am in the morning.

This of course is out of order and this tennant was right to complain about this breaking of the law and the noice of  the van engine idleing. Now Councillor Fitzpatrick there is another complaint from a tennant concerning Muirhouse  Social Work Centre what are you going to do about it this time. It seems last time you and Mr.Gabitas had the wool pulled over your eyes. Possibly this time you won’t be so stupid 

It seems according to our sister site Edinburgh Sucks,our good friend and regular sucks reader Bill nowght to do with me Fitzpatrick alonside Jack the taxi O’Donnell are part of the board of Craigmillar Incubator.co.uk. We had a look at this site and low and behold you can access adult sites directly from this site.

Now we are as sure as we can be that our good friend and regular sucks reader Jingling  Bill has not been accessing these sites himself and browsing dodgy pages,but who knowes. But we would like to take this opportunity to inform him of what he is involved in as a member of this board,and that adult sites are advertised on this web site.

While we are at it what is Jingling Bill doing in Craigmillar anyway,while he should be attending to duties in the ward he was elected to represent. We are sure that once Jingling is informed of what is being advertised on Craigmillar Incubator.co.uk,he will come up with a novel excuse for not knowing about it. Could it be,it’s nowght to do with him.