Stop the Council Cuts!

On the streets today supporting the campaign against the school closures and cuts in services recently announced by Edinburgh City Council's new LibDem/SNP council. It's a cliche to say this, but it's true; there was overwhelming public support today for our campaign. People were queuing up to sign our petition even before we asked them - and bus passengers and drivers were leaning out of the windows asking for copies of our leaflet! The Edinburgh North & Leith constituency has been particularly badly hit by the programme of closures, but the campaign against is already building up strength. There are active campaigns against the closures at Drummond Community High, Bonnington Primary, Victoria Primary, and Stockbridge Primary (also at Abbeyhill Primary, just outside our area but with many pupils from the constituency, and whose closure will have a big impact on Leith Walk Primary). If you've a campaign to save your school, nursery places, or other council facility, let me know by putting a comment on this blog.
Details of the city-wide campaign against the cuts can be found on the "Stop the Council Cuts" website.
Already there are signs that the strength of public opposition to the proposed cuts is leading to some members of the ruling group in the Council having second thoughts; but we've got to keep up the campaign to make sure they do withdraw this badly-thought out programme of cuts.