As the board met at 10am today, we stood in socially distanced solidarity with the residents, the care workers and with the deputations to the EIJB from the Council unions and Edinburgh TUC. Brian Robertson from Unite made his deputation from outside Ferrylea Here is the text of deputations to the board from the EdinburghContinue reading “Protesting as the EIJB meets to consider care home closures”
Category Archives: Cuts
Save Our Care Homes
A few days ago the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB) announced plans to close five publicly run residential care homes: Fords Road, Clovenstone, Jewel House and Ferrylee homes would be shut completely and Drumbrae would have a change the use to medically-led care of the elderly.If these closures go ahead they will have a majorContinue reading “Save Our Care Homes”
Our City
‘Our City’ – the full report of ‘Another Edinburgh is Possible’s’ survey of the views of Edinburgh residents is published today. You can read the report online or download it via this link. Here’s the report forward written by Mary Alexander I am delighted to have been asked to write the foreword to this excellentContinue reading “Our City”
Another Edinburgh is Possible 