Angry council tenants speak out about problems and hazards in the Muirhouse high rise flats. Bringing you news from May Court, Fidra, Gunnet, Birnies, and Inchmickery & Oxcars – the ‘Six Blocks’. Welcome to September’s issue no. 4, the headlines: ‘Mop-handed & Mad’, ‘Solidarity Not Charity’, ‘Refurbishment Work Started’, ‘City Chambers Demonstration’. Check out the…Read moreRead more
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Issue 4 ‘Six Blocks’ Newsletter
ECAP Back at High Riggs
The jobcentres are re-opening, mass unemployment is growing – we need to organise to resist. NO SANCTIONS, NO CONDITIONALITY was the message as Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty held our second recent jobcentre stall at High Riggs on 18 August. This stall was busier than the one two weeks ago at Leith, more claimants going into…Read moreRead more
Six Blocks – issue 3
Bringing you news from May Court, Fidra, Gunnet, Birnies, and Inchmickery & Oxcars – ‘the Six Blocks’. Angry council tenants speak out about problems and hazards in the Muirhouse high rise flats. Welcome to Issue 3! Some topics in this issue are… Grenfell & fire safety issues in high rise flats; Broken lifts & uncleaned…Read moreRead more
Scottish Welfare Fund: Councils REDUCE Payments during Pandemic!
Scottish Welfare Fund: Scottish Government doubles funds available – but Councils REDUCE payments during pandemic! The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the poorest hardest, in many ways. In response to the emergency the Scottish government added £45 million to the Scottish Welfare Fund, more than doubling its funding. The aim – to support people during the…Read moreRead more
Living Rent force Edinburgh Council to act on High-Rise Fire Safety
Action by the Muirhouse branch of Living Rent has succeeded in forcing City of Edinburgh Council to repair two defective fire doors in the Oxcars Court high-rise. Only after Living Rent called the Fire Brigade, did online publicity and contacted councillors and managers did the Council finally act to secure residents’ safety. The fire doors…Read moreRead more