Pension concerns

WE THINK it’s best that vital public services are delivered efficiently by public servants, not private companies.

For this reason we are very concerned about plans for wholesale privatisation of large swathes of Edinburgh Council services under its Alternative Business Models process – especially since allowing bidders to have close access to the Local Government Pension Scheme means that there’s not a level playing field for the in-house bid.

Until there has been full public consultation and proper scrutiny we will oppose any moves by the City of Edinburgh Council to do its core work for it.

Malcolm Chisholm MSP

Margo MacDonald MSP

Sarah Boyack MSP Neil Findlay MSP sheila Gilmore MP

Mark Lazarowicz MP

Ian Murray MP

Alison Johnstone MSP

(Cllr) Maggie Chapman

Green Party

Prof Adrian Sinfield & Prof Lynn Jamieson

Edinburgh University

Isobel Lindsay &

(Cllr) Andrew Burns (Labour Group at CEC)

(Cllr) Ricky Henderson

(Cllr) Eric Milligan (Cllr) Cameron Day (Cllr) Lesley Hinds