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Robes in the crunch? The council dilemma



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Published Date: 15 November 2008
By Brian Ferguson
THE wearing of ceremonial robes is to be debated by Edinburgh councillors amid concerns the dress is inappropriate in the current financial crisis.
Officials have compiled a detailed report, instigated by the capital's Lord Provost George Grubb, on protocols involved in wearing the robes for special occasions. They say hundreds of pounds will have to be spent cleaning dozens of robes held in storage at the City Chambers since they were last worn in the mid 1990s.

The Lord Provost and council leader Jenny Dawe have been among the supporters of bringing back the robes. But 14 months after officials were first asked to look at restoring them, Cllr Dawe last night appeared to back away from the idea following criticism that the council had plenty of other priorities elsewhere.

She said: "While the Lord Provost and other councillors do have important civic and ceremonial roles to play, we can continue to represent the city and the council perfectly well without the robes."

The SNP and all but two Tory councillors, Jason Rust and Gordon Buchan, voted with the Lib Dems to commission a report on the revival of the robes. Councillors will discuss the issue on Thursday.





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  • Last Updated: 15 November 2008 12:17 AM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
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15/11/2008 03:54:03
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roadstohell,

15/11/2008 06:46:15
Cllr Dawe last night appeared to back away from the idea ,
" er no thanks, honestly I never really liked them, I think we should show some fiscal probity, lead by example ye ken, but they dae look awfy nice wi ma new handbag, oh by the way, have ye tried the soup ?, it's braw, whit ? it's been stoaped !!!! , jeezo whits the point o bein a clooncillor if ye cannae trough up for free? "
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Pocket Dictionary,

15/11/2008 09:30:23
Maybe it was the revival meeting held by the Rev I. M. Salmond that did it. Along with that well known spiritual - "A Mansion, A robe and A Crown"!
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loosehead,

Edinburgh 15/11/2008 10:13:15
The councillors` finery is (or was) part of the tradition of the city. It was dumbed down by the Labour administrations as part of their egalitarian agenda. What are the several hundred pounds estimated to be required to refurbish it when set against the millions being squandered on a tram line which very few people want and even fewer will use?
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P I Staker,

15/11/2008 10:43:52
ermmm "....will have to be spent cleaning dozens of robes held in storage at the City Chambers since they were last worn in the mid 1990s."
Did the clarty beggars put them back in the wardrobe dirty then rather than take them home and give them a quick rinse through with some springfresh Lenor?

Sounds like the LP is missing the wearing of an official uniform as he did for many years before, albeit the previous was less pretentious.
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roadstohell,

15/11/2008 12:16:02
"Emperors new clothes"
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Thomas the Tank,

Edinburgh 16/11/2008 10:02:32
#5 PI - Would YOU want to wear a Vermin-trimmed Robe that had been worn by Eleanor McLaughlin? How many times did they have to replace the back seat in the Civic Dorchester after wee 'accidents' on the way home from Cooncil Junkets & Jamborees?
(and yes, I know it's 'ermine'- vermin just seemed more appropriate to the whole cooncillor class)

 

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