Edinburgh Stock Transfer: Council panic after 'No' successes
Scottish Socialist Party national convenor Colin Fox, MSP for Lothians,
today accused Edinburgh City Council of panicking after ballot papers for
the vote were sent out earlier than anticipated. Over the past week the 'No'
campaign has seen a number of politicians including Labour MP Gavin Strang
attack the sell of as no better than privatisation.
Colin also called on all
tenants to "stop and think" before returning the ballot papers, saying that
there was three weeks during which tenants should carefully consider the
arguments of the Edinburgh Against Stock Transfer (EAST) against the
transfer.
Colin said; "Edinburgh City Council have clearly been panicked into sending
out the ballots early because of the success of the 'No' campaign over the
past week. "The message is clearly getting across that the proposal to
transfer the council's housing stock to a limited company is privatisation
by any other name.
"I appeal to all tenants to stop and think before returning the ballot paper. "Tenants should make sure they have seen the campaigning material of the Edinburgh Against Stock Transfer (EAST) campaign before they make their decision.
"I would urge all Edinburgh
tenants to vote no in this ballot to save Edinburgh's much needed council
housing from privatisation."