The blog of Councillor Ewan Aitken, Labour Member for ward 14, Craigentinny/Duddingston, City of Edinburgh Council
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Saturday 9 August 2008
Ian Thom is a hero
Ian Thom is a hero. The Edinburgh man who shined up a lamppost in Beijing as part of the Free Tibet campaign should be congratulated again and again for making sure that despite all the razzmatazz, the voice of the Tibetan people is still heard. He and his partners in protest should get medals for their bravery and their humility. Well done to them all
All 7:15pm -7:45pm and the last Sat. Lochend YWCA, 198 Restalrig Road South 12noon -1pm (no appointment needed, all during school terms)
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Ewan Aitken
email Ewan at ewan.aitken@edinburgh.gov.uk
About Me
I was elected to the City of Edinburgh Council in 1999. After 7 years of being very heavily involved in Education, I was elected Council Leader in August 2006 and from May 2007 until June 2008 was Labour Group leader when I returned to the backbenches
I am ordained in the Church of Scotland but I don't have a parish. Instead I am the Secretary of the Church of Scotland's Church and Society Council.
I am an Honorary Research Fellow of the University of Glasgow and an Honorary Fellow of Edinburgh University. I am married with two children, I am a member of the Iona Community and I enjoy sports though mostly as an armchair critic.
House Rules
I welcome strong opinions strongly expressed, but please don't use this blog if you intend to be abusive or intend to use offensive language. The public conversation that I want to encourage must be based on mutual respect and common courtesy.
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