I have no doubt that there must be a good number of readers of this paper who regularly contribute to their favourite charities, and I am no exception.
For budget-setting it seems that Edinburgh City Council is in a state of permacrisis. This year we have crises in housing, climate, nature, homelessness and health and social care to address.
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