Let us know what you think and join the conversation at the bottom of this article.
The SNP councillor called on fellow councillors to ensure no stone was left unturned in the aftermath of the Tanner report into the Sean Bell scandal.
But she said she felt intimidated in saying what she did at the virtual council meeting.
Cllr Dickie took time off sick in September after she wrote a piece in the Evening News on her concerns about how the council had responded to allegations from whistleblowers and called for "full accountability for any wrongdoing".
And she was labelled “Miss Marple” by Labour group leader and depute council leader Cammy Day at that month’s council meeting after she raised issues around the case of John Travers, a whistleblower who was subjected to a campaign of harassment and abuse after raising concerns about alleged misuse of 400,000 of council cash.
Councillor Day’s comment was condemned at the time and council leader Adam McVey, leader of the SNP group, was criticised for not distancing himself from the attack.
Speaking on the Sean Bell report Ms Dickie told Thursday’s full council: “At the end of all this – the inquiry report and recommendations – we need to be certain that no tone has been left unturned and all abuse has been uncovered.
“It is only by identifying the full scope if what has taken place that we will be able to understand how it was allowed to happen and to inform new systems that better protect.”
And on the decision not to pursue a...
Read Full Story:
https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/council/edinburgh-counci...