Readers' Best Comments

The online commentators took a look at trams ... yes, again ... and then went on to state their views on city parking.

Ah, we love those trams, let's have a swipe at how much consultants get paid!

How do you protect the public purse by chucking huge sums of money to lawyers and so-called consultants? 1.12m for 3 months. Someone is getting right royally ripped off and I fear fellow readers and taxpayers it's us!! Does the Council not have salaried lawyers on their books? Use them – not private how-much-is-there-in-it-for-me lawyers. The council have some 19,000 staff or so – surely a handful of them must have the knowledge to do the consultancy work.

Nitpicking

I am an excellent consultant who could add immense value to the tram project. Please forward a cheque for a zillion quid to secure my employment. The answer to all your issues is close at hand.

Klaus Dubois

I wonder exactly what "expertise" and "knowledge" all the six-figure- salaried five-million-in-bonuses full-time TIE staff are supposed to possess, as it seems that they have to run around chucking millions of pounds at consultants every time they hit a snag.

Flabskin

Oh, come on, someone please find a positive.

Meanwhile the Edinburgh Trams website show a picture of a wee lassie with a certificate congratulating her for being the 45,000 visitor to the tram parked up on Princes Street. What next? Certificates for being the 124,649th person to walk past the thing?

Alter Mann

Sorry I asked. Now here's a thought, let's get our own Clockwork Orange! Consultants form an orderly queue . . .

Was on the Glasgow Subway the other day – no traffic lights to sit at. Brilliant way to travel, yes it does need upgrading but even in its present state it's better than what we are getting.

Eric

Given the fact that an army of consultants have, over the years, been employed on the tram project, I have never been clear what exactly service TIE was supposed to be providing, which the council could not have provided in-house?

Sarah B

Here's a few suggestions . . .

This project has crippled our city, what will happen next? The Edinburgh Eye? Underground car parking? Stop this stupidity before this wonderful city is ruined.

The Real Alfonsa Pedrosa

Fine-dodging drivers racked up more than 55,000 unpaid parking tickets in the Capital, cue online parking gripes . . .

They are still not doing enough to stop people parking in disabled bays.

Bairdie

What about the illegal "Blue Badge" holders? I've contacted the council about niine times over certain local shopkeepers (we all know who you are!) having blue permits (bur are obviously perfectly fit).

Scotty Cameron

Cube the cars live on the Festival Square video screen. That'd make 'em pay attention.

A Friend of Fernando Poo