There is speculation now that Cllr McAllister could step up to take Cllr McColl’s place as leader should he decide to resign for any reason, although that seems unlikely.
Category: investigations
ACCOUNTS COMMISSION REPORT SHOWS COUNCIL IS SKINT
West Dunbartonshire Council is not just a basket case, it’s a very large shopping trolley whose wheels are stuck and won’t move forward.
LOO LOMONDSIDE: SPENDING A PENNY FOR PRIVATE ENTERPRISE?
There are, however, other factors going on at Tarbet. The LLTNPA’s land, where the newly upgraded parking area, cafe and chemical disposal point are located, has been included in Moulsdale Properties new development proposals for Tarbet (see here). The LLTNPA Board should have discussed whether they would agree to allow public land to be used by a private developer BEFORE any new investment in their property went ahead. By failing to do so the LLTNPA appears once again – as they did with Flamingo Land (see here) – to be putting the interests of private developers before the public interest.
GROUPS CALL FOR END TO COMMERCIAL PEAT DIGGING
The Scottish and UK governments have no idea how much peat has been dug from the ground for commercial purposes and sold in garden centres, despite both administrations viewing the preservation of peatlands as a priority to combat the climate crisis.
EVEN SPECIAL COPS ARE HANDING IN THEIR HANDCUFFS
The SNP government have come under a two-pronged attack over their failure to keep special constables on the beat. And ignoring the fact that significant numbers of police are off work with mental health problems. Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has warned that the police’s Special Constabulary could “vanish altogether” after he revealed that their numbers have nosedived since the SNP’s police centralisation.
COMPARE YOUR SCHOOL FEES WITH THOSE IN IRELAND
Rising demand for private school places in the Irish Republic has seen fees increase significantly this year, latest figures in today’s Irish Times show. Two out of three private schools in the State increased their fees this year by up to 10 per cent or more, with the most expensive schools now charging up to €8,600 a year for day pupils and more than €20,000 a year for boarding.