Tag: council

By Martin Kelly  Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond has insisted his party are focused on creating jobs as the local election campaign enters its...

By a Newsnet reporter  Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont has launched her party’s local election campaign by immediately conceding defeat to the SNP.  The extraordinary...

By Martin Kelly  Labour’s Scottish Leader Johann Lamont has been urged to clarify the party’s position on council tax after several Scottish Labour local...

By Martin Kelly The SNP has published its manifesto for Glasgow for the local council elections on May 3, with a promise to put...

By G.A.Ponsonby The Labour leader of Glasgow City Council Gordon Matheson has been ridiculed after performing a massive U-turn over the council tax freeze.The criticism...

By G.A.Ponsonby  The Labour group at Stirling Council has been accused of threatening the pledge of a living wage for council workers after they...

By a Newsnet reporter  The Labour group at Stirling Council has been condemned after a bizarre act of petty defiance left the council gridlocked...

By G.A.Ponsonby  Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont has been urged to publicly condemn the bullying and intimidation employed by the Labour group on Glasgow...

By a Newsnet reporter Glasgow Council’s ruling Labour group is in meltdown tonight after resignations and defections left the City’s budget on a knife...

By a Newsnet reporter  A Glasgow Labour councillor has been banned from holding office over alleged comments he made about a case involving the...