With
apologies to Oscar Wilde “To lose one Councillor may be regarded as a
misfortune but to lose 5 looks like carelessness” “The importance of being
Ernest” (Lady Bracknell). You’ve got to laugh haven’t you but this REALLY is not
funny.
December 18th 09.30 am at Renfrewshire Council
and the crowd gathers for the full council meeting, the last of the year. Prior
to the meeting starting we were treated to some carols by a delightful group of
School children from Heriot Primary. A slightly curious carol concert
consisting of 4 songs, unusual in that everyone present including the children
I suspect had no idea what they were singing with the exception of the Head of
Social Work Peter McLeod who is a fluent Gaelic speaker, I was concerned that
the lead teacher who was conducting might at some point call on the audience to
join in the chorus, still the music was lovely and the children were a credit
to their school and their parents.
The atmosphere is febrile with the Labour Councillors on a
high and the wretched snp Councillors crashing around like a bunch of drunks
trying to do a sword dance. The snp group are now reduced to 10 members, 5
having been suspended by their own party with the fate of another still to be
decided if he or she can be found, possibly leaving, 9 snp Councillors. The now
infamous U Tube pictures of the three fearless snp arsonists was shot by a
third snp idiot making the number of suspended miscreants 4 and then there was a
picture of all four on show as well so, a fifth must have taken it, one ‘eejit’ is
therefore still at large. Possibly being protected by a latter day Flora
McDonald, is there a patriotic song in here somewhere i ask myself. This
fugitive has obviously decided to take to his or her heels and abandon the
other 4 to their fate, so much for Scottish nationalist courage and loyalty, “when
the going gets tough the tough snp get offsky and hide”. Sturgeon will be haunted by the missing fifth
person, she has shown no inclination to find out who it is and she is scared to
revive the publicity with another suspension, that is of course if it was
another snp Councillor, perhaps it was one of their legendary well behaved
supporters or even an snp MSP or MP, this will not go away, she is already
showing her lack of courage and ability to take tough decisions.
The 4/5 snp fire raisers predictably did not turn up for the
meeting, they decided to hide and not try to defend their actions, despite
their defiant remarks they “bottled it” and stayed away. The new snp leadership
team are Nicolson & Cameron, yes you heard that right, Nicolson and Cameron,
you couldn’t make it up, two of the most disruptive snp councillors there is
are now the leader and deputy leader of the Renfrewshire Council snp group.
Nicola Sturgeon you have got a real mess in Renfrewshire. This meeting was
truly awful the behaviour of the snp was mind boggling, even the usually impeccably
behaved and erudite snp Councillor Maria Brown was moved to opine that the snp
fire raisers were exercising their right to free speech by burning literature
which they disagree with!.
Fortunately the proceedings were filmed but unfortunately the
behaviour of the snp is heard but not seen as the camera’s only focus on the
speaker called by the chair of the meeting. To assist anyone who chooses to
watch these proceedings therefore I can advise that the snp rabble, racket and
abuse are coming from, in order of guilt, Cllrs. Cameron, Andrew Doig,
Nicolson, and Audrey Doig. Other snp councillors join in but these are the
worst, some other snp Councillors it has to be said take no part in this
dreadful behaviour and in fact seem rather embarrassed by it, perhaps Nicola
Sturgeon should investigate this at the same time as her investigations in to
the matter of setting fire to literature they do not agree with, meanwhile the
snp in Renfrewshire continue to behave like out of control thugs. This meeting
took 4 hours and should have taken a maximum of 2 hours that is a £4,000 hit to
you the tax payer courtesy of the snp.
28 comments:
You need to get out of the tardis mate............this is old news, not quite as old as when Ian Gray, Labour has been ripped up the SNP manifesto live at some labour conference........I suppose because it was labour nobody noticed.
£4000 for an extra two hours political wrangling would be sore, if it weren't for the fact that... its what you are supposed to be doing. The 4k is a better proposition than paying some politically-shy waster, 22k a year to moan about how long they had to sit in a meeting for. Thats the real waste of money.
Seems like the only disruption the SNP created was to your afternoon plans, which probably consisted of a bottle of cheap whisky and your pigeon collection.
I wouldnt be so proud of the fact you only see the full council meeting as worthy of a mear two hours of your time.
MacSkroinkie said...Monday, December 22, 2014 10:35:00 am
Ian Gray's actions did not remind people of fascism and the Nazis burning books.
When you consider the snp's fascist past and the nature of their ethnic nationalism today burning books is very apt behaviour for them.
Anonymous said...Monday, December 22, 2014 1:20:00 pm
The time spent on this meeting was excessive and that was deliberate by the snp cretins who think it is OK to waste tax payers money on their exhibitionism. They have been abusing their positions of as elected members for years. Their attendance record at council meetings is woeful, check it for yourself.
Anonymous said...Monday, December 22, 2014 1:20:00 pm
The time spent on this meeting was excessive and that was deliberate by the snp cretins who think it is OK to waste tax payers money on their exhibitionism. They have been abusing their positions of as elected members for years. Their attendance record at council meetings is woeful, check it for yourself.
So ....Iain(subway) Gray ripping up political policy doc isn't like ripping up academic Smith proposal....itself a political document....
Running Man said...Monday, December 22, 2014 11:39:00 pm
Burning books has a particular connotation in modern history and it chimes perfectly with the snp who were in league with the book burners in WW2. Former snp leader Arthur Donaldson was willing to lead a Scottish government under the Nazis had they been victorious, just like Quisling in Norway, you are such nice people aren't you?, ken?.
How exactly did it cost the taxpayer £4000.
Don't the councillors who attend get the same salary if the meeting was 2 hours long or 4 hours long?
Thanks god the days of the Labour vote are numbered.
In one breathe you complain that the SNP take too long in Full council meetings (the top meeting of councillors in renfrewshire) yet complain that they dont attend enough.
Im afraid for you, as we seen at the last meeting there, that it is better to show up with substance than site there saying nothing, a Kelly special.
Also, lets not forget Oswald Mosley.
Anonymous said...Tuesday, December 23, 2014 12:48:00 pm
Meetings of the full council cost approximately £2,000 an hour. Everyone at the meeting could be gainfully employed elsewhere rather than be sitting at a meeting which the snp have decide to extend to deliberately cause frustration and inconvenience. You are clearly too dumb to work it out.
Anonymous said...Tuesday, December 23, 2014 1:02:00 pm
The attendance record of the snp Councillors is pathetic, they are the laziest most undisciplined bunch of fools to be found anywhere. They they been wasting tax payers money for years. The references at the meeting by me and others to their Nazi past will continue to haunt them. how could anyone vote for or join a party with a history of collusion with the Nazis in WW2, a history of anti Catholic sectarianism and who also marched with the Flemish Nazis at Calton Hill in Edinburgh 18 months ago?.
If you were not at the council meeting you would back home sitting on your backside typing up your blog.
As can be seen from you posts yesterday you were sitting on your backside blogging at 1.20 pm and 3.01 pm and 3.13 pm instead of being gainfully employed elsewhere. How do you justify this waste of taxpayers money councillor?
Anonymous said, Wednesday, December 24, 2014 1:54:00 pm
It's a bit complicated for the likes of you but being a patient and kind man I will try. By using modern technology like the computer, photo copier, mail, text and mobile phone all of which I have access to I work from home. Unlike the lazy snp Councillors I attend all statutory meetings of the council.
Would you like to have another go Bozo?.
In the spirit of Christmas Councillor may I respectfully ask you to try to be more polite when posting on your blog particularly in your responses. (Turn the other cheek as it were in true Christian fashion and as an example to others). Anyway whatever you do in the future may I wish you, your family (and all those who agree/disagree with your views on your blog) a Merry Christmas and a Healthy, Wealthy and Happy New Year. (After all at the end of the day and after all is said and done we are all Jock Tamson's bairns.)
John Jones said...Wednesday, December 24, 2014 9:14:00 pm
I am always polite to people who are polite to me and I prefer to think of myself as an internationalist rather than one of 'Jock Tamson's bairns'.
Britnat or scotnat
I looked and there was no option for "I am an internationalist."
Anonymous said...Friday, December 26, 2014 6:52:00 pm
You must be living in a tartan bubble. There is world out there beyond Scotland you know, go and have a look.
Still on about book burning when its not books.....
Bloody hell Gray did it at a political rally...how much more fascist do you need.
All that was required was Prince Harry to make an appearance with Max Mosley and it would have been a Labour shadow cabinet meeting.
Was Oswald Mosley not a Labour MP ?......
I suggest you put away the spade and come up with some meat on your argument.
The Soviets signed a non aggrerssion pact with the Nazis's and jointly annexed Poland. Based on your mindset they appear to be Nazi's for their actual 'collaboration' rather than your imagined. Yet no one says that as its actual nonsense.....Like much of your anti Scottish stuff. Its the McCringe.
Running Man said.Sunday, December 28, 2014 3:34:00 pm
Why are you addressing these remarks to me?, should you not be addressing them to sturgeon?.
I suspect the Chrismas excess blunnted your wit and bombastic retorts Terry....
All the best to you and yours in the New Year.
Running Man said Monday, December 29, 2014 12:53:00PM
I simply don't want to encourage constant repetition by responding to it.
Terry, it is common knowledge that only people who lack desired intelligence revert to name calling.
Also, this causing a "disruption" is called good politics, its the point in having opposition, to ensure that the pressure is there for the governing party to enact their role properly. I havent once seen on this blog you argue a point concisely and with vigour. It always lowers to name calling and berating because you do not have the faculties (which should be a pre-requisite for your job) to explain and defend your 'beliefs'(standard issue, Copyright Labour Party 1945).
Its just aswell the same punters come on here for amusement as if this was a real popular read it would be the equivalent of you building your own gallows.
Arrogance is Stupidity's worst vice.
Do yourself a favour and show some level of stupidity awareness. Come back and level it at me all you like, i dont need voted in. If you think you arent going to have to fight harder for your seat than ever next year then you are deluded. Labour will forever be remembered for their two year campaign alongside the tories (at least then you werent kidding on that you aren't cut from the same jib).
"im a socialist" If you are a man of any sort of conviction in his beliefs you will resign from the Labour Party with immediate effect and join an actual socialist party.
Terry, I wonder if the Book Burning four have been reported to the Standards Commission.
My old neighbour Sadie was upset when she read about the book burning. She said "I thought the days of book burnings were long since gone, I feel these Councillors should resign and stand again and ask for the public's forgiveness"
Terry, keep up the good work, I look forward to voting Labour in May.
Anonymous said...Thursday, January 29, 2015 2:17:00 pm
The 4 arsonists have been reported to the Standards Committee. Perhaps they won't have to resign, The Standards Committee might suspend them 'sine die'.
As opposed to the money your party of cretins wasted on the inquest into poverty, comrade?
Anonymouson 31/01/15
The snp have been wasting tax payer’s money for decades in Renfrewshire Council by behaving like hooligans and thugs. It’s no surprise to see someone defending them from a position of anonymity, you must be an absolute cretin.
Hilarious coming from a Labour councillor of all people. Whilst the SNP are far from ideal (which is a symptom of 'democracy', as I'm sure you are aware, comrade), they have done far more for the working class of Scotland in recent years than the band of plastic tories you pin your colours to.
Anonymous said...Saturday, January 31, 2015 8:44:00 pm
The Labour Party in alliance with our brothers and sisters in the trade union movement are responsible for every advance made by the working classes in the UK which includes Scotland. It has obviously escaped your notice that Labour have not been in power in recent years.
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