Today is the last day that you can register to vote ahead of the local council elections on May 3rd.
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Like other Councillors I was recently contacted by the trade union Unite about the decision of the Cordia LLP Board not to grant Unison or Unite members the Diamond Jubilee as an extra public holiday, despite it being awarded to 7000 GMB members in Cordia, all other Arms Length Companies (Aleo’s) a...
The tax system had gotten increasingly unfair under successive governments over the last few decades, sucking more and more people into paying Income Tax. I for one remember that dark period when Labour abolished the 10p Tax millions of low paid workers saw their pay packets slashed.
That is why the
This year we have seen an unprecedented amount of coverage in the media for the Glasgow City Council Elections. On May 3rd voters will take to the polls to choose their councillors for the next four years.
Some will have you believe that the only choice is between a London led Labour or an Edinburgh
If you read the press the council elections in Glasgow are often framed as a battle between the SNP and Labour in some kind of titanic struggle that may determine the outcome of a future Independence Referendum.
But the reality is that these elections are actually about how our City is run and our...
I was really glad that our last full council meeting unanimously agreed to back the motion which I was honoured to move with Bailie Jean McFadden’s support. I am really grateful that Jean seconded the motion because I know this is a cause dear to both of us. When my friend Peter was r...
Well nominations are now closed and the full list of candidates standing for election in Ward 15 Maryhill Kelvin on 3rd MAy 2012 is confirmed as:
DINGWALL, Alex Scottish Liberal Democrats
ERSKINE, Euan Scottish Conservative and Unionist
LETFORD, John Scottish National Party (SNP)
PARISH, Steen...
The March meeting of Maryhill Kelvin Area Committee was happy to support the following bids from local groups.
£2050 to Wyndford Residents Association and Wyndford & District Community Council for ‘Wyndford World Cup Fun Day’ to take place in and around Maryhill Hub on Saturday 26th May 2012.
£100...