Local government: party political or independent?

With the Council Elections on 3rd May, this is the hot topic and by no means a straightforward one. Continue reading

Herald loses judgment in blatantly political excursion on school closures

Saturday’s edition of The Herald (14th April 2012) went spectacularly off piste Continue reading

Argyll and Bute Council has £12.832 million of additional revenue for 3 years to 2014-15

The surplus of £4.454 that Argyll and Bute Council has declared disguises the existence of an unflagged but substantial £12,832 million Continue reading

That 8 minute meeting and the council Executive committee

The Argyll First group has consistently campaigned against the anti-democratic Executive Continue reading

Is the SNP on a political scam over Muirfield school in Angus?

Let us stress that this is a hypothesis and one which is as disturbing as it gets – but it is the only scenario Continue reading

Longmuir resignation challenges integrity of Commission on Rural Education and of Education Secretary

The resignation of Sandy Longmuir, Chair of the Scottish Rural Schools Network (SRSN), from the Commission on the Delivery of Rural Education Continue reading