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Unity needed to rebuild Aberdeen's reputation
29/05/08 15:58 Filed in: Granite
Chips
The Accounts Commission report into
the financial state of Aberdeen City Council is yet another blow to
Aberdeen City and Shire's reputation, coming, as it does, hot on
the heels of the Trump debacle. Read More...
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Let's show Aberdeen has a heart
22/03/08 12:53 Filed in: Granite
Chips
The rally yesterday - albeit organised
by the Labour Party - cannot be dismissed as purely a political
stunt. It shows the depth of anger in the city about the £27
million cuts and how they will impact on the most vulnerable
members of Aberdeen's society. It matters not whether it is
Aberdeen City Council who have brought this financial crisis on, or
whether it is a desperately unfair system that means Aberdeen gets
£320 less per head than any other local authority in Scotland.
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Unfair system squeezing Aberdeen finances?
13/03/08 09:46 Filed in: Granite
Chips
It seems there is more to these £27
million cuts in Aberdeen City than meets the eye. Many of us may
take issue with the services that the councillors have chosen as
the target for their axe, but there seems to be a basic unfairness
in the way Aberdeen City Council is funded. Read More...
Aberdeen cuts deep into support for society's most vulnerable
07/03/08 19:01 Filed in: Granite
Chips
Aberdeen City Council's announcement
of £27 million of cuts in its budget has caused shock tremors
throughout the city and further afield.
The initial headlines concentrated on the loss of the Bon Accord Baths and the Lynx Ice Rink. However, as time has gone on, there has been growing shock at how deeply the cuts may impact on Aberdeen's most vulnerable citizens. Read More...
The initial headlines concentrated on the loss of the Bon Accord Baths and the Lynx Ice Rink. However, as time has gone on, there has been growing shock at how deeply the cuts may impact on Aberdeen's most vulnerable citizens. Read More...
Trump saga takes another turn
29/02/08 20:48 Filed in: Granite
Chips
You have to hand it to the
politicians. They really know how to screw things up good and
proper sometimes. Donald Trump is clearly not a man known for
having endless patience. He wanted to build "the world's greatest
links golf course" here in the North East of Scotland.
I'm sure that even he would not have expected the proposal to get the green light without due scrutiny. But he could never have expected to get lost in the dither and prevarication that is the British planning system. Read More...
I'm sure that even he would not have expected the proposal to get the green light without due scrutiny. But he could never have expected to get lost in the dither and prevarication that is the British planning system. Read More...
Do politicians have a death wish?
17/12/07 23:01 Filed in: Granite
Chips
Judging by the letters and columns in
the newspapers, I am not the the only one who is watching the ever
unfolding Trump saga with growing disbelief.
First Aberdeenshire Council get themselves into a total guddle, because a minority committee rejects a planning application. The majority of the councillors are apparently in favour, but the council is unable to refer the decision for ratification by the full council. Now when the £1 billion plan looks like it has been saved by the Scottish Government, other politicians now pop out of the woodwork desperate to stick more spokes in the wheel and, potentially, derail the plan. Read More...
First Aberdeenshire Council get themselves into a total guddle, because a minority committee rejects a planning application. The majority of the councillors are apparently in favour, but the council is unable to refer the decision for ratification by the full council. Now when the £1 billion plan looks like it has been saved by the Scottish Government, other politicians now pop out of the woodwork desperate to stick more spokes in the wheel and, potentially, derail the plan. Read More...
Aberdeenshire Council moves to sort itself out
12/12/07 13:38 Filed in: Granite
Chips
The removal of Councillor Martin Ford
from the chairmanship of the Infrastructure Services Committee and
the decision that major projects must be capable of consideration
by the full council go some way to sorting out the Trump mess at
Aberdeenshire Council. We can also take heart from the support
demonstrated by the full council for the Trump International Golf
Links Scotland development. Read More...
Credibility of Aberdeenshire Council is on the line
04/12/07 16:05 Filed in: Granite
Chips
It is no exaggeration to say that the
credibility of Aberdeenshire Council is on the line as a result of
the Trump International Golf Links Scotland debacle. How on earth
can a council allow seven councillors to halt a £1.5 million
project? That's only around 10% of the councillors on Aberdeenshire
Council! Read More...
Trump will not appeal and is looking to Northern Ireland
03/12/07 16:26 Filed in: Granite
Chips
Donald Trump has
confirmed that he will not appeal Aberdeenshire Council's
extraordinary decision of just seven councillors to refuse planning
permission for the Trump International Golf Links Scotland
development. Reports say he is already talking to landowners at an
alternative site in Northern Ireland. Read More...
Councillors' Trump refusal causes outrage
29/11/07 16:55 Filed in: Granite
Chips
Why would you turn down the potential
of a £1 billion investment to create a prestigious development that
would not only draw thousands of visitors to Aberdeen City and
Shire, but also focus international attention on the quality of the
environment and services here in the North East? Read More...
Teenage Deputy Provost for Aberdeen stirs comment
17/05/07 10:49 Filed in: Granite
Chips
The news that Aberdeen is to have a
teenager as deputy Lord Provost and that two other councillors in
their early 20s will take control of powerful committees on
Aberdeen City Council has produced a froth of coverage in the
media.
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