How Argyll & Bute Works: A New FOI

In my last blog I told the story about Cllr Walsh paying for the hire of the Queen’s Hall, Dunoon, for Dunoon Community Council. The article is here: http://blog.breslin.scot/2015/11/16/how-cllr-dick-walsh-works/ I have subsequently been told by the secretary of the community council that my assertion that the meeting was an anti-wind farm meeting was inaccurate. I… Continue reading How Argyll & Bute Works: A New FOI

How Cllr Dick Walsh Works

I’ve sat on this story for 6 months but the time is right to publish it now. Unfortunately I can only publish it in part,  as will be seen later, because the council’s monitoring officer has forbidden me to make public the report he produced on it. The story starts with Dunoon Community Council deciding… Continue reading How Cllr Dick Walsh Works

How Argyll & Bute Works: complaints management

In a previous post I told you about the complaint made by Alan Stewart of South Cowal Community Development Company (SCCDC) over the way council officers handled the community buyout. That post can be read here. Others made similar complaints to Alan and each complaint made serious allegations against the 3 most senior council officers.… Continue reading How Argyll & Bute Works: complaints management

How Argyll & Bute Works: The ASN cuts and the SNP position

I have now had it confirmed to me by another councillor that the proposal to impose huge cuts to the Additional Support Needs service was always a ploy by Cllr Walsh’s administration. They would propose this, then withdraw it before Christmas to make them look like the good guys. This would also take eyes off… Continue reading How Argyll & Bute Works: The ASN cuts and the SNP position