http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/comment/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:43:31 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 2 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/cp_logo_500x75.png http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/comment/ I HAVE followed the correspondence from ‘Derek Johnstone’, address not supplied, who has now taken the title of “Convener, Concerned Voices for St Margaret’s Hospice Campaign”. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/403971-hospice-meeting/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/403971-hospice-meeting/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:30:00 +0100 Opinion I WATCHED Celebrity Masterchef with rage last week as Christine Hamilton, the wife of an ex-Tory MP, cooked a wonderful rogan josh with herbs, sauces and fresh meat for the boys of Harrow private school in London. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/403964-dawn-fyfe--voice-of-dissent/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/403964-dawn-fyfe--voice-of-dissent/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:00:00 +0100 Opinion I lodged a motion in the Parliament offering condolences to the family of Jimmy Reid, who died last week. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/403692-jimmy-reid/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/403692-jimmy-reid/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:30:00 +0100 Opinion RESPONSES to my letter regarding St Margaret's Hospice filled the Postbag last week and one thinks they protesteth too much. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/403148-all-about-peter-part-two/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/403148-all-about-peter-part-two/ Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:30:00 +0100 Opinion SO BP has finally put a cap on the oil spill it caused in America after three months. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/402915-sense-of-community/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/402915-sense-of-community/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:30:00 +0100 Opinion The SNP's Criminal Justice and Licensing Bill means sheriffs will not be allowed to jail people for less than three months, unless there are special circumstances. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/402613-from-here-to-holyrood--des-mcnulty/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/402613-from-here-to-holyrood--des-mcnulty/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:30:00 +0100 Opinion In June we had an Emergency Budget from the new Tory and Lib Dem Government. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/402337-the-commons-touch--gemma-doyle-mp/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/402337-the-commons-touch--gemma-doyle-mp/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:00:00 +0100 Opinion Campaign against cuts http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/402082-the-nationalist-voice--ronnie-mccoll-council-leader/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/402082-the-nationalist-voice--ronnie-mccoll-council-leader/ Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:00:00 +0100 Opinion WELL, the Tories are back with a bang. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/401864-dawn-fyfe--voice-of-dissent/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/401864-dawn-fyfe--voice-of-dissent/ Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:00:00 +0100 Opinion So there has been a 72 per cent increase in fly tipping since the SNP led council introduced the £15 charge — well what a shocker, who would have thought that would happen? http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/401866-fly-tipping-shocker/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/401866-fly-tipping-shocker/ Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:30:00 +0100 Opinion THE Labour Party, while it was in power in the Scottish Parliament, increased the number of teachers in Scottish schools. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/401656-classroom-cuts/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/401656-classroom-cuts/ Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0100 Opinion YOU are probably fed up hearing politicians talk about the challenging times ahead, but the fallout from the recession and outrageous national debt is having an effect. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/09/401226-snp-is-united/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/09/401226-snp-is-united/ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:30:00 +0100 Opinion Is it me or has the world gone mad? http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/02/400965-violence-against-women/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/02/400965-violence-against-women/ Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion Well here we go again. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/12/400235-result-may-bring-independence/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/12/400235-result-may-bring-independence/ Wed, 12 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100 Opinion This week the Tax Payers' Alliance released information on the top earners in local authorities in the UK. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/04/07/398945-dawn-fyfe--voice-of-dissent/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/04/07/398945-dawn-fyfe--voice-of-dissent/ Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0100 Opinion LAST week I attended the ceremony in the Town Hall at which George Cairney was made Citizen of the Year. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/03/31/398661-des-mcnulty--from-here-to-holyrood/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/03/31/398661-des-mcnulty--from-here-to-holyrood/ Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 Opinion As the current Parliament draws to a close with a general election approaching, so too does my time as MP for West Dunbartonshire. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/03/24/398460-mcfalls-mandate--john-mcfall-mp-for-clydebank/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/03/24/398460-mcfalls-mandate--john-mcfall-mp-for-clydebank/ Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Opinion THIS has been a difficult week for me as leader of the council. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/03/17/398177-the-nationalist-voice--iain-robertson-council-leader/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/03/17/398177-the-nationalist-voice--iain-robertson-council-leader/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Opinion YOU would think at times of crisis everyone would pull together, buckle down and try to move forward together. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397918-dawn-fyfe--voice-of-dissent/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397918-dawn-fyfe--voice-of-dissent/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Opinion IT was refreshing to hear deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon apologise last week for her error of judgment. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397675-from-here-to-holyrood--des-mcnulty/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397675-from-here-to-holyrood--des-mcnulty/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Opinion THIS week's news on unemployment is a stark reminder that it is far too early to say that the recession is over. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397416-the-commons-touch--john-mcfall-mp/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397416-the-commons-touch--john-mcfall-mp/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Opinion Like councils all across Scotland, West Dunbartonshire has set its budget for the coming year. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/397153-the-nationalist-voice--iain-robertson-council-leader/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/397153-the-nationalist-voice--iain-robertson-council-leader/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Opinion WELL ladies and gentlemen, it has been two weeks since I sent my last letter in, regarding our council's refusal to take responsibility for the safety of its taxpayers. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/02/10/396859-being-fed-to-the-lions/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/02/10/396859-being-fed-to-the-lions/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000 Opinion We already know about the charges that have been imposed on the elderly and the vulnerable. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/02/03/396621-des-mcnulty--from-here-to-holyrood/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/02/03/396621-des-mcnulty--from-here-to-holyrood/ Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Opinion The economic crisis has hit the ordinary person the hardest. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/01/27/396355-the-banks-owe-the-ordinary-person-a-say-in-their-future/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/01/27/396355-the-banks-owe-the-ordinary-person-a-say-in-their-future/ Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Opinion