http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:26:25 +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/ 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 I WRITE regarding comments made by John Robertson MP in the Post, where he talks about the introduction of a drop-off charge at Glasgow Airport. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/402914-no-airport-charge/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/402914-no-airport-charge/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion WITH regards to Derek Johnstone’s letter, for anyone who is interested in knowing the hospice’s current position, they only have to ask the hospice. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/402913-ask-the-hospice/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/402913-ask-the-hospice/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:30:00 +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 I REFER to Mr Derek Johnstone’s letter in respect of St Margaret of Scotland Hospice and, in particular, I would like to address the question which he posed to me namely, to name the options which I said the NHS board had recycled and which were rejected by the hospice. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/402609-hospice-options/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/402609-hospice-options/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:30:00 +0100 Opinion DESPITE Derek Johnston’s antagonism towards St Margaret of Scotland Hospice — so clear to your readers from his letter (July 14) — his assertion that he, and others, are “confused” and “being kept in the dark” about our ongoing efforts to resolve the uncertainties triggered by the health board’s proposal is both unfairly misleading and disingenuous. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/402611-all-about-peter/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/402611-all-about-peter/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:30:00 +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 Thanks to everyone who supported the Joint Trades Unions’ call to lobby the council meeting on Wednesday June 30 against cuts in jobs and services. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/402338-council-cuts-result/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/402338-council-cuts-result/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:30:00 +0100 Opinion I am a little confused by the statements made in last week’s edition by Leo Martin, chairman of St Margaret’s Hospice, and I am not alone on this. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/402339-hospice-confusion/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/402339-hospice-confusion/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:30:00 +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 Everybody knows and expects politicians to take some facts and spin them for the best effect, or as the song says, accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, but Des McNulty MSP has taken this art form to new horizons in his latest column in the Clydebank Post. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/402084-snp-vs-labour/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/402084-snp-vs-labour/ Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:30:00 +0100 Opinion I notice that St Eunan’s Primary is to move into a new building next term. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/402083-pictures-search/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/402083-pictures-search/ Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:30:00 +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 I WAS led to believe, from a previous issue of your newspaper, that an opportunity for old pupils and members of the community to visit Goldenhill Primary, a school holding myriad happy memories for many members of the local community would be made available prior to its demolition and the opening of the new school this summer. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/401655-school-disappointment/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/401655-school-disappointment/ Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:30:00 +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 Great play was being made by the two Labour correspondants, McLeod and Spencer, in the letters page of May 26, about our new MP, Gemma Doyle, being a local resident. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/09/401225-residency-rant/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/09/401225-residency-rant/ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion I found the ‘Smack, bang, wallop’ article in the {{SITENAME}} [May 12] in which the fiscal depute Malcolm McLeod, described the route of a car being followed by the police to an assembled Dumbarton Sheriff Court, particularly interesting — but equally bewildering. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/02/400962-google-misinformation/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/02/400962-google-misinformation/ Wed, 02 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 I refer to a letter by Graeme McCormick, former SNP candidate for West Dunbartonshire, regarding my letter of who lives where. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/26/400698-mps-should-live-in-constituencies/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/26/400698-mps-should-live-in-constituencies/ Wed, 26 May 2010 16:00:00 +0100 Opinion THANKS to constant complaints and threatening to bring in an independent body to investigate the repairs department, residents at Dalmuir's high rise flats have had some success with getting the repairs done. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/26/400697-people-power-gets-work-done/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/26/400697-people-power-gets-work-done/ Wed, 26 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100 Opinion HOW disappointing to read that our union (EIS) is even considering how teachers caught up in volcanic ash cancelled flights, during their Easter break, can work back their missed hours. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/19/400463-ash-cloud-cheek/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/19/400463-ash-cloud-cheek/ Wed, 19 May 2010 14:00:00 +0100 Opinion WHAT planet does Clare Sweeney live on? http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/19/400462-time-wasting/ http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/19/400462-time-wasting/ Wed, 19 May 2010 12:00:00 +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