PERSONAL STATEMENT

A NEW DIRECTION FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY

"I am both delighted and proud to have been elected to represent the Dunblane and Bridge of Allan ward on Stirling Council. I have spent many months listening to the views and concerns of local residents, and following my election it is now time to address many of those concerns. By putting an end to waste and profligacy, by ensuring that Stirling's finances are brought under control, and by scrutinising policy I hope that we can deliver a new direction for a better community."

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Sunday, May 20, 2007

A MISSED OPPORTUNITY BY THE SNP

At Thursday's meeting of Stirling Council, the first since the elections, Liberal councillors joined with Labour to elect Labour's Margaret Brisley as provost. Together the Liberals and Labour accounted for her eleven votes. Conservative nomination Cllr Tony Ffinch received four votes. If SNP councillors had supported the Conservative nomination, Labour could have been defeated, but the SNP abstained.

Speaking after the meeting, Conservative group leader, Cllr Alistair Berrill said, 'This was an opportunity missed for the people of Stirling. The Liberals are propping up a failed Labour administration, whose main achievement has been to give Stirling the second highest council tax level in Scotland, yet one of the highest levels of customer dissatisfaction.'

He continued, 'I was surprised and disappointed on Thursday night. First the Liberals joined this discredited and demoralised Labour administration. Then the SNP group lacked the political courage either to put up a candidate of their own or to support ours. Only the Conservatives were prepared to stand up to Labour.'

Deputy group leader Cllr Neil Benny added, 'The fight isn't over yet. At this Thursday's meeting we have to elect a new Leader of the council, and the new Labour-Liberal alliance isn't certain of getting enough votes to win.'
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