East Lothian: Labour ally with Tories to restore flagship Thatcher policy

Friday, 18 May 2012 21:14
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The new Labour-Tory administration in East Lothian is to try and reintroduce Margaret Thatcher's Right-to-Buy policy, despite it having been abolished under the Housing (Scotland) Act in 2010.

On Monday, the new administration voted on its priorities for the next five years, the priorities included a commitment to "reintroduce a 'modernised right to buy', giving people a greater stake in their community through home ownership".

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Concerns raised over growing number of Labour/Tory council pacts

Saturday, 12 May 2012 11:20
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The number of pacts between Labour local authority groups and their Tory counterparts has prompted fears that the views of local voters are being ignored in favour of deals aimed at locking out the SNP.
 
With the number of alliances between Labour and Tory increasing across Scotland’s local authorities, there are fears that Conservative influence may be exaggerated despite the party suffering a drop in voter support.

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SNP increase council election lead after Dunoon result

Friday, 11 May 2012 12:41
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The SNP has increased its tally of local councillors after the result of Scotland's last local authority ward was announced.

The party added another 1 to its total of 424 councillors when Mike Breslin was elected in Argyll and Bute's Dunoon ward.

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Demands for Glasgow recount as hundreds of 'lost' ballot papers discovered

Thursday, 10 May 2012 21:00
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SNP MSP James Dornan is calling on Glasgow City Council to recount ballots as soon as possible after it emerged hundreds of ballots for the Langside Ward were overlooked.
 
The ballot papers, from the Battlefield Primary, were discovered mistakenly marked as containing no votes for the Langside ward, however it emerged that the box contained 380 voter ballots.

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Questions for Labour’s Matheson after pre-election Orange Order pledge

Thursday, 10 May 2012 16:30
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The leader of the Labour group at Glasgow City Council is facing questions after it emerged he told the Orange Order that his party’s policy on reducing the number of Orange parades in Glasgow was wrong.
 
Confirmation of Gordon Matheson’s pre-election promises to the Order followed growing online speculation and rumour immediately after last week’s local elections.

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Confusion and anger after Stirling Council ‘coup’ by 'treacherous' Labour/Tory alliance

Thursday, 10 May 2012 16:25
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By Martin Kelly
 
There has been confusion and anger after the minority Labour and Conservative groups at Stirling Council were reported to have formed an alliance in order to wrest control from the SNP group.
 
Early reports yesterday evening, including BBC Scotland bulletins, claimed that the two Unionist parties had set their differences aside in order to prevent the larger SNP group from forming an administration.

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Historic alliance sees SNP end 80 years of Labour rule in Midlothian

Monday, 07 May 2012 16:56
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The SNP has formed a historic coalition administration in Midlothian, ending over 80 years of Labour rule.
 
The nationalists have entered into a formal coalition with Independent councillor Peter De Vink and have been promised the support of Green councillor Ian Baxter.

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