AS I have discovered in the two years since being elected to politics, even local council politics can be a tough business.
The impact of fireworks on pets can be devastating
THESE days there is a bit of a spring in the step among some of our more excitable Labour colleagues at the City Chambers and it has nothing to do with the KerPlunk or Lego sets they got from Santa this year.
John Daly: SNP/Greens are slowly suffocating city centre of any signs of life
Firefighters warn that more cuts will cost lives
Last week marked Scotland’s Climate Week, in which we are asked to focus on tackling climate change and our country’s role in tackling its impact on our lives.
IT has been almost 18 months since I was fortunate enough to be chosen by the residents of Baillieston to represent them as their councillor in the City Chambers.
Since being elected, last May, I have had the absolute pleasure to meet a number of hardworking, gifted and inspirational people, who strive and work tirelessly for others in our city.
EDUCATION, education, education… Whether its Tony Blair or Nicola Sturgeon, politicians often ask us to judge them on their record regarding this most vital of services provided by local authorities.
ONE of my first acts as a newly elected member in May was to answer the call of Glasgow’s taxi drivers and their worries over council policy on Low Emission Zones (LEZ).
