News Review 23/09/11
Follow Tory Hoose on Twitter. Read more from this authorWith Glasgow Labour in complete disarray, the Daily Record notes that former Council Leader Steve Purcell is ‘Happy as Larry’ despite claims that he may be in line to face corruption charges following Strathclyde Police completing a probe into his time as Leader. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/2011/09/23/cocaine-shame-ex-council-boss-steven-purcell-is-happy-as-larry-as-corruption-police-complete-probe-into-his-dealings-86908-23439963/
The fallout of John Swinney’s Spending Review, referred to as ‘Plan MacB’ continues, with both the Herald http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/politics/850m-business-rates-bombshell-for-scots-jobs-1.1125470 and the Scotsman http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Swinney-sets-up-850m-business.6841110.jp leading with £850m business rates bombshell for Scots jobs as job fears rise and a call for the Finance Secretary to further review this draft budget before it is delivered in January.
A report by the Centre for Public Policy for Regions (CPPR) is reported to have found ‘scant evidence’ that Salmond’s plans for the Economy will impact on growth http://breakingnews.heraldscotland.com/breaking-news/?mode=article&site=hs&id=N0540161316711061869A and the Church of Scotland has entered into the Spending Review debate with Rev Ewan Aitken, the Secretary of the Church and Society Council (and Labour Councillor in Edinburgh) claiming that the Nats are ‘failing to help Scotland’s poorest’. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Kirk-leaders-attack-Nationalists-for.6841117.jp
Alex Salmond has come under fire for refusing to confirm what fate awaits the University of Abertay http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Community/College-and-University/article/17529/alex-salmond-fails-to-rule-out-merger-of-city-universities.html despite claims that a ‘DunTay’ University merger is in the pipeline.
Finally, Fife Council and Edinburgh Council look set for a bit of a ding-dong as fears over a ‘spending leak’ as the Capital’s Gyle Shopping Centre looks set to expand http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Fife/article/17474/fife-council-agrees-to-formally-object-to-gyle-shopping-centre-expansion.html
