“SENIOR COUNCIL SOURCE” – SAVE POLLOK PARK CAMPAIGN COULD BANKRUPT COMMON GOOD FUND

In other news – council claims protesters cause flood, pestilence & global financial crisis
COUNCIL COMMON GOOD POLICY MUST CHANGE

We’re kidding about the flood and pestilence…
…but this is just as nonsensical as the ‘senior council source’ who is quoted by The Herald:
“The stance taken by the campaigners has been overly simplistic and this issue is just [...]

Glasgow School Closures & rising school rolls

In an embarrassing gaffe [sic] by members of Glasgow City Council, revealed over the weekend, it was shown that the principal reason put forward for the closure of nearly two dozen schools in the city earlier this year could not now be supported by official statistics. In April this year leading Labour politicians within the [...]

SAVE POLLOK PARK LAUNCHES MALADMINISTRATION COMPLAINT AGAINST GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL

SAVE POLLOK PARK LAUNCHES MALADMINISTRATION COMPLAINT AGAINST GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL
Save Pollok Park today launched a formal complaint of maladministration against Glasgow City Council over its handling of the Go Ape project.
Full complaint PDF

Common Good report Fife Council.pdf

Common Good report Fife CouncilPDF

Common Good fund ‘failings’ – Fife council’s external auditors…

FIFE COUNCIL’S external auditors have told the local authority it needs to improve the way it looks after the Common Good funds.
Scott Moncrieff state that it is not clear where specific responsibilities for administering the funds lie, there is poor information about moveable Common Good assets such as paintings and books, and there is a [...]

Pollok Park Victory – Common Good

On 12th June Glasgow Council finally gave in and abandoned the idea of of Go Ape in Pollok Park
Thanks to all our supporters – we knew we spoke for the majority and could prove it – they thought we would gradually go away – but were wrong
In their press statement the Council and Go Ape [...]

North Kelvinside Meadow Picnic

Inspecting the Accounts of your Council and also getting information about the Common Good

In June or July each year the Local Authority should put a public notice in the local
newspaper. This will be headed up:
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 – Draft Accounts year to 31 March 200X
This will give the place and dates when the draft accounts of the Council can be inspected.
Anyone can take copies of extracts [...]

GO APE CANCELS POLLOK PARK PLANS

In a press statement today, Jerome Mayhew of Go Ape said:
“Having taken into account National Trust for Scotland’s request that we try
to avoid constructing additional buildings in the park, we have carefully
explored the possibility of using a part of the existing Knowehead Lodge as
our customer reception and equipment store. However, we have concluded that
the [...]

It’s a question of trusts for venues and parks

Scotsman
It’s a question of trusts for venues and parks
Published Date: 06 May 2009
IMAGINE Rihanna getting priority over the Royal Scottish National Orchestra to perform at the Usher Hall or a regular programme of commercial events on all the city’s parks. Sweeping changes being considered in the Capital would see not-for-profit trusts take over the running [...]