Thursday, April 28, 2005
Angus G blasts Calum MacDonald
Angus Graham has a good go at Calum in this weeks Gazette.
Calum's response - I've made the Comhairle even bigger and more unmanageable with more jobs for the boys; and I blame a Labour appointee (Ross Finnie) for the crofting cock-up.
Hmmmm! Both of these issues are reserved, and neither are Calum's responsibility.
But let's look closer at what Calum says.
Instead of reducing dependence on the state by creating new private sector jobs, Calum believes that success is measured in the White House getting even fatter and more crammed with paper-pushers.
Secondly, Almo can't do his job properly and needs Calum to help him. Remember, this legislation is the supposedly the fault of Ross ("Cpt Mainwairing") Finnie. Yet, he was appointed by Jack McConnell. The legislation was approved by the Executive i.e. Jack. The legislation was passed through the Parliament, where presumably Almo opposed it and highlighted all these issues (hint: he didn't). And, it is being played up by the Labour party as A Good Thing.
Good on you AG.
Calum's response - I've made the Comhairle even bigger and more unmanageable with more jobs for the boys; and I blame a Labour appointee (Ross Finnie) for the crofting cock-up.
Hmmmm! Both of these issues are reserved, and neither are Calum's responsibility.
But let's look closer at what Calum says.
Instead of reducing dependence on the state by creating new private sector jobs, Calum believes that success is measured in the White House getting even fatter and more crammed with paper-pushers.
Secondly, Almo can't do his job properly and needs Calum to help him. Remember, this legislation is the supposedly the fault of Ross ("Cpt Mainwairing") Finnie. Yet, he was appointed by Jack McConnell. The legislation was approved by the Executive i.e. Jack. The legislation was passed through the Parliament, where presumably Almo opposed it and highlighted all these issues (hint: he didn't). And, it is being played up by the Labour party as A Good Thing.
Good on you AG.
