Tuesday, September 05, 2006

"Jo Swinson lacks experience in many key areas" - John Morrison

In a remarkable comment John Morrison said about his Lib Dem colleague -

"She is, of course, the new MP and lacks experience in many areas."

Jo Swinson is 'slapped down' in an interview with The Herald. He again repeated that the councillors took the decision and are accountable for it!

A Liberal Democrat council head has slapped down his party's Scottish leader at Westminster over a schools row, saying she is showing inexperience and should not interfere in education issues.
John Morrison, leader of East Dunbartonshire Council, was responding to the opposition of Jo Swinson, the area's MP and front-bench spokeswoman on Scotland, to a council decision over the site of a merged school.
Thomas Muir High is to be joined with Bishopbriggs High School as part of a £100m private-public finance project affecting six schools.
Parents at both schools have sought to have the new school, named Bishopbriggs Academy, built on one or other of the current sites - Bishopbriggs High in the town centre and Thomas Muir on its outskirts.
The council's recent decision to place it at the Thomas Muir site has angered those on the losing side, who have gained the backing of Ms Swinson.
Responding to her reported comments, John Morrison yesterday said: "She is, of course, the new MP and lacks experience in many key areas. She is also not responsible for Scottish education as an MP, as it is a devolved matter for the Scottish Parliament. The 12 Liberal Democrat councillors took the decision they did, weighing up the educational benefits of the competing sites and are, of course, accountable for that decision, which Ms Swinson is not.
"The decision we took will have to stand the test of time. I'm sure that, given time, Jo Swinson will realise the benefits of the Thomas Muir site."
Ms Swinson said last night: "I've made my views clear to the constituents who asked me about this. I'm well aware it's not an issue I've got any jurisdiction over, but when my constituents ask my opinion on something, I have a responsibility to tell them what I think."


The council were voted in to represent the best interests of their constituents, have they done this? Did they make the correct decision for the right reasons?

Did the council listen to people of Bishopbriggs - No.
Does their leader listen to his MP colleague - No.
Why should be believe them when they say they made this decision for the RIGHT reasons?


Read the rest of this site then YOU decide.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This is classic. After ignoring the democratically expressed views of the community, the council leader then tries to rubbish and ignore the opinions of a democratically elected MP and deny her freedon of speech - and she is a lib-dem!!!
How can all the lib-dem councillors vote the same way? It stinks. We need to do something about this NOW, there may still be time.