Author: Cllr Cal Johnston-Dempsey
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Never Again
I attended the wreath-laying ceremony at the war memorial in Uddingston today where I laid a wreath on behalf of the Council. My colleagues attended to do the same at the Bothwell ceremony. Afterwards, I laid my own mark of remembrance at the Bothwell war memorial and then attended the South Lanarkshire-wide ceremony at Bothwell…
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Labour Block SNP Motion on Israel-Palestine
At a meeting of South Lanarkshire Council today, the Provost Margaret Cooper blocked an emergency motion from the SNP Group on the ongoing Middle East conflict. The SNP motion would have condemned Hamas and called for a release of all hostages and an immediate ceasefire in the region. It noted the right of Israel, in…
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SNP Question Motives for Labour Council Secrecy
Today at a meeting of South Lanarkshire Council, Councillors received a report on the outcome of the Standards Commission’s Hearing into Labour Councillor Monique McAdams. The hearing panel formally censured Councillor McAdams after it found she had leaked confidential information for “party-political or personal advantage.” The Council report detailed seven points of the Hearing Panel’s…
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SNP Blast ‘BETRAYAL’ by South Lanarkshire Labour
The South Lanarkshire SNP Group have blasted the Labour-led Council administration after they recommended the closure and sale of Red Deer Bowling Club and Westwood Community Hall in East Kilbride. Despite the best efforts of the SNP group, this proposal was lodged by the Labour group and supported by Labour and Lib Dem members. Election…
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Confidence Vote in South Lanarkshire Labour Leader
Today, at a meeting of South Lanarkshire Council, the Scottish National Party moved a vote of no confidence in the Council Leader, Joe Fagan. This was voted down; with 26 SNP members voting for, 1 Green member abstaining, and 34 Labour, Liberal Democrat, Conservative and independent members voting against. Fagan was suspended as a Councillor…
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2nd Family Fun Day with Cost of Living Support
Unfortunately, one year on from our Cost of Living and Family Fun Day in 2022, families across the UK are still struggling to pay their bills and buy essentials. In fact, the situation is much worse than last year, with many people just one pay day away from destitution. 2023 has seen record-breaking inflation caused…
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SNP Blast Suspended Councillor’s Replacement
With Labour Leader Joe Fagan suspended, the SNP Group at South Lanarkshire say that his twice-censured Deputy, Gerry Convery, should not be allowed to step into the role. Mr Convery was infamously censured in 2019 for uttering a Nazi slogan during a public meeting of the Council in April 2018. Commenting, Depute Leader of the…
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SNP Call for South Lanarkshire Council Leader’s Resignation
The Ethical Standards Commission today suspended South Lanarkshire Council Leader Joe Fagan for two months after being found to have breached two counts of the Councillor’s Code of Conduct in April 2021 by leaking confidential documents from a Cross-party Working Group. Councillor John Ross, Leader of the SNP Group commenting on today’s events said: “I…
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SNP Call Time-out on Sports Price Hike
South Lanarkshire’s Labour-Lib Dem Administration have today performed a partial U-turn on a previous decision to drastically increase the cost of hiring sports facilities by up to 114%. The Council voted in February to remove concessionary rates for under-5s, over-60s, and under-16s group sports. The SNP called a special meeting of the Council, held last…
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SNP Blast South Lanarkshire Price Hike on Sports
South Lanarkshire’s Labour-Lib Dem Administration have today performed a partial U-turn on a previous decision to drastically increase the cost of hiring sports facilities by up to 114%. The Council voted in February to remove concessionary rates for under-5s, over-60s, and under-16s group sports. The SNP called a special meeting of the Council, held last…
Cllr Cal Johnston-Dempsey 