Raising a Rumpus


North Lanarkshire Council has been making a bit of a fool of itself in recent days - with its 'our hands are tied' comments over equal pay.

I imagine by now that people realise this claim is a load of old baloney.

In fact it's about as believable as saying that Osama bin Laden is still alive and well - and sharing a flat with the Council Leader - Councillor Jim McCabe - somewhere in Shotts.

So let's cut to the chase - and spell things out.
  • Mysterious forces are not at work in North Lanarkshire Council - or anywhere else
  • North Lanarkshire Council is not being prevented from settling its outstanding cases
  • The issues involved are exactly the same as the Edinburgh 'Wilkinson' case
  • North Lanarkshire and other councils hid behind the Wilkinson case for years 
  • But Edinburgh City Council - the lead council - abandoned the Wilkinson case - earlier this year
  • The Wilkinson 'fox' and its defence of the indefensible - has been well and truly shot
  • North Lanarkshire Council and others are perfectly free to settle their own cases
  • Nothing is now standing in the council's way - other than a lack of common sense  
  • The same is true for hundreds of male North Lanarkshire claimants as well 
  • The council is perfectly able to settle such claims - as other councils did long ago
So I hope that clarifies the position for people - because the fact is that North Lanarkshire Council is talking complete nonsense.

The key thing now is that people living in North Lanarkshire make their views known  to local councillors and Scottish MSPs - in the run up to the local elections in May.

North Lanarkshire's behaviour is attracting lots of comment and criticism - and that makes politicians very nervous - especially when an election is just around the corner.

So get writing and keep complaining - create the mother of all 'stushies' - which is a big row or rumpus - for the benefit of regular readers from overseas.

Use the good Scots tongue you've got in your head - get a few friends together and go and see your local councillor and MSP - to give them a piece of your mind.

Tell them what you think about being treated with such contempt and disrespect - and I'll wager a bet that things will start to change. 

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