Glasgow Councillors



Paul Hutcheon shines a light on the latest 'goings on' in Glasgow City Council, but what's incredible to me is that an elected councillor is not required to explain how their telephone/ICT expenses bill is nearly fifteen times higher than that of her colleagues.   

 Read the full story in the links below to the Daily Record

   

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/glasgow-councillor-offered-join-lib-20824734

Glasgow councillor 'offered to join Lib Dems' before jumping ship to SNP

Anne McTaggart contacted the pro-Union party before declaring her support for independence.



A Glasgow councillor who switched sides to the SNP last week held defection talks with the Lib Dems before joining the Nationalists.

Anne McTaggart contacted pro-Union Willie Rennie’s party before coming out in support of independence.

McTaggart was a Glasgow Labour MSP before party members effectively deselected her in 2016.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/new-snp-councillor-glasgow-criticised-20818025

New SNP councillor in Glasgow criticised over £600 expenses bill

Anne McTaggart's "telephone and ICT" bill was nearly 15 times higher than her colleagues.


The SNP’s newest councillor has been criticised over a £600 “telephone and ICT” expenses bill.

Anne McTaggart, who defected from Labour to the SNP last week, incurred costs nearly fifteen times higher than her colleagues.

 McTaggart did not respond to the Record’s email.

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