Posted by: Sydney Meriwether, Glasgow on 11:34am Tue 19 Feb 08
I'll say one thing: there's a lot less litter in the Financial Services District, but I'm inclined to believe that's because there are far fewer people working there now, than a year ago!
I'll say one thing: there's a lot less litter in the Financial Services District, but I'm inclined to believe that's because there are far fewer people working there now, than a year ago!
Posted by: Richard Davis, Vienna on 12:48pm Tue 19 Feb 08
Glad to hear that pople are being fined, but how many pay up?
Glad to hear that pople are being fined, but how many pay up?
Posted by: Brad, Glasgow on 12:57pm Tue 19 Feb 08
Are there far fewer people working there...?
Are there far fewer people working there...?
Posted by: BhoyWunda, East Kilbride on 12:58pm Tue 19 Feb 08
I'm inclined to think this is the reason why Council Tax has been frozen!
I'm inclined to think this is the reason why Council Tax has been frozen!
Posted by: Bazzztard, Glasgow on 1:09pm Tue 19 Feb 08
It has definitely made a difference. I am an ex-pat Glaswegian and was back in Glasgow on business for the first time in over a year and I was really impressed with how clean the streets were. I was dreading coming up with some of my colleagues as they had expressed an interest in having a walk about the city. The last time I was in Glasgow you had to wade through the litter on the streets. There are still the usual McDonald's wrappers - two feet away from a bin - but on the whole a massive improvement. Keep up the good work and keep fining the dead-heads.
It has definitely made a difference. I am an ex-pat Glaswegian and was back in Glasgow on business for the first time in over a year and I was really impressed with how clean the streets were. I was dreading coming up with some of my colleagues as they had expressed an interest in having a walk about the city. The last time I was in Glasgow you had to wade through the litter on the streets. There are still the usual McDonald's wrappers - two feet away from a bin - but on the whole a massive improvement. Keep up the good work and keep fining the dead-heads.
Posted by: Seymour Hope, Glasgow on 1:11pm Tue 19 Feb 08
Just don't drop your litter you know its wrong. Show that you care about your country although I should be typing this in a variety of languages to reflect the diversity in Glasgow.
Just don't drop your litter you know its wrong. Show that you care about your country although I should be typing this in a variety of languages to reflect the diversity in Glasgow.
Posted by: Pete, Glasgow on 1:50pm Tue 19 Feb 08
Never mind the crumbling infrastructure,just look how shiny it is.
And, there's a word for peope who hang around outside schools...
Never mind the crumbling infrastructure,just look how shiny it is.
And, there's a word for peope who hang around outside schools...
Posted by: Maryhill Bill, Wyndford on 2:31pm Tue 19 Feb 08
I wish these wardens would work at night. Most of the litter around Sauchiehall St and Charing X comes from people discarding fast food wrappers, after the pubs and clubs close.
I wish these wardens would work at night. Most of the litter around Sauchiehall St and Charing X comes from people discarding fast food wrappers, after the pubs and clubs close.
Posted by: jrb, Glasgow on 3:58pm Tue 19 Feb 08
This is how I see it, those who dont pay will only add to the workload of the courts, plus time off work,wittnesess,pape
rwork,a sixty pound fine turns into a couple of grand burden on the taxpayer.What about an other option,pay the fine or,turn up at designated time and place,clothing and gloves provided,to pick up ,clean,remove rubbish from the streets,four hours x2 week-ends should be suffient,this would hammer home the message about littering
This is how I see it, those who dont pay will only add to the workload of the courts, plus time off work,wittnesess,pape
rwork,a sixty pound fine turns into a couple of grand burden on the taxpayer.What about an other option,pay the fine or,turn up at designated time and place,clothing and gloves provided,to pick up ,clean,remove rubbish from the streets,four hours x2 week-ends should be suffient,this would hammer home the message about littering
Posted by: ex labour voter, glasgow on 4:35pm Tue 19 Feb 08
Another silly wee story fae the ET, does incompetent purcell have nothing better to do for his outrages salary and perks than to hang about at ET photo shoots.
More bins is what would solve the problem and emptying them would also help.How many bins are there in and around shools purcell, I expect you havent got a clue. Like most things that involve your ego trip bullying the public is what you and the liebour perty are good at.Jailing liebour members for breaking the law ie WEE WENDY is not part of the liebour way of life.Is it purcell.
Hows the wife.
Another silly wee story fae the ET, does incompetent purcell have nothing better to do for his outrages salary and perks than to hang about at ET photo shoots.
More bins is what would solve the problem and emptying them would also help.How many bins are there in and around shools purcell, I expect you havent got a clue. Like most things that involve your ego trip bullying the public is what you and the liebour perty are good at.Jailing liebour members for breaking the law ie WEE WENDY is not part of the liebour way of life.Is it purcell.
Hows the wife.
Posted by: Andrew Stephen on 4:45pm Tue 19 Feb 08
8000 fined! In which street?
8000 fined! In which street?
Posted by: marty, Glasgow on 5:12pm Tue 19 Feb 08
I'm glad these toerags with no pride or respect are being fined... but what concerns me is the fact there are 32 enforcement officers who only average 22 fines per day between them! What do they do all day? Walk past Central Station or the bus stops on Union St. or Argyle Street and you're guaranteed to see litter being dropped almost constantly!
I'm glad these toerags with no pride or respect are being fined... but what concerns me is the fact there are 32 enforcement officers who only average 22 fines per day between them! What do they do all day? Walk past Central Station or the bus stops on Union St. or Argyle Street and you're guaranteed to see litter being dropped almost constantly!
Posted by: monel, glasgow on 5:38pm Tue 19 Feb 08
I have been in city centre and other places and seen a good few people dropping litter,so why only 22 people caught per day..makes me wonder just how many litter officers are working each day,to create a fair average of how much work they are doing.How many litter officers are going to be at the schools and what ratio will they actually catch?
I have been in city centre and other places and seen a good few people dropping litter,so why only 22 people caught per day..makes me wonder just how many litter officers are working each day,to create a fair average of how much work they are doing.How many litter officers are going to be at the schools and what ratio will they actually catch?
Posted by: ex labour voter, glasgow on 5:51pm Tue 19 Feb 08
And have the robots who will be hanging around schools been vetted by the police for previous convictions?
And have the robots who will be hanging around schools been vetted by the police for previous convictions?
Posted by: tam-m, southside on 6:26pm Tue 19 Feb 08
why are the litter squad not standing outside pubs catching the adults who refuse to use the ashtrays provided.ah have to actually deal with drunken glaswegians,perhaps it is easier just to hang about outside schools picking on the children who dont have this type of money.
why are the litter squad not standing outside pubs catching the adults who refuse to use the ashtrays provided.ah have to actually deal with drunken glaswegians,perhaps it is easier just to hang about outside schools picking on the children who dont have this type of money.
Posted by: Sydney Meriwether, Glasgow on 6:28pm Tue 19 Feb 08
[quote][bold]ex labour voter[/bold] wrote:
And have the robots who will be hanging around schools been vetted by the police for previous convictions?[/quote] Exactly, ELV, I don't remember Enhanced Disclosure Scotland conditions being in the advert for the litter wardens!
Let's just go back to the figures a moment: we were told that he [bold]appallingly shambolic[/bold] rate of fines issued per warden generated £400,000 in fines. However, only 60% of these fines have been paid after one year (and the costs of retrieving unpaid fines are astronomical).
Now 60% of £400k is £240k, so deduct that figure from the £4M and you get £3.76M. Therefore [bold]the overall cost to the taxpayer to get Purcell's photo in the ET on a regular basis is over £10,000 per day[/bold]... so where has all that money gone???
We do know that considerable chunk of that has went to a private public relations firm who have been saturating previous ET readers' comments pages with the kind of comment posted by [italic]Bazzztard[/italic] above.
ex labour voter wrote:
And have the robots who will be hanging around schools been vetted by the police for previous convictions?
Exactly, ELV, I don't remember Enhanced Disclosure Scotland conditions being in the advert for the litter wardens!
Let's just go back to the figures a moment: we were told that he
appallingly shambolic rate of fines issued per warden generated £400,000 in fines. However, only 60% of these fines have been paid after one year (and the costs of retrieving unpaid fines are astronomical).
Now 60% of £400k is £240k, so deduct that figure from the £4M and you get £3.76M. Therefore
the overall cost to the taxpayer to get Purcell's photo in the ET on a regular basis is over £10,000 per day... so where has all that money gone???
We do know that considerable chunk of that has went to a private public relations firm who have been saturating previous ET readers' comments pages with the kind of comment posted by
Bazzztard above.
Posted by: ex labour voter, glasgow on 7:40pm Tue 19 Feb 08
[quote][bold]Sydney Meriwether[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]ex labour voter[/bold] wrote: And have the robots who will be hanging around schools been vetted by the police for previous convictions?[/quote] Exactly, ELV, I don't remember Enhanced Disclosure Scotland conditions being in the advert for the litter wardens! Let's just go back to the figures a moment: we were told that he [bold]appallingly shambolic[/bold] rate of fines issued per warden generated £400,000 in fines. However, only 60% of these fines have been paid after one year (and the costs of retrieving unpaid fines are astronomical). Now 60% of £400k is £240k, so deduct that figure from the £4M and you get £3.76M. Therefore [bold]the overall cost to the taxpayer to get Purcell's photo in the ET on a regular basis is over £10,000 per day[/bold]... so where has all that money gone??? We do know that considerable chunk of that has went to a private public relations firm who have been saturating previous ET readers' comments pages with the kind of comment posted by [italic]Bazzztard[/italic] above.[/quote] 10 grand a pic for this clown,even wee wee wendy would be ashamed, not.
I would advise purcell to heed the results of the poll results on this topic, but then again liebour know what is best for us and will ignore the majority as per usual.
Which will only lead to their ever approaching extinction in Scotland.
Oh happy days.
Sydney Meriwether wrote:
ex labour voter wrote: And have the robots who will be hanging around schools been vetted by the police for previous convictions?
Exactly, ELV, I don't remember Enhanced Disclosure Scotland conditions being in the advert for the litter wardens! Let's just go back to the figures a moment: we were told that he appallingly shambolic rate of fines issued per warden generated £400,000 in fines. However, only 60% of these fines have been paid after one year (and the costs of retrieving unpaid fines are astronomical). Now 60% of £400k is £240k, so deduct that figure from the £4M and you get £3.76M. Therefore the overall cost to the taxpayer to get Purcell's photo in the ET on a regular basis is over £10,000 per day... so where has all that money gone??? We do know that considerable chunk of that has went to a private public relations firm who have been saturating previous ET readers' comments pages with the kind of comment posted by Bazzztard above.
10 grand a pic for this clown,even wee wee wendy would be ashamed, not.
I would advise purcell to heed the results of the poll results on this topic, but then again liebour know what is best for us and will ignore the majority as per usual.
Which will only lead to their ever approaching extinction in Scotland.
Oh happy days.
Posted by: roor06, glasgow on 7:43pm Tue 19 Feb 08
Yep, Sydney ,he gave himself away with the dead head comment at the end of his post ...
Yep, Sydney ,he gave himself away with the dead head comment at the end of his post ...
Posted by: Jockweiler, Erskinne, Renfrewshire on 9:06am Wed 20 Feb 08
I think that a £50 fine for throwing away a cigarette butt is unacceptable… Especially now that the streets are the only place one can enjoy a smoke. Stick it to them though for disposing of rubbish, in particular the unsightly fast food wrappings.
Also, good to hear that they are targeting school kids. But not too sure of the ethics of issuing a £50 fine to children. I believe the school should be educating the children and the wardens backing that up with their presence on the streets, and a kick on the [bold]arse[/bold] where appropriate.
I think that a £50 fine for throwing away a cigarette butt is unacceptable… Especially now that the streets are the only place one can enjoy a smoke. Stick it to them though for disposing of rubbish, in particular the unsightly fast food wrappings.
Also, good to hear that they are targeting school kids. But not too sure of the ethics of issuing a £50 fine to children. I believe the school should be educating the children and the wardens backing that up with their presence on the streets, and a kick on the
arse where appropriate.
Posted by: Malcolm Green, Glasgow on 10:36am Wed 20 Feb 08
Secondary school pupils are a major source of lunchtime litter in the vicinity of their schools. What do people think of naming and shaming the persistently offending chools? Head Teachers won't like it, but they'll jolly well do something about it if it happens to them.
Secondary school pupils are a major source of lunchtime litter in the vicinity of their schools. What do people think of naming and shaming the persistently offending chools? Head Teachers won't like it, but they'll jolly well do something about it if it happens to them.
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