Posted by: AndrewM, Shawlands, Glasgow on 1:00pm Fri 4 Apr 08
It is surely unheard of for a politician to resign as a matter of principle these days. Who does this guy think he is by resigning twice? Someone should pull him up and point out that he was elected to Glasgow City Council and we're not really used to this kind of stuff.
On a serious note, if the Scottish Ministers call in the application I think there will be questions to be answered about the planning committee and especially the report that we prepared for them. Dig up the endangered species and overlook the word "objection" in the National Trust letter, you couldn't make it up.
It is surely unheard of for a politician to resign as a matter of principle these days. Who does this guy think he is by resigning twice? Someone should pull him up and point out that he was elected to Glasgow City Council and we're not really used to this kind of stuff.
On a serious note, if the Scottish Ministers call in the application I think there will be questions to be answered about the planning committee and especially the report that we prepared for them. Dig up the endangered species and overlook the word "objection" in the National Trust letter, you couldn't make it up.
Posted by: mulross, Glasgow on 1:41pm Fri 4 Apr 08
It's a pity that David Meikle has resigned from both committees as we are badly in need of someone like him involved in the decision-making process in Glasgow i.e. a few principles mixed in with a dash of common sense. A rare combination in George Square these days.
If the Scottish Ministers decide NOT to call in the Go Ape application the there will be even more questions needing to be answered. The report drawn up by the planning officers and accepted at face value by the councillors is a disgrace and breaches practically every regulation in the book.
It's a pity that David Meikle has resigned from both committees as we are badly in need of someone like him involved in the decision-making process in Glasgow i.e. a few principles mixed in with a dash of common sense. A rare combination in George Square these days.
If the Scottish Ministers decide NOT to call in the Go Ape application the there will be even more questions needing to be answered. The report drawn up by the planning officers and accepted at face value by the councillors is a disgrace and breaches practically every regulation in the book.
Posted by: Jim Brown, glasgow on 3:14pm Fri 4 Apr 08
David Meikle is a daft wee boy, who is not really mature enough to perform his role as a councillor.
The Tories must be pulling their hair out, given that he is th eonly Tory on Glasgow City Council.
David Meikle is a daft wee boy, who is not really mature enough to perform his role as a councillor.
The Tories must be pulling their hair out, given that he is th eonly Tory on Glasgow City Council.
Posted by: Stewie Griffin, Glasgow on 3:21pm Fri 4 Apr 08
[quote]David Meikle is a daft wee boy[/quote]
Give him time, he'll become as disillusioned as the rest of us.
David Meikle is a daft wee boy
Give him time, he'll become as disillusioned as the rest of us.
Posted by: kokakola, The City on 4:03pm Fri 4 Apr 08
[quote][bold]Jim Brown[/bold] wrote:
David Meikle is a daft wee boy, who is not really mature enough to perform his role as a councillor. The Tories must be pulling their hair out, given that he is th eonly Tory on Glasgow City Council.[/quote] Regarding Jim Brown...............
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David Meikle is a daft wee boy who is not really mature enough to perform his role as a councillor..........
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Mature or not, he certainly seems to have some principals,indeed! much more than the snout in the trough ones.
Jim Brown wrote:
David Meikle is a daft wee boy, who is not really mature enough to perform his role as a councillor. The Tories must be pulling their hair out, given that he is th eonly Tory on Glasgow City Council.
Regarding Jim Brown...............
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David Meikle is a daft wee boy who is not really mature enough to perform his role as a councillor..........
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Mature or not, he certainly seems to have some principals,indeed! much more than the snout in the trough ones.
Posted by: Sydney Meriwether, Glasgow on 4:25pm Fri 4 Apr 08
[quote][bold]Jim Brown[/bold] wrote:
David Meikle is a daft wee boy, who is not really mature enough to perform his role as a councillor.
The Tories must be pulling their hair out, given that he is th eonly Tory on Glasgow City Council.[/quote] Jim Brown is just a daft old fud, who is really not competent enough to express a coherent opinion on the ET.
Glasgow City Council must be pulling their hair out, given that he is the only numpty daft enough to side with them.
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[bold]Well done Mr Meikle sir, as a man of self-respect and principle; it must have been very lonely in amongst all those self-serving, greedy toerags![/bold]
Jim Brown wrote:
David Meikle is a daft wee boy, who is not really mature enough to perform his role as a councillor.
The Tories must be pulling their hair out, given that he is th eonly Tory on Glasgow City Council.
Jim Brown is just a daft old fud, who is really not competent enough to express a coherent opinion on the ET.
Glasgow City Council must be pulling their hair out, given that he is the only numpty daft enough to side with them.
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Well done Mr Meikle sir, as a man of self-respect and principle; it must have been very lonely in amongst all those self-serving, greedy toerags! Posted by: AndrewM, Shawlands, Glasgow on 4:34pm Fri 4 Apr 08
[quote][bold]Jim Brown[/bold] wrote:
David Meikle is a daft wee boy, who is not really mature enough to perform his role as a councillor. The Tories must be pulling their hair out, given that he is th eonly Tory on Glasgow City Council.[/quote] David Meikle is a Councillor who speaks up for local residents. I admire a Councillor who has the guts to put local people before himself and resigned his position as a point of principal. If you bothered to read his comments you will also see that he resigned from the Licensing Board because he was honest enough to say that he had made a mistake a considered it important that the board policy was upheld.
You are obviously so mature that you would prefer Councillors who look after their party interest and ignore the wishes of the people who elect them. Without wishing to be rude you do come across as something of a muppet. Oops I've just lowered myself to your standard.
Jim Brown wrote:
David Meikle is a daft wee boy, who is not really mature enough to perform his role as a councillor. The Tories must be pulling their hair out, given that he is th eonly Tory on Glasgow City Council.
David Meikle is a Councillor who speaks up for local residents. I admire a Councillor who has the guts to put local people before himself and resigned his position as a point of principal. If you bothered to read his comments you will also see that he resigned from the Licensing Board because he was honest enough to say that he had made a mistake a considered it important that the board policy was upheld.
You are obviously so mature that you would prefer Councillors who look after their party interest and ignore the wishes of the people who elect them. Without wishing to be rude you do come across as something of a muppet. Oops I've just lowered myself to your standard.
Posted by: Jim Brown, glasgow on 4:35pm Fri 4 Apr 08
Oh Sydney. Good to hear from you. Did they let you out for the day?
Oh Sydney. Good to hear from you. Did they let you out for the day?
Posted by: jimmyk, Glasgow on 4:36pm Fri 4 Apr 08
"When the board speaks in public it should speak with one voice. If there is dissent it should go on behind closed doors. In public, members should stick to the party line"
This is one of the clearest examples of what is wrong with our elected officials today. The "party line" is what runs our government, at all levels. However, it is not the "party line" that elects these morons. It is not the "party line" that pays them and their salaries, stipends and exorbitant expenses. It us, The People and this is what we are getting for our efforts. The "party line" wants to crush freedom of speach and all dissenters, what "party" are we talking about here, the Communist Party?
I thought that had been proven a failed doctrine.
We need an effective recall tool to deal with these morons who insist that all "toe the party line" AND those who are so weak that they do what they are told by these morons, ignoring their contistuents wishes and we need it NOW.
Well done David Meikle.
"When the board speaks in public it should speak with one voice. If there is dissent it should go on behind closed doors. In public, members should stick to the party line"
This is one of the clearest examples of what is wrong with our elected officials today. The "party line" is what runs our government, at all levels. However, it is not the "party line" that elects these morons. It is not the "party line" that pays them and their salaries, stipends and exorbitant expenses. It us, The People and this is what we are getting for our efforts. The "party line" wants to crush freedom of speach and all dissenters, what "party" are we talking about here, the Communist Party?
I thought that had been proven a failed doctrine.
We need an effective recall tool to deal with these morons who insist that all "toe the party line" AND those who are so weak that they do what they are told by these morons, ignoring their contistuents wishes and we need it NOW.
Well done David Meikle.
Posted by: Jim Brown, glasgow on 4:39pm Fri 4 Apr 08
Maybe David Meikle resigned from the board as he couldn't get enough time off school to attend the meetings.
Besides what principles does he have... I believe he used to be a member of the labour party, now the Tories, what next?
Maybe David Meikle resigned from the board as he couldn't get enough time off school to attend the meetings.
Besides what principles does he have... I believe he used to be a member of the labour party, now the Tories, what next?
Posted by: Mo Daniels, Mount Florida on 4:39pm Fri 4 Apr 08
[quote][bold]Jim Brown[/bold] wrote:
David Meikle is a daft wee boy, who is not really mature enough to perform his role as a councillor. The Tories must be pulling their hair out, given that he is th eonly Tory on Glasgow City Council.[/quote] Spot on Jim as ever, this little boy should go back to Croftfoot and play hopscotch and leave the business of running the City to the professionals. The lad is simply out of his depth and has had to leave two committees in less than a year of being elected (under PR mind you) Lets hope this development will restore credibility in both committees.
Jim Brown wrote:
David Meikle is a daft wee boy, who is not really mature enough to perform his role as a councillor. The Tories must be pulling their hair out, given that he is th eonly Tory on Glasgow City Council.
Spot on Jim as ever, this little boy should go back to Croftfoot and play hopscotch and leave the business of running the City to the professionals. The lad is simply out of his depth and has had to leave two committees in less than a year of being elected (under PR mind you) Lets hope this development will restore credibility in both committees.
Posted by: jimmyk, Glasgow on 6:27pm Fri 4 Apr 08
[quote][bold]Jim Brown[/bold] wrote:
Maybe David Meikle resigned from the board as he couldn't get enough time off school to attend the meetings. Besides what principles does he have... I believe he used to be a member of the labour party, now the Tories, what next?[/quote] So what does this mean? You have to 50 to be of any worth?
Tell that to the two teenage brothers in Dublin that sold their software company to a Canadian company for millions just last week.
Does this attitude reflect that you were not able to achieve anything when you were young?
If you dimiss youth, mistakes and all, you dismiss the future.
Jim Brown wrote:
Maybe David Meikle resigned from the board as he couldn't get enough time off school to attend the meetings. Besides what principles does he have... I believe he used to be a member of the labour party, now the Tories, what next?
So what does this mean? You have to 50 to be of any worth?
Tell that to the two teenage brothers in Dublin that sold their software company to a Canadian company for millions just last week.
Does this attitude reflect that you were not able to achieve anything when you were young?
If you dimiss youth, mistakes and all, you dismiss the future.
Posted by: Sydney Meriwether, In the pub on 7:54pm Fri 4 Apr 08
Exactly jimmyk, the problem is Jobby Brown is just a troll on here and everyone has a wee laugh at him as he spouts his daily quota of bitterness.
Exactly jimmyk, the problem is Jobby Brown is just a troll on here and everyone has a wee laugh at him as he spouts his daily quota of bitterness.
Posted by: Jim Brown, glasgow on 10:17pm Fri 4 Apr 08
Syd
Not daily quota of bitterness?
I have a job and a life!
Syd
Not daily quota of bitterness?
I have a job and a life!
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