http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/comment/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:10:31 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 3 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/dr_logo_500x75.png http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/comment/ I AM deeply concerned at the news that all three of Scotland’s ambulance dispatch centres crashed on the same day last month, resulting in 999 emergency calls being diverted to Belfast. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/24/403943-just-jackie--jackie-baillie-msp/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/24/403943-just-jackie--jackie-baillie-msp/ Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion Seeing red over lights http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/17/403657-councillor-george-black--an-independent-voice/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/17/403657-councillor-george-black--an-independent-voice/ Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:00:00 +0100 Opinion I WAS deeply concerned when I heard the news about the fire at the Christie Ward. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/27/402864-just-jackie--jackie-baillie-msp/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/27/402864-just-jackie--jackie-baillie-msp/ Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:00:00 +0100 Opinion WELL, the world awaits the release of "Meerkat Mandelson's" memoirs — the man is a legend in his own mind. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/20/402592-councillor-george-black--an-independent-voice/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/20/402592-councillor-george-black--an-independent-voice/ Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:00:00 +0100 Opinion THE Con/Dem coalition's decision to vote for a rise in VAT will hit the poorest hardest and hinder our already faltering economic recovery. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/20/402593-vat-rise-will-hit-the-poor-/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/20/402593-vat-rise-will-hit-the-poor-/ Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion In June we had an Emergency Budget from the new Tory and Lib Dem Government. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/13/402323-the-commons-touch--gemma-doyle-mp/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/13/402323-the-commons-touch--gemma-doyle-mp/ Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:00:00 +0100 Opinion At last week's council meeting, the SNP administration moved a motion to take part in a local and national campaign against the cuts in public services. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/06/402071-the-nationalist-voice--ronnie-mccoll-council-leader/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/06/402071-the-nationalist-voice--ronnie-mccoll-council-leader/ Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:00:00 +0100 Opinion WE should be deeply concerned about patient care following revelations that the SNP Government is cutting almost 4,000 NHS jobs, including over 1,500 nurses across Scotland this year. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/29/401854-more-nats-fewer-nurses/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/29/401854-more-nats-fewer-nurses/ Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:00:00 +0100 Opinion YOU are probably fed up hearing politicians talk about the challenging times ahead, but the fallout from the recession and outrageous national debt is having an effect. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/08/401196-new-leader/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/08/401196-new-leader/ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion LAST week a report from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) set out a provisional funding timetable for a new medical centre in Alexandria. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/01/400941-just-jackie--jackie-baillie-msp/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/01/400941-just-jackie--jackie-baillie-msp/ Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion IT is an enormous honour to have been elected as the MP for my home, West Dunbartonshire. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/18/400425-thank-you/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/18/400425-thank-you/ Tue, 18 May 2010 14:00:00 +0100 Opinion Headlines in Scotland on Thursday morning read that 'Labour will create one million jobs if re-elected'. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/11/400207-clinging-to-power/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/11/400207-clinging-to-power/ Tue, 11 May 2010 15:08:13 +0100 Opinion This has been a dismal week not brightened by the prospect of eight weeks of politicking. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/03/30/398644-doing-it-the-rab-c-nesbitt-way/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/03/30/398644-doing-it-the-rab-c-nesbitt-way/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:52:02 +0100 Opinion As the current Parliament draws to a close with a general election approaching, so too does my time as MP for West Dunbartonshire. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/03/23/398417-a-fond-farewell/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/03/23/398417-a-fond-farewell/ Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:25:46 +0000 Opinion THIS has been a difficult week for me as leader of the council. I have been dismayed by the coverage around the council's Best Value Progress Report and saddened when I see the impact that this coverage has had on the morale of our staff and our service users. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/03/16/398139-the-nationalist-voice--iain-robertson-council-leader/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/03/16/398139-the-nationalist-voice--iain-robertson-council-leader/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:18:17 +0000 Opinion I AM outraged at the decision last week by the Scottish Government to slash the budget for a new Dumbarton Academy by nearly half before the project has even begun. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397885-just-jackie--jackie-baillie-msp/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397885-just-jackie--jackie-baillie-msp/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:51:37 +0000 Opinion IT is with regret that I note the passing of community activist Ann Melvin. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/03/02/397643-councillor-george-black--an-independent-voice/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/03/02/397643-councillor-george-black--an-independent-voice/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:56:43 +0000 Opinion THIS week's news on unemployment is a stark reminder that it is far too early to say that the recession is over. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/02/23/397388-the-commons-touch--john-mcfall-mp/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/02/23/397388-the-commons-touch--john-mcfall-mp/ Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:12:00 +0000 Opinion IN the face of funding reductions of more than £800m from the Labour Government in London, we have managed to deliver a budget that has had the minimum on impact of services for the year ahead. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/397135-the-nationalist-voice--iain-robertson-council-leader/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/397135-the-nationalist-voice--iain-robertson-council-leader/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:33:25 +0000 Opinion John McFall has announced his intention to stand down as MP for the area. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/02/09/396828-just-jackie--jackie-baillie-msp/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/02/09/396828-just-jackie--jackie-baillie-msp/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:00:00 +0000 Opinion The economic crisis has hit the ordinary person the hardest. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/01/26/396321-the-banks-owe-the-ordinary-person-a-say-in-their-future/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/01/26/396321-the-banks-owe-the-ordinary-person-a-say-in-their-future/ Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:28:04 +0000 Opinion RECENT figures show the dramatic effect the SNP Government's investment in tackling hospital acquired infections is having across Scotland. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/01/19/396060-the-nationalist-voice/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/01/19/396060-the-nationalist-voice/ Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000 Opinion Dean Martin once sang 'Let It Snow', but with this weather we have been experiencing recently I am sure that very few of us would want to sing along. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/01/13/395871-just-jackie--jackie-baillie-msp/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/01/13/395871-just-jackie--jackie-baillie-msp/ Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:52:41 +0000 Opinion