http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:10:48 +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/ THE mis-speaking of Provost Denis Agnew coTHE mis-speaking of Provost Denis Agnew continues.ntinues. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/31/404527-national-perk-board/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/31/404527-national-perk-board/ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion 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 WILLIAM Macleod claims “we had no choice bar to bail [the banks] out” (Your Letters, August 17). http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/24/403942-black-arts-of-banking/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/24/403942-black-arts-of-banking/ Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion THE debate on whether the UK should have nuclear bombs as part of its defence strategy has been rehearsed many times. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/24/403941-defence-debate/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/24/403941-defence-debate/ 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 MY name is Grant Crawford, and I am a farmer in the Clare Valley in South Australia. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/17/403656-family-tree/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/17/403656-family-tree/ Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion It is extremely heartening that you report on the success of school students in their national exam results (10/8/2010). http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/17/403655-back-to-school/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/17/403655-back-to-school/ Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion WILLIAM McLeod’s comments in Your Letters suggest he may have a point (August 3). http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/10/403406-independence-debate/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/10/403406-independence-debate/ Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:30:00 +0100 Opinion I HAVE recently retired to the Dumbarton area and have been delighted to discover your excellent newspaper and website. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/03/403125-great-enjoyment/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/03/403125-great-enjoyment/ Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion THE United Campaign group is giving you, the community, the following information. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/03/403124-public-meeting/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/03/403124-public-meeting/ Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +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 WOULD the people who phone me about opinion polls, market research and related subjects please send me their home telephone numbers so that I can phone them back at the most inconsiderate times and ask them the most annoying, mundane questions that I can think of, the answers to which are none of my business? http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/27/402867-inconsiderate/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/27/402867-inconsiderate/ Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion ARE there any levels to which Labour politicians will not sink in order to see their name in print? http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/27/402865-bad-taste/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/27/402865-bad-taste/ Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:30:00 +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 Thanks to everyone who supported the Joint Trades Unions' call to lobby the council meeting on Wednesday June 30 against cuts in jobs and services. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/13/402324-council-cuts-result/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/13/402324-council-cuts-result/ Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:30:00 +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 Reader William McLeod (Reporter, June 22) still seems to think the Labour Party won the last election and continues to back in his narrow parochialism, which is characterised by the fear and negativity of the Labour Party campaign. However, the rest of the world has, very quickly, moved no. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/06/402073-case-for-independence/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/06/402073-case-for-independence/ Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion THE Armed Forces Veterans Association (AVFA) help young servicemen that have been wounded in both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/06/402072-holidays-for-heroes/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/06/402072-holidays-for-heroes/ Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:30:00 +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 I WOULD like to comment on a letter in the Reporter from Michael Birkett, chairman of Rosshead Tenants and Residents Association (8/6/10). http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/29/401853-a-community-stalwart/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/29/401853-a-community-stalwart/ Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion I WRITE regarding the letter entitled "An interesting debate" printed in last week's Reporter (15/6/10). http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/22/401629-jobs-will-be-lost/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/22/401629-jobs-will-be-lost/ Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion ON behalf of the United Campaign Group I would like to thank Andrew Gibson for the article he wrote regarding the patient's ordeal in Paisley http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/08/401198-thank-you-for-article/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/08/401198-thank-you-for-article/ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion READER William McLeod is perplexed by the logic of the SNP candidate in the recent General Election (Reporter, 25/05/2010). http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/08/401197-lessons-in-whinging/ http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/08/401197-lessons-in-whinging/ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion