Flamingo Land, the judicial review of Scottish Ministers decision and the Sid Perrie crowdfunder - parkswatchscotland On 1st April the BBC  reported (see here) that Flamingo Land had decided to appeal Scottish Government’s Ministers decision  to turn down their proposed Lomond Banks development in Balloch. They are i...

Flamingo Land, the judicial review of Scottish Ministers' decision, and the Sid Perrie crowdfunder | Nick Kempe for Parkswatch Scotland:
#NationalParks #LochLomond #ScottishGovernance #LateNeoliberalism

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The Standards Commission and Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park Authority v Sid Perrie - parkswatchscotland The Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Authority (LLTNPA) Board meeting on Monday (9th March) considered a paper on the Standards Commission for Scotland (SCS) decision to suspend Sid Perrie, the...

An appeal against the Standards Commission for Scotland's decision in the case of Councillor Sid Perrie was lodged with the Sheriff Court on Tuesday 10 March.
#ScottishGovernance #DemocraticScrutiny #LochLomond

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Corruption at the Standards Commission for Scotland, Fiona Higgins and the Sid Perrie case - parkswatchscotland I had set aside last Wednesday morning to attend the Standards Commission for Scotland (SCS) hearing into Councillor Fiona Higgins, who like Sid Perrie (see here) the local elected National Park board...

Scotland's Standards Commission backs off in the face of the prospect of legal challenge in the case of Councillor Fiona Higgins | Nick Kempe for 'Parkswatch Scotland':
#ScottishGovernance #DemocraticScrutiny

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Corruption, thy name is Standards Commission | RobinMcAlpine.org

Robin McAlpine on the crucial role of Scotland's Standards Commission in protecting unelected official elites from democratic scrutiny and challenge.

(see also the case of Councillor Sid Perrie at LLTNPA)

#ScottishGovernance #DemocraticScrutiny #EliteImpunity

robinmcalpine.org/corruption-t...

Sid Perrie - suspended for six months for six emails challenging Flamingo Land by the Standards Commission for Scotland - parkswatchscotland Yesterday I went to the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Authority (LLTNPA) headquarters to hear the Standards Commission judge Sid Perrie while he is off sick with stress as a result of how he...

Sid Perrie suspended by the Standards Commission for six months for e-mails challenging the process for considering the Flamingo Land proposals.

What a travesty. All concerned should be ashamed of themselves.
#LochLomond #FlamingoLand #ScottishGovernance

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Scotland’s housing crisis is one of complacency and an absence of imagination Until we rebuild public imagination and civic confidence, no amount of policy will fix our housing problem, writes Frazer Macdonald Hay

Scotland's housing crisis is one of complacency and a lack of imagination | Frazer Macdonald Hay in 'Scotland on Sunday'
#ScottishHousing
#ScottishGovernance
#ScottishPolitics

How democracy in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park is being destroyed - the Sid Perrie story (2) - parkswatchscotland As I demonstrated in my first post (see here),  seven minutes after the locally elected board member for Balloch, Sid Perrie, sent an email to Park Convener, Heather Reid, and Board Members on 26th Au...

In which officials appear to use referral to the Commissioner for Ethical Standards as a means of shutting down dissent and democratic scrutiny | Nick Kempe for Parkswatch Scotland:
#ScottishGovernance
#Officialdom
#DemocraticScrutiny
#Dissent

How democracy in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park is being destroyed - the Sid Perrie story (1) - parkswatchscotland Introduction This is the first in a series of posts which will explain how the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Authority (LLTNPA) has tried to silence the locally elected member for Balloch, S...

The treatment of Sid Perrie by the Loch Lomond and Trossachs Park Authority, and the troubling implications for decision-making and democracy | Nick Kempe for Parkswatch Scotland.
#LochLomond
#ScottishGovernance

Angus Robertson 'misled MSPs' over Historic Environment Scotland, Tories allege CULTURE Secretary Angus Robertson is facing allegations of having “misled” MSPs over the ongoing scandals gripping Scotland’s top heritage…

It is alleged that Angus Robertson misled MSPs over Historic Environment Scotland.
#ScottishGovernance

Pressure on Robertson over 'meltdown' in heritage agency as secret email leaked Angus Robertson is under pressure over the government's handling of a "meltdown" in the country's heritage agency as a secret email…

A rude awakening for Lazy Angus... 😴
#ScottishGovernance
#ScottishPolitics
#BuiltHeritage

Investigation launched after allegations of 'financial improprieties' at HES An investigation is underway after allegations of 'financial and procurement improprieties' were made against a director of Scotland's troubled…

Probe launched into Historic Environment Scotland after allegations of 'financial improprieties':
#ScottishGovernance

Scotland is meant to be getting a ferry to Europe. So where is it? WHAT unites former SNP MP Douglas Chapman, Alba deputy leader Neale Hanvey, Scottish Greens MSP Mark Ruskell and Scottish Labour MP Graeme Downie?

Rosyth is meant to be getting a ferry to Europe. So where is it? | James Walker in 'The National'.
#ScottishGovernance
#ScottishTransport 🛳️

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Racism row heritage boss branded French 'cheese-eating surrender monkeys' A BOSS at the centre of a racism row which has thrown Scotland’s heritage body into disarray branded French people “cheese-eating surrender…

🎵Heart of oak are our ships, heart of oak are our men;
We always are ready, steady, boys, steady!
We'll fight and we'll conquer again and again!🎵
#ScottishGovernance 🤪

Scottish heritage boss sanctioned for 'twerking' in front of Martin Compston A MANAGER at Historic Environment Scotland (HES) was sanctioned after allegedly “twerking” in front of Hollywood actor Martin Compston,…

Noctes Historicæ No. 94: The twerking blonde incident. 🤨
#HistoricEnvironmentScotland 🏰
#BuiltHeritage
#ScottishGovernance

A substantial clear-out at the top of Historic Environment Scotland is long overdue... 🤨
#BuiltHeritage
#ScottishGovernance

Top Scottish heritage director keeps £120k role despite 'racist' language A DIRECTOR at Scotland’s top heritage body was allowed to remain in post despite a complaint about “racist” language being upheld, The Sunday…

This won't do. Historic Environment Scotland has become utterly dysfunctional. There needs to be a substantial clear-out at the top.

Civil servants who recommended Board appointments to Scottish Ministers bear a heavy responsibility for the mess.
#ScottishGovernance