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Dornan welcomes proposals for Community Empowerment Bill
Wednesday, 20 April 2011

Cllr James DornanGlasgow City Council slammed by putting profit before charities

Commenting on the announcement by Justice secretary Kenny MacAskill that the SNP is committed to supporting social enterprises - particularly with a proposed new Community Empowerment Bill - SNP Leader of the Opposition Councillor James Dornan said: "This is great news from Kenny MacAskill and shows the deep commitment that the SNP has to Scotland's social enterprise sector. "The measures set out by Kenny will do a great deal to assist those enterprises and organisations working to make our communities better places for all.  Unfortunately the same cannot, however, be said of Glasgow City Council, which is pressing ahead with a plan to remove concessionary rents from charitable and voluntary organisations in city properties.

"Despite organisations voicing their fears on the impact this decision will have on their future and our calls for a rethink the Labour Administration have carried on regardless - we have met with Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector and a number of voluntary organisations have contacted us directly all greatly alarmed by this proposal.  The SNP voted against the proposal in December but unfortunately Labour and their sidekicks in the Lib Dems pushed it through. I have written to the Chief Executive calling for standing orders to be suspended to allow a rethink but so far have had no luck.

"Glasgow's stubborn attitude and wrong-headed approach is contrasted by the SNP's caring and well thought out proposals.  I hope that the Council has a change of heart and that the new legislation can be brought in by the SNP Government before too much damage is done to some of Glasgow's great charitable organisations by Glasgow Labour."

Note:

Glasgow City Council's decision of the 9th of December can be found here.

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