Gathering papers must be released

Labour Culture and Leisure Spokesperson, Paul Godzik has again called for all papers regarding the proposed 'bail out' of the Gathering 2009 Ltd to be made public.

Recent freedom of information requests, to both the Council and the Scottish Government, have been refused, and an emergency motion put to the Council today was deferred by the Lord Provost.

However, given ongoing speculation and an admission by Councillor Dawe that 'due diligence' had not been completed at the time of the original announcement on 15th October, Councillor Godzik believes the papers should be published.

After questioning Cllr Dawe on the issue today, Cllr Godzik said:

“There have been a number of confused and conflicting statements on the Gathering 2009, my motion simply asked for a report by the Chief Executive to clarify the role of the Council.

“There is no doubt that the incompetence and complacency of the Lib Dem/SNP Admin has damaged the reputation of the council.  The refusal of the FOI request and their rejection of my motion shows a real lack of openness of transparency. It leads me to ask the question "has the Lib Dem/SNP Admin just got something to hide?””