McLaren gives lesson in contradiction and duplicity

Embattled Education Leader, Councillor Marilyne McLaren publicly admitted today that she had made a mistake and that Lismore Primary School “should have been closed earlier” than Christmas 2008.

Councillor McLaren, who voted for the school to stay open in 2004, made the admission to a question by Labour Councillor Maureen Child who said today:

“This may well come as a shock to local people and not least her SNP coalition colleague, Mike Bridgeman, who was formerly Chair of the Lismore Action Group, came into politics to save his local school in Bingham, and had to watch as his SNP colleagues voted to close the school.

“When in opposition on the Council, Cllr McLaren was among those who voted down a proposal to amalgamate Lismore and Brunstane Primary Schools in 2004 and delayed the decision for 2 years.  That proposal would have brought substantial investment in the nearby Magdalene School and Bingham Community Centre.  Investment that the Lib Dem/SNP Administration have failed to match.”