To my astonishment - and that of many others - the SNP Group on the Council today refused to support a cross-party approach to the Scottish Government to seek a long-term commitment to Riverside Inverclyde following the recent news that the Government was only prepared to allocate a further £2.5m to RI in 2012/13, falling way short of the original funding commitments given when RI was established.
Unlike their colleagues in North Ayrshire - who have been lobbying hard with the Labour-led Council for Irvine Bay URC - Inverclyde's SNP Councillors actually welcomed the cuts to RI on the basis that it protected what they see as more important parts of the Scottish Government's budget like the new Forth Bridge!
It is clear that the local SNP cannot be counted on to stand up for Inverclyde. Loyalty to their party in Edinburgh is more important to them than the interests of our community. Heaven help us if they do end up running the Council next year.
Today's decision by the SNP Group makes Councillor Chris Osborne's position as a member of the RI Board untenable in my opinion. He should resign immediately and let someone who is going to is going to stand up for Inverclyde take his place.
Inverclyde's SNP Councillors should hang their heads in shame. They have sold us down the river!
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