Dyson Cleans Up

Last updated: 21st January, 2010 04:02pm

ELMA HAS TAKEN THE BULL BY THE HORNS

by Dyson Cleans Up

I WILL hold my hands up and admit that, in general, this column has tended to err towards slating what I have personally perceived as negative - be it council policy or other such nonsense. So it may come as a surprise that I am going to dish out some praise on the council's new boss (for what my opinion is worth anyway...).

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Last updated: 15th January, 2010 03:31pm

OLDFATHER DYNASTY BITES THE DUST

by Dyson Cleans Up

AND lo! It came to pass that in the first month of a new decade the political dynasty of the Oldfathers was over before it had really began. Not that they were ever likely to rival the Kennedys as a family of political giants, but the ignominious nature of Ryan - Kilwinning councillor and son of MSP Irene - Oldfather's conviction for crashing a car and refusing to give a breath test to police perhaps fittingly bookends the Labour member's short career.

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Last updated: 29th July, 2009 03:55pm

PROTESTS MAY BE ALL WE HAVE LEFT

by Dyson Cleans Up

IT made me laugh - but unfortunately not in a hearty manner..... The director of CBI Scotland, Iain McMillan is the type of man you would expect to look down on any form of 'industrial action'. But his latest claim that the protests in Kilmarnock will have an adverse effect on foreign investment into Scotland really takes the biscuit.

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Last updated: 17th June, 2009 01:19pm

ECK PULLS ANOTHER SWIFT ONE

by Dyson Cleans Up

HE doesn"t hang about, does our First Minister. Wee Eck didn"t waste time in turning around the Calman Commission"s plans to his own ends.

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Last updated: 10th June, 2009 04:08pm

DON'T LET BNP LIES CONDEMN OUR FUTURE

by Dyson Cleans Up

YOU could say that last week"s euro elections were something of a bad day in the office for Labour.

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