As reported in today's Courier, I have slammed the proposals of the Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee (SLARC) that has suggested councillors in Scotland should get a 24% pay rise. The proposals are ridiculous and pathetically out of touch.
The suggestion of a pay increase for councillors at a time of staff pay freezes and cuts in services by the SNP-controlled Dundee City Council is totally ridiculous and if it went ahead, I would certainly not accept a single penny of it.
My colleague Cllr Helen Dick and I refused to take the previous increase and we view the pay increase proposals as completely inappropriate.