Culture is very costly
I read in the Express (August 29) about the new £42 million Paisley Museum.
It’s all very well a bit of culture, but £42million?
What kind of artefacts will the public view, or is it all about reminding folk how it used to be in Paisley with the shawls and Paisley Pattern?
Why don’t they keep some of the money and upgrade the roads surrounding the town?
Colin Campbell, Paisley
Don’ttakeallthecredit
I was disappointed to see Councillor Eileen McCartin in the Express (August 27) assuming full credit for the declaration of the Climate Emergency Motion, which received cross-party support at Renfrewshire Council’s last full meeting in June.
The motion that passed was actually a combination of two motions, one by SNP Councillor Jennifer Adam McGregor and I, and another by councillors Eileen McCartin and Andy Doig.
However, the article fails to mention that.
This motion was also amended by Conservative councillors and then unanimously supported by all parties in the chamber.
The climate emergency motion which passed also committed the council to becoming carbon neutral by 2030.
While I am proud that we have made this ambitious commitment, to scoff at the Scottish Government’s target of 2045 is ludicrous.
Does Councillor McCartin realise that the Liberal Democrats, just like Westminster, have committed to carbon neutrality “no later than 2050” and therefore haven’t even matched the Scottish Government’s targets?
I think she needs to treat this issue with the seriousness it deserves and worry more about the matter at hand than political point scoring with the most important issue that is facing the future of our planet.
Councillor Natalie Don Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank
Why don’t they keep some of the money and upgrade the roads surrounding the town?