Page 2 - Stephen Clackson News Today

A councillor's attempt to change the term length of the leader role with Orkney council, from five years to two, has failed at a vote.

SCOTLAND’S public finance watchdog is considering what actions, if any, it will take against the Orkney and Shetland Valuation Joint Board (VJB) in response to a multitude of errors and failures, some of which are described as “unlawful”. A meeting of the Accounts...

Orkney and Shetland's Valuation Joint Board have viewed a report which said some of the actions it carried out were unlawful.

‘When I read terms like ultra vires and unlawful, it chills me to the bone’ – Orkney councillor David Dawson

Orkney councillors have backed a motion to implement 20mph speed limits outside 10 schools following safety concerns.

February 24, 2021 at 4:36 pm This week’s edition of  The Orcadian is now in shops and is available online, here. This week’s front-page features the views of Councillor Dr Stephen Clackson who claims a “chummy clique” is restricting effective governance within Orkney Islands Council. Referred to as “The Cabal” by the North Isles councillor, he also expressed his concern at the lack of accountability within the council. OIC leader Councillor James Stockan said councillors’ votin...