Dundee City Council stumbling at the first fence of the Olympia inquiry doesn’t augur well. If basic details in advance are shrouded in secrecy and silence, what will happen when it actually begins? A step forward, , was taken with the appointment of “an experienced firm of solicitors”. That’s a whole step forward? That’s moving about an inch, if you ask me.
The inquiry was announced in the first week of March. Nearly eight months ago. And it has taken that long just to appoint solicitors? Much worse, though, is the council’s refusal to say any more about it.
Why wouldn’t they reveal who the firm is? Maybe there is a good reason – but they’re not telling that either. Just silence. They know, we all know, that when they keep secrets it looks dodgy.
It puts doubt and suspicion into people’s minds. This inquiry was meant to dig into the secrets and failings of the Olympia debacle, not add more secrets and failings. Councillors must surely realise things like this damage their personal reputations.
They carry the can. They are overseeing the spending of your money on an inquiry into your . You have a right to know the details of something you’re paying for.
The Lib Dem group on the council piped up to make some comment. Fair play to them. That’s what a councillor should do.
But the ruling group, those who take the decisions – nothing. Why don’t they ever comment on significant matters? Why don’t they ever have opinions or observations about important.