Residents of Falkirk are being let down by elected officials as a result of a political struggle to claim control of the council, the council leader has warned.
A recent full council meeting saw extraordinary scenes as the SNP accused Labour and Conservative councillors of a “power grab” over the make-up of council committees.And they challenged their opposition to form an official coalition and take responsibility for the decisions they made.The Labour group’s refusal to accept proposed changes to the number of places they would have on two powerful committees sparked anger in the SNP ranks.The proposals would have seen the SNP, as the largest party, get six seats on both the executive and the Education, Children & Young Person executive,
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