Gary Smith accused Susan Aitken of “desperate and disgraceful” politics and claimed her attack was “grossly insulting” to his members.
He let rip: “This is what a failing and out-of-touch political class looks like.”The feud can be traced to a Daily Record interview in June where Smith claimed Glasgow is “filthy” and “crumbling” due to council cuts.He said it was “hypocrisy” for the city to stage COP26 and insisted he would support strike action by his members during the conference.Labour leader Keir Starmer also criticised the SNP-led council, a double attack that triggered an angry response by Aitken.Asked if she was embarrassed by the condition of some city streets, Aitken said: “I’m not embarrassed, I’m more angered people are using.
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