Some NHS Tayside health care staff could still organise strike action after the GMB union rejected an improved pay deal from the Scottish Government.
28.11.2022 - 20:55 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Perth and Kinross Council's leader and the SNP administration has thrown its "full support" behind a councillor who "deeply regrets" liking a "deeply inappropriate" Tweet.
The Conservative group's leader slammed the Tweet's image - which showed a blindfolded woman gagged and being held down by a man - as "abhorrent and repulsive".
The SNP today confirmed councillor John Rebbeck - who has since unliked the post and apologised - will retain his role as a senior councillor.
The Perth City North councillor convenes PKC's Learning and Families Committee.
The committee's previous convener Caroline Shiers questioned Cllr Rebbeck's judgement in liking a Tweet late on Wednesday, November 23 which showed a blindfolded woman clutching a broken Saltire being gagged and held down by a man with Union Flags on his shirt cuffs. It was posted on Twitter by Staunch Against Foreign Rule alongside the caption: "Today the British State declared its occupation of Scotland."
Conservative councillor Caroline Shiers urged Cllr Rebbeck to unlike and condemn the post.
In an email entitled "Offensive" she wrote to him: "Seriously in a week when we mark the launch of a campaign against violence against women is it okay to 'like' this? I am all for political expression but there are limits."
It came just two days before Perth and Kinross Council took part in the launch of an international campaign to tackle gender-based violence - 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.
On Wednesday night Cllr Rebbeck responded by unliking the Tweet and messaged Cllr Shiers to apologise.
He wrote: "Whatever the political context, that image IS crass and misogynistic. Genuine apologies."
On Friday, November 25 the Conservative group lodged a complaint with
Some NHS Tayside health care staff could still organise strike action after the GMB union rejected an improved pay deal from the Scottish Government.
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