Colour me gob smacked that the Express, is the first Scottish paper to flag up the actual genuine bona fide problem that impacts on life in Glasgow North East more than almost anything else.
Violence, drug dealing, addiction, theft, prostitution and money laundering can all be lain at the feet of a few families in the constituency, Glasgow's very own Soprano's, the gangster families.
Bada bing
'One man on a mission to clean up this corner of the city is local councillor Billy McAllister, who needed armed police protection after he forced the Lyons crime family out of a council-run community centre"
Chirnsyde Community Initiative in Milton is now well known as the place where Cllr McAllister took on the Lyons family and managed to evict them from controlling the centre which had received a quarter of a million pounds of Glasgow City Council funding and was known to be the place to score the finest drugs known to Milton.
Gangsters be here.
Mr Lyon's the caretaker of the above centre on £18,000 a year had £63,000 in cash confiscated from his home, he claimed it belonged to an associate of his son...
Billy McAllister, the SNP’s deputy leader at Glasgow City Council yesterday claimed Labour has not done enough to tackle the problem.
He said: “Why am I the only councillor in this whole city raising the issue of organised crime?
“Surveys come back saying crime is the number one concern of residents, but nothing changes.
“I’ve been attacked, my car has been attacked, my house has been attacked,” he added. “Of course I’m in danger but that is no deterrent to standing up for what is right.”
Willie Bain, the Labour candidate underplays the influence of the gangster, insisting that most people in the area are more concerned with low-level street offending.
He said: “Knife crime has been by far the biggest issue and there is growing support by the day for my mandatory sentences for anyone carrying a knife.”
The fact that a culture of crime has been allowed to grow in the East End of Glasgow owes much to the loose hand of Labour which has represented the area at council, Holyrood, Westminster and Europe, since St Mungo was a boy.
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GREAT ESCAPE
Sunday Mirror, Jan 14, 2007 | by GILL SMITH
A WHISTLE-BLOWING SNP councillor who dared campaign against the notorious Lyons crime clan has been forced to flee the country amid fears for his life.
But his anti-Lyons crusade came to a head last month when a gangland feud escalated and the notorious family, who had gathered for a summit, were targeted by gunmen.
The shooting resulted in the murder of crime kid Michael Lyons, 21. His cousin Stephen Lyons, 26, lost part of his leg in the same attack, while associate Robert Pickett, 41, was seriously injured.
(And Bridgit McConnell's contribution?)
McAllister has campaigned against the Lyons clan and other criminals operating in the area and had an alleged spat with First Minister Jack McConnell's wife Bridget about the Chirnsyde centre.
Mrs McConnell, who is executive director of Glasgow City Council's culture and sport department, has been criticised for not cutting off the centre's funding until last month.
Five council probes, following complaints handled by Mrs McConnell, had failed to find enough wrongdoing to warrant closing the centre down.
Following the shootings politicians rounded on her to explain why the centre had received hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers' cash. The centre has had L1.4million of public money in 10 years, despite claims it was used as the Lyons' HQ.
Oh aye.
Well said Montague. Neds wi knives are an easy target. Going after the clans, now that's a brave fight.
Great stuff Murkin..
Its about time the SNP highlighted Labours failings in its own back yard. Gangs have run Glasgow for too long and Labour sit and do nothing but blame the SNP for knife crime.
If people want more of the same then yes, vote Labour but they better not complain when the rest of us are moving on.
About time David Kerr's campaign went for Labour's jugular on this.
Off with the gloves.
Good post. See here for more on the villains
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article755203.ece
Sheesh is there no end to your encyclopaedic knowledge Ms Lassie-Go?
About time this issue was aired. Let's getrrintae them!
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