The Labour plan will bring entrepreneurs, trade unionists and industry experts together - but the council branded it 'extremely belated and politically-motivated'
A new “recovery” commission will be launched to reboot Glasgow over claims of filthy streets and a "dying" city economy.
A major bus operator faced a backlash recently when a boss suggested bar staff could double up as bus drivers. McNeill said: “I have represented Glasgow City for 19 years. I am deeply concerned that Glasgow is not currently placed to play the economic role that it has in the past. I cannot continue to witness the decline of Glasgow City as the powerhouse of the West of Scotland economy.
MacLeod said: “This is a great idea. The lack of an integrated transport system is detrimental to the city’s recovery and we need connectivity.” “Cities like Manchester and Liverpool are thriving under the leadership of Labour figureheads Andy Burnham and Steve Rotherham. Glasgow has the potential to match, if not surpass, the standard set in those cities for economic productivity and output but we are being badly let down.