A Conservative Perth and Kinross councillor caused excitement in his SNP rivals' ranks when he asked for any declarations of “independence” at a meeting.
Conservative councillor Bob Brawn smiled as he immediately corrected his gaff at the start of Wednesday’s (December 2) housing and communities meeting.
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The Blairgowrie and Glens councillor, who is convenor of the committee, stopped immediately and laughed: “Declarations of independence? Sorry, I mean declarations of interest.”
After the meeting SNP Perth City Centre councillor Eric Drysdale called it a “Freudian slip.”
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A couple of SNP councillors could not contain themselves from responding “yes” - in the meeting - to declaring independence.
One of them - SNP Blairgowrie and Glens councillor Tom McEwan - said Cllr Brawn’s slip of the tongue brought some “festive cheer.”
