Enough of a 'fuss' for Gordon to go

IT IS hard to come to any conclusion other than there is only one reason why Charlie Gordon has chosen not to resign as an MSP over his part in the Wendy Alexander donor row. The reason is that Labour will use the former leader of Glasgow City Council as a sacrificial lamb when the Electoral Commission publishes its report into this messy affair. If Charlie goes now, perhaps someone else - even Wendy herself - will have to go then.

One cannot help but come to the view that the Cathcart MSP's language in assessing the matter is ill-judged. He claims his constituents are solidly behind him, adding: "I apologise to them for this fuss."

To dismiss this as a "fuss" is akin to He...