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| Scottish independence: Council sending out 'No' vote letters | |
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| The Labour-led administration on Aberdeen City Council is to press ahead with sending out letters endorsing a "No" vote in September's independence referendum. | |
| About 200,000 letters will be included in bills sent out to council tax payers. | About 200,000 letters will be included in bills sent out to council tax payers. |
| The SNP called for the letters to be pulped but the coalition backed the move to send them. | The SNP called for the letters to be pulped but the coalition backed the move to send them. |
| Labour council leader Barney Crockett insisted it was the right decision. | Labour council leader Barney Crockett insisted it was the right decision. |
| He said: "We are completely confident that what we are doing is not political campaigning." | He said: "We are completely confident that what we are doing is not political campaigning." |
| SNP and Lib Dem councillors walked out the meeting after it was decided to hold the discussion on the letters in private. | SNP and Lib Dem councillors walked out the meeting after it was decided to hold the discussion on the letters in private. |
| SNP group leader Callum McCaig said: "It's beyond pathetic, this is an out of control administration." | SNP group leader Callum McCaig said: "It's beyond pathetic, this is an out of control administration." |
| Aberdeen City Council is run by a coalition of Labour, the Conservatives and independents. | Aberdeen City Council is run by a coalition of Labour, the Conservatives and independents. |