Climbdown on online council advertising

I am pleased to see that the Scottish Government has seen sense and decided not to continue with these proposals to allow councils to post public notices only online. I was very concerned that these proposals would have been undemocratic. It is important that council's are transparent in their dealings with the people that they serve. Public notices are designed to inform citizens about the work of the council, councils should do everything in their power to ensure that these notices reach the widest audience possible. More and more people have access to the internet but not everyone does, therefore it would be unsatisfactory to rely only on the internet. I was disappointed that Dundee City Council did not take a view on this important issue but I am glad that these proposals will not come forward now. It is important that the council does all that it can to ensure that the people of Dundee are as well informed as possible.