Grove Academy Opening

My colleague Councillor Laurie Bidwell has an interesting post on the official opening of the extension at Grove Academy in Broughty Ferry which the First Minister is carrying out today. The story is also covered in this morning's Courier. The Courier's editorial is also very interesting.

' What changes?

All of 97 years ago, Broughty Ferry was promised a swimming pool in return for being incorporated into Dundee. it didn't happen. The Ferry was thus an early victim of modern political history in one of its most promiscuous developments: the brazen disowning of broken promises. But that was then.

This is now: a new Grove Academy with pool and gym open for public use next month. There are also plans for a community sports hall in the former school premises south of Camperdown Street.

Today, the First Minister will perform the official opening. In so doing he will keep alive the spirit of shameless political opportunism. This is, after all, a school built by a funding method he has long and loudly denounced. well, you can fool some of the people some of the time ... '

(Source Courier & Advertiser editorial 2 March 2010)