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Paul Hutcheon

Anger as Scots council considers buying £24,000 painting as cuts to vital services loom

West Dunbartonshire council is considering buying a £24,000 oil painting while proposing to charge disabled people for vital services.

Councillors are looking to splash out on the fancy artwork even though local residents are facing a barrage of cuts.

Labour councillor Martin Rooney said of the plan: “It’s absurd at the best of times but completely bonkers in the middle of a cost of living crisis”.

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