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Midlothian Provost Adam Montgomery is under fire for his trip to Ayrshire to buy a Kilmarnock FC kilt on expenses.

I can't believe he is whinging about being low paid etc. Nobody asked him to be provost or a councillor. It was a choice he made knowing full well what expenses could be claimed.

Chirpy Council Worker

If he had been really clever he could have purchased an off the peg one from a Gold Brothers tartan tat shop, then he could have fiddled his expenses and pocketed the rest!

Lang Toun Lass

I don't think he is moaning about being low-paid, I think he is simply reacting against this pathetic challenge. It's pretty weak of the SNP to raise this. This guy does a lot of work for very little and is proud of Midlothian, albeit he is recognising his birthplace. All of this well within his clothing allowance. What's wrong with that?

Ian on 2-wheels

I don't care what their self-created rules say, expenses like this are completely unacceptable in the current fiscal climate.

The Lone Haranguer

The issue with the kilt is that this guy is mixing his pleasure with council business. He's admitted to wanting a Kilmarnock tartan kilt because he is a Kilmarnock supporter. You are the leader of Midlothian council so if you want to show yourself off in a kilt then get one made of a tartan that best represents MIDLOTHIAN and not a football team.

The Sheriff

He obviously doesn't know how much he's paid, so I had a look at the Midlothian website to see. In 2008-9, he received a basic salary of 19,798.90 – the councillor's salary of 15,838.28 with an additional amount for civic head added on top. He also received an additional 6,136.87 in expenses, which include mileage claims, IT.

KeithML

The SNP say this chaps trip was excessive and wasteful? Didn't Alex Salmond fly to New York for the inane "tartan week?"

Royal Highness

The kilt will brighten up the First Division next season if Killie get relegated. Moving on, Edinburgh is the only city in the UK worth visiting according to a new poll.

Cannae believe Edinburgh beat Glasgow for nightlife, and I'm from Edinburgh.

Phil MaGlass

Is that poll for TripAdvisor or TramAdvisor? It's good to know that Edinburgh council haven't ruined the city's reputation, however hard they have tried.

The Lone Haranguer

Wonder what proportion of those voting for Edinburgh's nightlife were only here during the festival?

One-man-bucket's older twin

Good news but why do people insist on bringing down this great city all the time and making out that Glasgow is so much better? If it is then why not move out of Edinburgh?

Angus Mcdonald

I'll tell you why – you could win 2,200 chocolate bars like little Lucy Duff did.

Nice one!

Doggonedude

Wonder how long it will be before some do-gooder from the education department says, "It would be inappropriate for us to allow Lucy to share this chocolate with her school chums as we have a policy of only allowing healthy foods in our schools!"

Americanbob