EXCLUSIVE: Maurice Golden had previously supported calls for glass to be included in the country's flagship recycling scheme
A Scots Tory has been criticised for accepting hospitality from a drinks producer before later withdrawing his support for a key part of a national recycling scheme.
In a 2019 press release, the former Tory environment spokesman insisted the initiative would "tackle litter and improve recycling rates". It sparked a furious exchange in the Scottish Parliament recently when he tried to deny any wrong-doing - leaving him to be dubbed "the forgetful Tory" by the Greens.
Scottish politics Golden previously attended the crunch Scotland v Croatia group match at Hampden Park in 2021 when Steve Clarke's side crashed out of the European Championship.Golden also shared a tweet in February 2019 backing the inclusion of glass. "You have a Tory MSP whose party stood on a manifesto to include glass in the DRS, whose party helped vote it through the Scottish Parliament, who tweeted about the merits of including glass, and who published an article on his website about the need to include glass only to then later delete it.
"I have no doubt in my mind that Maurice Golden is an honest individual, but even he must accept that this has a horrible look for his party given everything that has happened since."
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