A lot of "why would you do this when the Greens are having such a moment?" The councillors are telling you why, and unsurprisingly it's bound up with the particularities of Scottish politics where the Greens are a distinct party to the one led by Polanski.

www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

And Police Scotland, and the police in general, as always are relishing using the power these ridiculous laws give them.