Writing about The timesAndrew Bowie, MP for West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine, said the former chancellor played a key role in “flattening” UK funding to councils in a move that bypassed the Scottish Parliament and allowed Whitehall to invest directly in communities. In Scotland, around £20 million was awarded to West Dunbartonshire in the first round for a range of projects including the refurbishment of the Artizan shopping center and the conversion of its older building into a library and museum. Applications for its second round