A public meeting in Grangemouth turned hostile with calls for councillors to be “executed”.
But Paterson said she was shocked when she was shouted down and called a “fascist” for her views.
She said: “There absolutely is an appetite to know more about 20-minute neighbourhoods because there are still a lot of unknowns. I was optimistic about the meeting but disappointed with how things went and at the level of aggression that went unchallenged.” “They are real examples of the dangers of that kind of rhetoric. It shouldn’t be taken lightly – it should be challenged.”
“But the conduct of the meeting on Friday is not a way to convince people that cars still have a part to play in Falkirk’s future.”
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