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A NO-SUPPORTING taxi boss yesterday condemned a leading SNP councillor for urging customers to

boycott his firm.

David Alexander – a former leader of Falkirk Council – wrote in a Facebook message that Grange Radio Cabs were “owned by a unionist who had all his cars running for Better Together”.

He added that SNP supporters “may want to remember this if they are looking for a cab”.

Grange owner Gordon Alexander, who is not related to the councillor, says his firm have lost about 50 hires a day following the Facebook message in December.

Gordon appeared in a Better Together leaflet but said his business partner Derek Martin was an SNP supporter. He added: “Derek is a staunch SNP man and was totally disgusted by the Facebook post. We have lost a significant amount of work.

“I helped the No campaign but it is totally false that we had drivers running for Better Together.

“I don’t know why he wrote this. I’ve never seen the man in my life.”

Labour councillor Craig Martin, now leader of the council, has written to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon urging her to suspend councillor Alexander.

He added: “I’ve been approached by other business figures who have concerns that this could just be the tip of the iceberg in Falkirk.”

Cllr Alexander has since removed the controversial Facebook post but continues to claim that his remarks were accurate.

He said: “People have the right to choose what causes they endorse and, equally, people have the right to choose where they contract services based on accurate information.

“If the owners are concerned about the content of a Facebook post seen by a few dozen people,

then I find it strange they seek to highlight the issue in a national newspaper.

“That would appear to be the actions of a political activist rather than a concerned businessman.”