Council leader Aileen Morton and depute leader Gary Mulvaney.
TO DESCRIBE it as a love-in might be stretching it a little but the mood in the council chamber stood in stark contrast to more rancorous budget gatherings over the past decade.
Argyll and Bute councillors unanimously agreed the 2018/19 budget on February 22 with barely a question asked – never mind the personal barbs between elected members we have become increasingly used to seeing at Kilmory.