Sir,
So Matt Bruce of the Labour Party (Letters 8th January) thinks there is a contradiction
between the SNP’s policy on windfarms and the hard work by Angus Macneil MP on trying
to get the inter-
Not so. The SNP strongly opposes Labour’s plan to cover much of Lewis with hundreds
of massive turbines, destroying the environment, wrecking the tourist industry, damaging
the value of homes and covering carbon-
A chilling implication of Matt Bruce’s letter is that, if Alasdair Morrison is elected this May, this windfarm application could be revived and the fight to stop it would have to be waged all over again.
On the other hand, the SNP supports the installation of much smaller wind turbine
developments serving community organisations, small businesses, tourist and social
facilities, schools, homes and crofts. These are much less intrusive than Labour’s
plan and, crucially, would allow ordinary islanders to make money by exporting electricity
if the inter-
However, the ideal time for the construction of the inter-
The early 2000’s was when Alasdair Morrison was the Labour MSP for a Labour Government
in Holyrood and Calum Macdonald was Labour MP for a Labour Government in London.
One of our neighbours was even the Energy Minister in London. So why was the inter-
And is now looking for someone else to blame while getting the hapless Matt Bruce
to write his mealy-
Dr David Wilson
Press Officer,
Lewis branch SNP
Letter: Labour failed to connect
19 January 2015