As I said in the local paper the Green party want to be careful not to upset the S.N.P.
The fish farmers are holding the government to ransom like a lot of other multy million pound companies. If you make us obey all the laws then we will close and there will be thousands of jobs lost. Black mail works if you are big enough.
Bob.
The SNP need the Greens far more than the other way round Bob.
I honestly dont think that there are that many jobs in fish farming compared to those in 'wild fish' jobs - hotels, restaurants, bars, tackle shops, gillies you name it.
The SG should just call their bluff - lets face it where else will they go ? Nobody else really wants such a polluting industry.
I know 'big industry' can weild some degree of power but that has to be balanced in what they contribute to the economy. I really dont think the salmon farming industry comtributes much - maybe a few hundred jobs - lets even go wild and say 2000. This pales into insignificance when you look at say the oil industry that has lost many 10s of thousands, contributes millions to goverment coffers yet you dont see the governement suddenly letting the oil industry cut corners and being allowed to pollute like the fish farming industry does....
the one show will be interesting again tonight. Shame countryfile do as 'tough ' an investigation as the one show seem to be able to do...