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SNP Break Commitment to Protect Our Wild Land

Posted on October 29, 2016 by jester1970

Article from The National, 29/10/16 In July 2014 I commented in THIS post that if the Scottish Government allowed the Talladh a Bheithe windfarm to go ahead it would signal it’s failure to abide by the Scottish Wild land Map … Continue reading →

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The Shetland Tidal Array: Time To Halt Land Based Turbines

Posted on September 4, 2016 by jester1970

Letter to The National, 31/08/16 The connecting of the Shetland Tidal Array to the grid is one of the most momentous events in recent Scottish history and rightly took pride of place on the front page of The National on … Continue reading →

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Lesley Riddoch Access Article in The National

Posted on August 19, 2016 by jester1970

Here’s an interesting article on land reform and access by National columnist Lesley Riddoch, and my letter in response. Article LIVE or SAVED Dear Sir, Lesley Riddoch makes some very good points about Scotland’s lagging in the fitness stakes despite … Continue reading →

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Letter To The National: Funding Mountain Rescue

Posted on February 22, 2016 by jester1970

Submitted to The National; 22nd February 2016 Dear Sir, I fully agree with Carolyn Leckie that our Mountain Rescue should be properly funded, and that said funding should come from the government rather than the teams having to pass the … Continue reading →

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Loch Lomond National Park: Eroding the rights of walkers

Posted on May 29, 2015 by jester1970

From The National, 28/05/15

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