Shamed continues campaign against unnecessary marine environmental designations - Opposition to the designation has been strong with around forty formal objections submitted that I am aware of, including all but one of the visitor medical insurance Western Isles councillors. Clearly this shows recognition by CNES that designations of the Government's failure to address the concerns of the damage unnecessary designations can do to communities around the coasts of Scotland.
Western Isles MSP Campaigns for Fair Deal for Island Renewables - The transmission charging regime within the UK. Dr Allan particularly made reference to the unfair manner in which Scotland's islands were treated compared visitor medical insurance to mainland Scotland in Ofgem’s latest Project TransmiT proposals.There certainly seems no recognition that the islands need economic activity to overcome poverty, or that Scotland’s ambitious targets on renewables require a fair system of transmission charges to apply to the whole country.