Energy policies
Being opposed to the giant windfarms in the islands I cheered to the rooftops when the LWP scheme was rejected and I believed that SNP Government would stop any large-scale developments would be stopped. That's why I voted SNP at the last two elections.
Now I realise that I was duped, and embarrassing as it is to admit, I fell for the patter hook, line and sinker.
The performance over the Pairc windfarm application by MacNeil and Allen over the past few days has been sad, pathetic and indeed bathetic. They are clearly out of their intellectual depths and have no idea about the intellectual position that they are supposed to be advocating.
Having spoken to both these guys about windfarms and heard their subsequent arguments, it is obvious that they are doing what they are told by HQ and have no desire to really understand the views of their constituents.
I have since discovered that MacNeil was privately pledging his full support to both LWP and MWT before the election, and only decided which way to jump weeks before the election.
Having driven some of away the multi-nationals which guaranteed community benefit, Absent is now complaining that renewable energy might bypass the islands, whilst both MacNeil and Allan are supporting the giant SSE application in Pairc which has no community benefit. Oh yes, and the Eishken scheme that they promised to oppose.
All as instructed by the SNP Government to demonstrate that they are "doing something" about renewables.
We are we lumbered with a succession of useless parliamentarians?
If we want to oppose the giant windfarms, they we are going to have to get rid of MacNeil and Allan at the next election and find someone who knows what they believe in and can argue coherently.
Now I realise that I was duped, and embarrassing as it is to admit, I fell for the patter hook, line and sinker.
The performance over the Pairc windfarm application by MacNeil and Allen over the past few days has been sad, pathetic and indeed bathetic. They are clearly out of their intellectual depths and have no idea about the intellectual position that they are supposed to be advocating.
Having spoken to both these guys about windfarms and heard their subsequent arguments, it is obvious that they are doing what they are told by HQ and have no desire to really understand the views of their constituents.
I have since discovered that MacNeil was privately pledging his full support to both LWP and MWT before the election, and only decided which way to jump weeks before the election.
Having driven some of away the multi-nationals which guaranteed community benefit, Absent is now complaining that renewable energy might bypass the islands, whilst both MacNeil and Allan are supporting the giant SSE application in Pairc which has no community benefit. Oh yes, and the Eishken scheme that they promised to oppose.
All as instructed by the SNP Government to demonstrate that they are "doing something" about renewables.
We are we lumbered with a succession of useless parliamentarians?
If we want to oppose the giant windfarms, they we are going to have to get rid of MacNeil and Allan at the next election and find someone who knows what they believe in and can argue coherently.
20 comments:
we shall pray for you and your sad vitriol
Oh dear, we have gone downhill very quickly.
Does anyone know what was actualy stated yday in the Kremiln by the Ministers.
To come into work today and be told that large schemes for north Lewis are back on the agenda made me laugh. I then realised it was no joke. This is not only the Comhairle vision, it is the SNPs apprently. I too feel conned and dupped. Coming hot on the heels of the school farce I feel depressed, betrayed and violated. This is another kick for the communities of the islands. The more I type, the more physically sick I feel.
I have been lied too. I am pro renewable, but I am not pro enviornmental destruction. How can we have this process foisted on us again. Do we never learn?
Why is this back on the table? As a man in the street, how would I benefit? Am I supposed to take pride in these turbines going up on Lewis?
Our politicans should hold their heads in shame. I belief the MSP is in Gravir tonight at a public meeting. Anyone know where/when. I feel I should go and give him a piece of my mind and get it off my chest. He is a disgrace to all he represents if he supports this nonsense.
Anon 9:51
19:00 Gravir school if he is brave enough to honour his agreement to come!
It is sad Angus that despite warnings on your site of the folly of onshore renewables on lewis it has taken you so long to realise that both CnES and the SNP Government are just a bunch of spinelss toadies.
Further to my last its not Angus is it - lazy chicken? Hence the fowl language I suppose!
What bollocks!! Totally deceptive coward trying to pretend he is a disillusioned SNP voter.
Can somebody please explain to me where this absent Alasdair tag comes from?
Well spotted, 10:55. Except I wouldn't say 'What bollocks'...there's nae balls in that posting...
I confidently predict that this blog will sink like the Titanic amid lashing waves of vitriol and self-aggrandisement.
Ah well. Cheerio!
I am a Labour voter who is all for the windfarms. I would not mind if the MP and the MSP stuck to their guns regarding the windfarms, but with these two it all depends on which way the wind blows. Another broken promise like clearing my student loan. My debt has only increased since they went in to power.
p.s. Bring on the windfarms the sooner the better.
12.06 - your degree obviously isnt maths.
Do the sums...
LOL!!
Aaaaoooooooooooooo!
I saw a werewolf walking through cromwell st with a chinese menu in his hands...he was eating Lazy Chicken Chow Mein...Aaaoooooooooooooooooo!
Werewolf on cromwell street!
Aoooooooooooooooooo!
Team Angus Rules! LOL!
what happenned in Gravir last night?
Allan waffled and avoided committing himself any way.
McLean supported both sides of the argument.
Nothing resolved.
SSE are going ahead, regardless.
It was always going to happen, no matter who got in. we are a small island... therefore we are insignicant to London and to Glasgow.
2:14PM Yes. There were three times as many people in the stadium last night to listen to Obama's acceptance speech, as live in the entire Outer Hebrides.
1st rule of blogging - Do not delete your posts
2nd rule of blogging - do not change your posts
wow!...2/2 in a week!
"If we want to oppose the giant windfarms, they we are going to have to get rid of MacNeil and Allan at the next election and find someone who knows what they believe in and can argue coherently."
Yes! Yes, LazyChicken! You have completely convinced me that I need to help get rid of those nasty SNP chaps who leave their jackets on and walk along beaches hand in hand within sight, or at least within gossip, of Angus Nicolson (allegedly), and vote in people of integrity like Alasdair Morrison, DJ Macsween, Calum Macdonald and Brian Wilson. Yes, truly their record speaks for itself.
Then the world will be saved, global warming will miraculously reverse and Gordon Brown will once more become competent.
p.s. Angus, have you completely lost your senses in handing over this blog to the current 'team'??!
yes Anon 12.05 word has it that he is not sure which way he swings.
At least SSE were direct and probably more or less truthful, which is a big change for South Lochs. There probably won't be any jobs, and they will press on regardless and use compulsory wayleaves, but they would like to be friendly and they can't guarantee that there won't be pylons through North and South lochs in the long term.
The pylons will come about as a result of the 200MW or so windfarms which are to be built by the community companies accross the island, so they can coin it in, but based completely on the exploitation of the people and environment of South Lochs who will bear the brunt of the biggest windfarm for the least financial benefit in order to deliver the interconector.
I sincerely hope that those community companies who stand to benefit will promptly arrange for new crofts and house sites to be provided for those families in Lochs who are unable to bare the impact of the SSE windfarm and transmission infrastructure.
P.S. Which way people swing is only really of interest if you are repressed yourself or a bigot or they are a hypocrite.
Thanks for the update re Gravir.
So what the councils push for wind is going to result in is compulsary purchases of local peoples homes and crofts (possibly the elederly who have lived there for generations)
Another great Comhairle policy.
So where is the outrage from Toad on this? Why is the Convenor not fighting their corner? You are very quiet chaps?
How about a Gazette headline of "Power company to evict local residents for profit - it could be you"
Sounds like the clearances phase 2.
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