Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party press office Sunday, November 6, 2016 FAO: all newsdesks Embargo: for immediate release Two-thirds of windfarm applications rejected by local authorities have been overturned by the Scottish Government so far this year. Research has revealed, of the 17 appeals submitted to and ruled upon Read more
Linda Holt, spokesperson for Scotland Against Spin, said: “I had to check it wasn’t April 1st when I saw Biggar Economics claiming to have “found that for the majority of cases the tourism sector in the immediate area around the windfarm grew quicker than it did across the local authority Read more
Graham Lang, chair of Scottish national alliance Scotland Against Spin which campaigns for reform of Scottish wind energy policy, said: “The headlines and press release generated by this report are the standard SNP spin about Scotland being unfairly damaged by UK-wide cuts to renewables subsidies, but the report itself tells Read more
Responding to today’s DECC announcement on onshore wind subsidies, Graham Lang, chair of Scotland Against Spin, a national alliance of groups and individuals which campaigns for reform of Scottish wind policy, said: “We are delighted the Conservative Government is sticking to its promise to end the ludicrously generous subsidies for Read more
Linda Holt, spokesperson for national campaign group Scotland Against Spin called the report “propaganda – paid for and produced by a parasitic industry which has grown fat on consumer subsidy.” She added: “The report is full of misleading claims and glaring omissions. Wind energy only looks cost-effective if you ignore Read more
Press Release 20 March 2015 For immediate release Party leaders challenged on mountain and wild land protection As General Election approaches, public need to be able to decide which party deserves their vote As the General Election draws closer, party leaders at Westminster and Holyrood have Read more
Commenting on the latest poll from Scottish Renewables, Linda Holt, spokesperson for Scotland Against Spin said: “It’s no surprise that surveys commissioned and paid for by the wind industry or its cheerleaders always show great public support for wind energy. Their questions are deliberately phrased to elicit a positive response. Read more
Graham Lang, chair of Scotland Against Spin (SAS), the national alliance which campaigns for reform of Scottish wind policy, commented on the press statement by the Friends of the Great Glen: “Petitions to the Scottish Parliament are supposed to give people a “direct way” to raise issues with their parliament, Read more