Comment posted Double edged message in government announcement of new Marine Harvest investment by School Defender.
Never assume.
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- It was a poor response and not up to your usual standard Mr Wakeham. Bringing slavery and child labour into the argument is a bit extreme.
And how can you possibly know what I think anyway?
I do, however, believe that fish farming is worthy of more credit than the repetitive critical drivel FA churns out on the subject every time. - I didn’t even bother to read down through your oh so predictable let’s bash fish farming diatribe. Why can’t you actually applaud a home industry that appears to be leading the world, and bringing enormous value to Scotland, without resorting to the same old anti arguments?
And before the usual suspects come out with the usual howls of protest, I am not a fish farmer nor do I have any connections with Marine Harvest.
Recent comments by School Defender
- Scottish Summit on ash dieback disease
To quote a wonderful actor who died recently, “Don’t Panic!”- I met a frightfully pukka chap last week walking the woods near my house, who stated that he worked for the forestry commission and all staff had been instructed to get their wellies on and conduct the ash dieback survey, but he would be interested if I had seen any evidence locally. I asked him what symptoms he was looking for, to which he replied ‘the leaves shrivel and fall off’.
I had to report that we saw such symptoms every autumn so perhaps early November may not be the best time to conduct such a survey. Blissfully ignorant of my irony, he marched on with his notebook, but luckily my area is not listed as affected.
Presumably it was also one of his colleagues who has suggested footdips for walkers and dogs in woodlands, which isn’t the best method of controlling an airborne pathogen.
So, all under control then. - Was no Scottiish University capable of doing the mathematical model on the impact of minimum pricing of alcohol?
Grow a sense of humour. - Was no Scottiish University capable of doing the mathematical model on the impact of minimum pricing of alcohol?
One too many alcopops for you today then? - Was no Scottiish University capable of doing the mathematical model on the impact of minimum pricing of alcohol?
I think a number of Scottish universities were approached, but the students were all too pi–ed on cheap booze to understand the question. - SNH warns motorists of deer on the roads
I was offered eight legs of venison for £40 yesterday.Is that too deer?
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I didn’t even bother to read down through your oh so predictable let’s bash fish farming diatribe. Why can’t you actually applaud a home industry that appears to be leading the world, and bringing enormous value to Scotland, without resorting to the same old anti arguments?
And before the usual suspects come out with the usual howls of protest, I am not a fish farmer nor do I have any connections with Marine Harvest.
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No point in an open mind, SD? Would you have applauded slavery for producing cheap sugar, or sending children down the pits to produce cheap coal, in a different age? Maybe not exact analogies, but are you really promoting an uncritical view of an industry which has recognised environmental issues, because it’s a commercial success story?
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Open mind syndrome works both ways Robert.
Please come up with better analogies, you are really scraping the bottom of the barrel to compare fish farming with slavery,in fact I consider it insulting to the locally based workforce employed in the industry here in Argyll
An £80m investment in the present economic climate is to be applauded not decried.
Since all the usual suspects are or will be shortly on their high horses decrying this investment, please tell me where and what companies have made or intend to invest £80m in the West of Scotland or indeed the whole of Scotland.
I am not in nor have been employed in the fish farming industry.
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It was a response to someone who seems to think fish farming is beyond criticism.
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Robert, I read SD comments as criticising a somewhat biased anti-fishfarming article.
To put some points not mentioned, MH intend to invest £15m in a smolt hatchery and further significant investment in processing which will create employment in an area crying out for it.
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Good to hear it – the acceptable face of fish farming.
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It was a poor response and not up to your usual standard Mr Wakeham. Bringing slavery and child labour into the argument is a bit extreme.
And how can you possibly know what I think anyway?
I do, however, believe that fish farming is worthy of more credit than the repetitive critical drivel FA churns out on the subject every time.
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I make no apologies – it was in response to a rather acid performance by you. And so I’m wrong to assume that what you write is related to what you think?
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Never assume.
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