A bitter behind-the-scenes row between two leading nationalists about exploiting onshore gas has resulted in a complaint to the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, the Sunday Herald can reveal. The south Scotland MSP, Joan McAlpine, has privately protested about the behaviour of the Scottish energy minister, Fergus Ewing, after he carpeted her for criticising the Duke of Buccleuchs plans to mine coalbed methane at Canonbie in Dumfries and Galloway. Peter Piper, Ayrshire Of direct bearing on this is the Herald article 11th November: heraldscotland/... Current restrictions are 0.5 on the Richter scale, the professors from Glasgow Uni argued that this should be increased to 3.6. Youngers comment was: That might be sufficient to cause minor damage on the surface such as cracked plaster. There is already regulation in place for compensation for similar incidents caused by RAF fly-bys or mining operations. Wed suggest it would make sense for similar schemes to be put into place for fracking. Im with Joan McAlpine. Leave my plaster alone, and the rest of my house too. David Mowatt, Axarquia Good to see that the SNP has its own awkward squad. The last thing we want is MSPs blindly following. Good for her. Mike Scott-Flynn, dundee good to see MSPs raising their own views on issues. This has to be encouraged otherwise SNP will end up like the other parties Peter Maitland, Edinburgh Joan McAlpine, the gift that keeps on giving. john collatin> Peter Maitland, Edinburgh A politician who consults her constituencies and works for them..whod have thunk? Gerald Keogh Joan, your right, the next phase will be dozens of fracking sites stretching over the central belt. Westminster passed fracking in one of Scotlands most beautiful landmarks,and in the near future The Bonnie Bonnie Banks will be no more. It is possible that the water in the loch could become contaminated also when one considers the problems that have surfaced in America with fracking.The people with financial interest will obviously deny problems or disasters could happen, I believe that there is no way that they can guarantee this. Charlie Robertson, Glasgow McAlpine, a fracking waste of space. I dont know why she has never been removed from the SNP list, she is a constant and ongoing embarrassment to Holyrood and the party that selected her.
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 11:13:12 +0000