Sir, In a letter published in the Argyllshire Advertiser (July 21), Alexander Hamilton dismisses, in a very patronising manner, my concerns about the proposal for a fish farm in the Sound of Jura Marine Protected Area.
I find the proposals unacceptable and have raised several issues with the relevant government minister. I have met objectors and I am more than willing to continue to argue the case against the development in question.
I would have thought that Mr Hamilton, if his objective is to ensure a united front against this particular plan, would have welcomed that. I am not, however, going to be part of a wholesale rejection of every aquaculture proposal, which is the position of some, like Mr Hamilton, who – as his letter illustrates – often take an abusive and very partisan approach to anyone who rejects their fundamentalist views.