Do Western Isles Lib-Dems agree with Tavish

“Denounce the provision of RET Ferry Fares”

SNP MSP for Western Isles, Alasdair Allan, has asked the Lib-Dems in the Western Isles whether they agree with the stance of their Scottish Leader Tavish Scott, who today used First Ministers Question Time to denounce the provision of RET Ferry Fares in the Western Isles.

Dr Allan told Hebrides Today:

“MSP’s today were rather taken aback to hear the Lib-Dems very publicly begrudge the provision of RET in the Western Isles, with Tavish Scott condemning the cheaper fares in strong terms.

“The Liberal Democrats came sixth”

“I am certainly sympathetic to fairer ferry costs for all of Scotland’s islands but the way to achieve this is not for the Lib-Dems to lambast the Western Isles for the RET pilot here. Any Lib-Dem voter in the Western listening to Mr Scott today could only conclude that he wanted islanders to go back to paying the kind of extortionate fares they paid when he was Transport Minister.

“The Liberal Democrats came sixth in the European Elections in the Western Isles and, after todays outburst, they must be hoping seven candidates do not stand this May.”

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