National Park debate is causing division
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Dear Editor
The recent first round of the New National Parks Debate in Scotland has really opened up serious division with what seems like the rural economy based people, very much against, and the tourism sector mostly in favour.
I know that is a bit of a generalisation, but how on earth can a new National Park succeed without the support of the people that actually manage the land ?
I fear that the SNP and Greens have shot themselves in the foot by insisting on progressing to the second round despite this division,
I know I will be changing my allegiances based on the way this has been handled and they will lose a lot of ground in the next election.
At least the people of Skye and Ross-shire can breath a with the River Tay in the background was taken by Mike Irons.
You can email photographs to news@ perthshireadvertiser.co.uk. sigh of relief, because sense was seen, and their bids removed because proper support could not be proven.
I fail to see in the other areas how it has been truly proven as support is definitely divided.
So they will go to Stage 2 and I am quite sure the outcome will be no area really wants to be a park, certainly not Tay, Loch Awe or Lochaber, and money that could have been spent on something more pressing will be wasted.
The whole idea of a new national park leveraging more money just means other areas will get less.
Also what is really galling to me is the way the existing park officers keep trumpeting out the same positive propaganda about what a great job they are doing and how beneficial it is to live in a National Park.
A recent local poll on an Aviemore based community forum on social media asking
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