East Lothian Conservatives were delighted to welcome senior Scottish Conservative MEP Struan Stevenson as guest speaker at a Lunch at Duck’s at Kilspindie House in Aberlady last Friday. The Euro MP argued that the UK’s economic turnaround had benefitted Scotland and that this progress needed to be safeguarded against those who would threaten sustained economic recovery, using the SNP’s pursuit of rampant wind farm development as a case in point.
Mr Stevenson said:
“The time has come for Scotland to rethink its relationship with wind turbines. We all stand to suffer from the growing scourge of these wind factories and the damage they do to our landscape, economy and national prosperity, all for a negligible return on energy and environmental benefit.
“We must continue to fight against misguided policies that threaten our sustained economic recovery and instead focus on providing the conditions in which business, industry and hardworking Scots can thrive.”
Struan, who is not seeking re-election next year, was accompanied by Dr Ian Duncan, who heads the list of Scottish Conservative candidates contesting the European Elections on 22nd May. Dr Duncan commented that the European Union had lost its way but with the Prime Minister’s promise of a referendum, we have been afforded the opportunity to get the EU back on track.