Letters / Research the facts
In the course of your article Glasgow flights almost as pricey as Thailand (SN, 10/06/15) you point out that the three island health boards spent over £7.1 million on patient and staff flights with Loganair in 2014/15.
You then go on to say “That figure is exacerbated by the SNP Government’s decision to exclude organisations’ travel from the… (ADS).”
May I point out to you that when ADS was introduced by the then Labour/LibDem Scottish Executive in 2006, the then transport minister, one Tavish Scott no less, specifically and explicitly excluded ALL National Health Service-funded trips from the discount scheme.
The exclusion of NHS trips therefore dates from the very start of the scheme and was not at the instigation of the SNP Government.
I have already pointed out this error on your part before, see Inconvenient truth (SN, 18/07/12).
I do hope that in future you research the facts before glibly parroting Labour and LibDem propaganda statements, not least given the conduct of Mr Carmichael during the recent election campaign.
Bill Adams
Lerwick
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