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...the current Chief Exec. of the Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park is quoted as saying in an interview today's Sunday Herald.

Article:
http://tinyurl.com/kla3ygp

Comment by Andy Wightman:
http://tinyurl.com/knbavgh

In reply to Douglas Griffin: I agree. The private sector should run the national parks.

In reply to Douglas Griffin: They could hardly do worse than Salmonds lot

In reply to Squarf:

What have "Salmond's Lot" done to National Parks that is so wrong?

In reply to Squarf:
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Agreed. He's a dangerous extremist, and an anti-English and anti Anglo-Saxon racist idiot.

In reply to Douglas Griffin:
What a brilliant idea, and all those plans for tourist 'investment' mentioned should be built pronto a Disney park where my house currently is would be great, my little granddaughter would love it.

With all her private sector contacts, Ms Logan is ideally placed to sell the lot, and whilst she will maybe make herself a wee bit unpopular (with a few poor local people,) she can no doubt make herself and her business pals very rich.

Or am I being a tad cynical of her motives.

In reply to Douglas Griffin:

Hmm. I'm mostly just glad that most of our best areas have not (yet) been afflicted with National Park status!

In reply to Douglas Griffin:
"Elan Journo, fellow and policy director at the US-based Ayn Rand Institute" surely cannot be serious. I fear, though, that he is.

In reply to jonny taylor:

The Ayn Rand Institute is a Far Right US-based think-tank that claims to promote an Objectivist agenda. That's code for nasty white rich boys who've never done an honest day's work!

In reply to Douglas Griffin:

My blood started boiling about a third of the way down the article.

I really can't understand how someone who holds such views can also hold the post that she does. I hope this is her farewell message..and if it isn't someone in Government has the cahones to sack her.

In reply to PopShot:

"Agreed. He's a dangerous extremist, and an anti-English and anti Anglo-Saxon racist idiot."

I hope that is a tongue in cheek joke. If it is not that has to be one of the most ill informed disgusting comments I have ever read on UKC.

In reply to cuthill76: Popsh1t's got form. best not to feed the troll.

In reply to cuthill76:
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It's no joke. It's fact. He has even supported middle-eastern terrorists in the recent past. He's everything I said in my post and more. He is an anti-English and anti Anglo-Saxon racist. Nigel Farage thinks so too.

In reply to PopShot:

Well that settles it.

In reply to Douglas Griffin:

"But she said around 95% of the park's annual income of nearly £8 million was from Scottish Government grants"

And 1% of that goes on her salary alone...

In reply to Douglas Griffin:
Camping on the east shore of Loch Lomond was stopped due to anti social behaviour. It was a favourite spot for camping out and having mega p-ss ups and littering was (and still is ) a serious problem. I've had some sleepless nights wild camping there due to the noise and bad behaviour.
Wild camping is still allowed between december and march I believe as its too cold for the yobs.
Glen Dessary has had similar problems and it was also the reason wild camping was stopped south of Braemar.
It's the selfish minority that spoil it for everyone.