Meeting of the Parliament 17 September 2025
The Scottish Government is not listening to anyone who disagrees with it. We have been told that a pest controller will be at Tuesday’s summit to give an update. It is the same pest controller whose idea to control gull numbers was to pick up eggs and chicks and take them to wildlife sanctuaries, but who also said that it would not be possible to implement that approach in the Highlands and Islands, where the summit is being held.
My plea to the minister is that the Government should listen to the concerns of business improvement district members, politicians across the political spectrum and members of the public who want next week’s summit to be postponed in favour of a rearranged future summit—one that is open and transparent and that involves listening—at a neutral venue that is open to the public, and that that should be included in next week’s business programme.
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