Posted in March 2018

The Sunday Times, 4 March 2018: ‘Criminal’ growth of salmon farms puts Whelan in a spin

The Sunday Times, 4 March 2018: ‘Criminal’ growth of salmon farms puts Whelan in a spin

By Mark Macaskill   Charlie Whelan, the former Labour spin doctor, has taken a swipe at the Scottish government for its “criminal” support of fish farming. Whelan, who advised Gordon Brown during the 1990s and was political director of the trade union Unite, believes disease spread by salmon farming is the biggest threat to wild fish. … Continue reading