Angus MacPhail from the band Skipinnish, who recently released the song The Clearances Again in protest to the current Scottish Government’s plans for Highly Protected Marine Areas, sent the message below to the ALBA Party Spring Conference following the passing of a motion opposing HPMAs. You can read the full motion here. Originally posted by Alba… Continue reading A message from Angus MacPhail of Skipinnish to the ALBA Spring Conference
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It all sounds so nice…
Highly Protected Marine Area – it has such a reassuring ring to it! But it will be devastating to the Fishing Communities who’ve depended on fishing since the Clearances. Now they feel they’re being Cleared again. Centuries of traditional skills, family history, local knowledge, centuries of living in harmony with nature, are all being piled… Continue reading It all sounds so nice…