Reid hits out as ministers drop fines for poor ferry performance

Responding to the news that ministers have scrapped ferry failure fines paid by CalMac when ferry performance drops, Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for Argyll & Bute Alan Reid said:

“The relationship between CalMac and the Scottish Government is desperately unhealthy. Rather than turning up the pressure on the ferry operator to improve anything for islanders and travellers, ministers are looking to spare both their blushes by minimising any possible sanction.

“Scotland needs a rolling programme of ferry replacements and an end to SNP mismanagement. In Argyll and Bute only Scottish Liberal Democrats can do that.

“I also want to see real islander representation on the board of CalMac. Someone needs to tell them straight that this isn’t good enough and it doesn’t seem like it’s going to be SNP ministers.”