From STUART RANDALL
Being economical with the actuality seems to be a way of life in both
local and central government. So two recent letters (20 August) came as
little surprise.
In ‘Scottish Water’, Adrian Shaw waxed lyrical over the efficiency of
Strathclyde Regional Council’s sewage services. He failed to mention how
cheap pumping untreated waste into bathing water can be. If a private company
practised such environmental vandalism, the council would (rightly) be quick
to condemn. Is it a case of who guards the guards?
On the same page, Jan Thompson (‘Wrong Country’) defends Norway’s exceptional
record on sulphur dioxide emissions. Perhaps the Norwegian administration
believes it is environmentally preferable to live by selling fossil fuels
than by burning them.
Stuart Randall Dunfermline, Fife
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