Western Isles MP attacks guga hunt campaigners
Torcuil Crichton MP, the Labour MP for the Western Isles, has hit back at campaigners opposing the annual guga hunt. He accused protesters of “attention-seeking behaviour” and “virtue-signalling”. In response, campaigners accused Crichton of βdismissive and belittling rhetoricβ, saying heβs: lost sight of the views of his constituents. The spat comes as Scotlandβs nature agency received a licence application for the guga hunt this year. The 10 man hunting team based in Ness, Isle of Lewis is seeking NatureScotβs permission to kill gannet chicks on the island of Sula Sgeir. The birds, still too young to fly, are removed from their…

