A Highland councillor from Caithness has resigned from the local authority’s independent group – citing the SNP’s opposition to nuclear power as his main reason for doing so. Matthew Reiss, who has been an independent member of Highland Council since 2013 and was re-elected to the Thurso and Northwest Caithness ward this month, says he disagrees profoundly with local MSP Maree Todd’s stance on Dounreay. Ms Todd, the SNP MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, has said that Scotland must look to “safe, sustainable and cost-effective” renewable sources rather than nuclear for its future energy supply.
John O’Groat Journal 25th May 2022 read more »