Councillor right over airport

MSPs, bringing pressure to bear on councillors to reveal exactly the financial and physical implications of the plans.

Jim Shaw. Hill Street, Dundee.

Sir, - Your correspondent (September 28) labelled Councillor Fraser Macpherson “idiotic” for raising concerns from Dundee West End constituents about the proposed expansion of Dundee Airport.

The councillor was absolutely right to question the motives behind the aims behind the proposals, or indeed where the required money will be found.

Nor is it “idiotic” to question what the civic amenity effect will be on the residents of Dundee’s West End.

They are entitled to know what approach will be taken by Dundee City Council and how much, if any, of their money it will make available. Before the airport was taken over by HIAL, some Dundee councillors appeared to be obsessed with it, and lots revenue was wasted to the detriment of other priorities.

The SNP administration seems no different. But its apparent desire to revamp Dundee Airport is without question influenced by the V&A project and the dubious forecast that millions will flock to Dundee

The project is at least three times over budget and probably on course to be the biggest white elephant ever to afflict Dundee.

Does this mean that we should stand by and allow more millions to be thrown at the airport? The flights to Stansted and Amsterdam are subsidised to the hilt. What will happen when that funding runs out? These and many other questions require straight answers.

We should be seeing more politicians, especially Dundee’s MPs and