Lorna Slater was accused of hypocrisy by opposition politicians for taking a chartered catamaran to visit the island on Friday rather than a Cal Mac ferry
A Scottish Greens minister has snubbed Cal Mac and instead hired a private boat for an official visit to the Isle of Rum.
It comes as the ferry network faces ongoing problems with reliability due to an ageing fleet, something which has long angered island communities. Conservative MSP Donald Cameron said: “Lorna Slater’s hypocrisy and lack of self-awareness is breathtaking.
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