ANDREW FAIRLIE TRUSTS SNP 'TO DO RIGHT THING FOR SCOTLAND'
Scotland only two star Michelin chef and patron Andrew Fairlie has today (Sunday) announced he will be backing the re-election of SNP. In an exclusive interview the chef who is currently celebrating his 10th anniversary of his award-winning restaurant 'Andrew Fairlie' at Gleneagles Hotel, endorsed the Scottish Government's strong performance in the food and drink sector and said the SNP is the only party that will do the right thing for Scotland.
Speaking in the interview Andrew Fairlie said:
"I will be voting SNP in May because I trust them to do the right thing for Scotland. I think this a hugely important Scottish election coming up in May and I think we are going to be faced with some really difficult issues to deal with in all different sectors of life in Scotland and I really don't see any alternatives out there. I have thought long and hard about it. I think SNP is the only one that will do the right thing for Scotland."
On Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Richard Lochhead MSP:
"I think Richard Lochhead has done a brilliant job, he must have one of the largest portfolios for all the different sectors he has to deal with and has done a brilliant job taking us from the BSE history where Scottish produce was seen as almost having the black plague to then getting to, for example, Bocuse D'or which is undoubtedly the biggest culinary competition in the world. I think initially there are about 87 different countries competing and to have Scottish Lamb and Scottish Seafood as main components of that competition where they were out there as the best ingredients in the world, I think they (Scottish Government) did a lot of work in the background to actually get it there and Richard has worked tirelessly at doing that. Food exports have gone up quite dramatically for a sector that brings in, or is responsible for, approximately £10 billion for Scottish economy, Richard has done a tremendous job there. He has a big portfolio and has my full respect."
Scotland only two star Michelin chef and patron Andrew Fairlie has today (Sunday) announced he will be backing the re-election of SNP. In an exclusive interview the chef who is currently celebrating his 10th anniversary of his award-winning restaurant 'Andrew Fairlie' at Gleneagles Hotel, endorsed the Scottish Government's strong performance in the food and drink sector and said the SNP is the only party that will do the right thing for Scotland.
Speaking in the interview Andrew Fairlie said:
"I will be voting SNP in May because I trust them to do the right thing for Scotland. I think this a hugely important Scottish election coming up in May and I think we are going to be faced with some really difficult issues to deal with in all different sectors of life in Scotland and I really don't see any alternatives out there. I have thought long and hard about it. I think SNP is the only one that will do the right thing for Scotland."
On Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Richard Lochhead MSP:
"I think Richard Lochhead has done a brilliant job, he must have one of the largest portfolios for all the different sectors he has to deal with and has done a brilliant job taking us from the BSE history where Scottish produce was seen as almost having the black plague to then getting to, for example, Bocuse D'or which is undoubtedly the biggest culinary competition in the world. I think initially there are about 87 different countries competing and to have Scottish Lamb and Scottish Seafood as main components of that competition where they were out there as the best ingredients in the world, I think they (Scottish Government) did a lot of work in the background to actually get it there and Richard has worked tirelessly at doing that. Food exports have gone up quite dramatically for a sector that brings in, or is responsible for, approximately £10 billion for Scottish economy, Richard has done a tremendous job there. He has a big portfolio and has my full respect."
