I have lodged Freedom of Information requests with the Scottish Government quango, NatureScot, to establish the how its board has been recommended to reject a licence for the annual guga expedition from Ness to take place. My understanding is that the recommendation being considered by the board on Monday (3rd August) had been "reverse-engineered" and that earlier drafts of advice from officials would have cleared the way for a licence to be granted on the same terms as la