Alistair Carmichael MP Warned Defra. The Peak District and Cairngorms Wildfires Proved Him Right.

Over the past fortnight, Britain has watched its uplands burn. A wildfire that began near Manchester spread across the Peak District, sending thick smoke over Glossop, Snake Pass, Woodhead and Dove Stone, while a major blaze tore through the Cairngorms, forcing the evacuation of homes, businesses, campsites and the Cairngorm Mountain Resort. At one point around 19 wildfires were burning across…