Our waters are over-fished, thanks to Conservatives selling fishermen out when negotiating entry to the then EEC in 1972.
Our neighbours got what they wanted without a fight from Ted Heath when Tory ministers had ample opportunity then to make fisheries a 'red-line' issue. They even famously described the industry as "expendable" and that attitude continued under Mrs Thatcher and John Major.
If the Tories hope the good folk of east Berwickshire have short memories and have forgotten their role in the decline of fisheries, they are mistaken.
The SNP Government has provided the fishing sector with ministers with the spine to protect Scotland's interests. Conservation management powers were gained through being robust, but opting to work with the EU, scientists and fishermen to develop mutual trust.
Previously, Scotland and the Borders have been ill-served by Tory and Labour administrations' failure to seize the opportunities presented by Europe. Without a UK straightjacket, more could be done.
French ministers help their fishermen with marine diesel costs. UK ministers choose not to. It's time we had a direct voice to Europe and to make the EU work for us.
Mr Walker complains about cheap imports, but Mrs Thatcher was the driving force behind the Single European Act, specifically to promote trade.
On trade, Mr Walker can't have it both ways.
Without major continental markets for langoustines and lobsters, key Eyemouth employers like D. R. Collin and Son would not be the success they are today. Borders farmers' livelihoods depend upon continental livestock and food markets. Hoteliers and B&Bs gain from increased tourism from the European mainland. The UK Treasury earns billions from taxes on Scotch whisky and Scottish oil sold in Europe.
Mr Walker suggests EU migrants "come and settle here and then claim the dole". His claim to enjoy Europe's cultural diversity rings hollow when he implies migrants have no right to be here.
The overwhelming majority are filling jobs we don't want, and many fill key roles such as in dentistry or as deckhands on fishing boats. Employers tell me they are hard working and many are over-qualified for the job they fill.
By return, in Spain alone, more than a million UK citizens have settled permanently and I would humbly suggest they use social, education and health services there. Free movement within the EU is a reciprocal arrangement.
He would do well to avoid resorting to cheap shots that are, again, not supported by the facts and which undermine efforts to integrate new Scots into our communities.
On the Lisbon Treaty, unlike Michael Moore, I would have voted against it, as did all SNP MPs. It is a treaty too far.
Well done and dix points to Ireland, but nil points to Mr Walker and to Mr Moore.

PauL Wheelhouse
(SNP Westminster candidate for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)
High Street
Ayton

Chris Walker, the Tory Westminster candidate, is courageous on his stance on Europe and the damage it has done to our once-great country.
Sitting on the fence and trying to please everybody is never going to work in politics. It is refreshing to see someone who is not afraid to put his head above the politically-correct parapet and speak his mind.
Ireland has said 'No' and that should be the end of the Lisbon Treaty.
Chris Walker is not responsible for past European conniving. Only by supporting those who are trying to expose the reality of Europe, with its out-of-mind bureaucracy, are we going to keep sovereignty for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Mr and Mrs Edward Martin
Lanton Hill Farm
Jedburgh