Sake min, remind me who you voted in to the Scottish Parliament and who effectively took the decision. A clue, not Labour. You should also change "at the behest of a millionaire" into "in line with public opinion".
It will now become an area significant interest to far more people. Isn't that democracy?
You are aware that Aberdeen needs to find ways to buck the recession and needs to be creative when considering its future, sans Black Gold. Why exactly is it unnecessary? It can only be unnecessary if people decide not to live there and it remains empty.
I'm not rich, American or an oil exec but I'll pay the green fee to play a top course. Just like I would if I went to play in Spain or the States.
It's known that for every pound spent on a green fee that another 5 is spent in the local economy and rejecting that would have been political suicide and not in the interest of the majority of the Aberdeen public.
I see anti competition laws were waived to allow Lloyds to take over HBOS, that's the reality of such laws when measured against public interest.