"I was absolutely convinced he would make ours look like a whole lot of codswallop, " he laughs.

BBC: Ronald Neame

Carol MacDonald, of the Cod Crusaders, a Fraserburgh-based group fighting to save the Scottish fishing industry from cod catch bans, branded the commission's findings as "codswallop".

BBC: NEWS | UK | Scotland | Fishing plan 'will kill industry'

"He said Allan Preston was the real driving force in this team, which was a load of codswallop - and you can ask Allan Preston about that, " said Hay.

BBC: Hay critical of Livi bidder