VERY real problems are mounting up and if the Scottish Government doesn’t pay attention, the next Westminster government doubtless will ...
His Scottish Tory manifesto is a naked bid to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat in Aberdeenshire, attacking theAs ever that’s quite a cheek, when Westminster austerity of either stripe will imperil livelihoods across the north for decades – except that is, for a few ‘lucky’ cherry-picked projects.
So, islanders want to bite the bullet and opt for tunnels now and they’re furious that the Scottish Government’s “not our problem” funding rule “creates a two-tier system within our island nation of those with access to national capital funding and those without”. Now isolated communities are just a 30-minute drive away, and 40 new house sites on Sandoy have attracted 70 applicants.
Secondly, a quarter of ferry posts are currently vacant, because aquaculture – shellfish and finfish – pays locals better. Indeed, the Yell harbour of Cullivoe is the ninth largest in Scotland. Who knew? Even though the Unst Spaceport was officially launched the same day, the hall on Yell was jam-packed with Unst folk and locals.
Graham Hughson, joint chair of Yell Tunnel Action Group , says: “A major factor is the level of risk added to tunnel projects in the UK – but that can be reduced through geological mapping, so we’re fundraising to start that work soon.”
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