Comment posted So which are our 25 inhabited islands? by Councillor George Freeman.
Not surprising that the CONDEMALL’s Spokeperson for Islands did not provide the information. The 25 islands are as follows:
Bute
Coll
Colonsay
Danna
Davaar
Easdale
Erraid
Gigha
Gometra
Inchtavannach
Innischonan
Iona
Islay
Jura
Kerrera
Lismore
Luing
Lunga
Mull
Oronsay
Sanda
Seil
Shuna
Tiree
Ulva
Recent comments by Councillor George Freeman
- Labour MSP Rhoda Grant’s response to Struan Lodge decision
Having now taken the time to read the original Breslin / Blair motion and what FA tells us was eventually agreed by the Council yesterday, this appears to be a serious climb down by Breslin and Blair.It is now clear that the Breslin / Blair motion would not have been supported by the Council and that is why the compromise by Walsh had to be put forward. We know that the ten Helensburgh councillors support the closure of all Council run care homes because of the ridiculously high costs and would never have supported the Breslin / Blair motion.
Even the Walsh motion that was approved by the Council did not lift the moratorium on placing any new residents in Struan Lodge. All it has done has kicked the issue into the long grass for a couple of months. That was to get Cllr Morton and her Lib Dem colleagues and Cllr Mulvaney and his Tory colleagues to support the Walsh motion.
In their motion that they were forced to withdraw, Breslin and Blair had asked for the Council to rescind the moratorium on new admissions with immediate effect. They were forced to backtrack on this as it was clear that Walsh and the opposition councillors would not support such a proposal.
They should be asked why they decided that they would continue to support the moratorium when the opposition clearly had the numbers to force any decision through the Council and by doing so, have let the Struan Lodge residents and staff down.
- Three administration members vote against agreed budgetary position on Struan Lodge
Having now taken the time to read the original Breslin / Blair motion and what FA tells us was eventually agreed by the Council today, this appears to be a serious climb down by Breslin and Blair.It is now clear that the Breslin / Blair motion would not have been supported by the Council and that is why the compromise by Walsh had to be put forward. We know that the ten Helensburgh councillors support the closure of all Council run care homes and would never have supported the Breslin / Blair motion.
Even the Walsh motion that was approved by the Council did not lift the moratorium on placing any new residents in Struan Lodge. All it has done has kicked the issue into the long grass for a couple of months.
In their motion that they were forced to withdraw, Breslin and Blair had asked for the Council to rescind the moratorium on new admissions with immediate effect. They were forced to backtrack on this as it was clear that Walsh and the opposition councillors would not support such a proposal.
They should be asked why they decided that they would continue to support the moratorium when the opposition clearly had the numbers to force any decision through the Council and by dooing so, have let the Struan Lodge residents and staff down
- MSP v Council Leader now ‘last man standing’ face-off with SNP and Argyll the losers
MB, you say that “The whole M Breslin and Blair thing is a joke, whilst the two of them where turned over by there party it’s refreshing to see at least one did the right thing”.Given that he was elected on an SNP ticket, surely the right thing would be for Mike Breslin to resign as a councillor and then take his chance in the subsequent by-election as a Tory / Lib Dem / Labour / Independent candidate? Surely that would be the honerable thing to do?
It looks like he does not have the courage of his convictions.
- Struan Lodge on agenda for today’s council meeting
Simon, you are not far of the mark. How about the Argyll First lot (Philand, Kelly and McAlpine)? It is clear that they do not have the guts (or backbone) to take a hard decision and are happy for their own constituents to subsidise Struan Lodge in Dunoon when their own constituents will see services to their own eldery folk in the Mid Argyll area being cut. - Struan Lodge on agenda for today’s council meeting
Neil, it is clear that you do not have clue as to what you are talking about.
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Not surprising that the CONDEMALL’s Spokeperson for Islands did not provide the information. The 25 islands are as follows:
Bute
Coll
Colonsay
Danna
Davaar
Easdale
Erraid
Gigha
Gometra
Inchtavannach
Innischonan
Iona
Islay
Jura
Kerrera
Lismore
Luing
Lunga
Mull
Oronsay
Sanda
Seil
Shuna
Tiree
Ulva
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How can anyone dislike a list? New depths of childish behaviour from someone!
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And Gunna for 6 months of the year ?
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@Karl Hughes I think the same applies to Scarba
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Innis Chonan is inhabited all year round
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Eriska?
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Nope – has a bridge
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Dr McKenzie: I dare you to tell the Skiannachs that they don’t live on an island.
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Seil makes the list – last time I looked it had a bridge
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Shh! Don’t tell the other Local Authorities that as ABC claims SINA for Seil. Oops, too late.
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Eilean da Mheinn off Crinan
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What about Innis Trynich on Loch Awe? There is at least one house on it, but…
Forgot about Oronsay AND DAVAAR (Shame); didn’t know Erraid and Gometra were inhabited – now off to find out where Danna is and to check if Inchtavannach is in Loch Lomond.
And Inchmurran – or is that outwith Argyll and Bute?
Press piece said single inhabitant of Innis Chonan recently stopped living there. Is this incorrect?
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I think that Eilean da Mheinn, Crinan Harbour, is inhabited all year round.
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Eilan Loain (known to some as ‘treasure island’), Loch Sween, certainly has a very substantial house – but might not be inhabited all year.
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What is an island? In his excellent & comprehensive book “The Scottish Islands” Hamish Haswell-Smith arrived at a definition after much consideration: “An island is a piece of land or group of pieces of land which is entirely surrounded by sea water at Lowest Astronomical Tide and to which there is no permanent means of dry access.” For freshwater lochs knock out the tidal & seawater bits. So, Seil is not an island, nor are Danna or Davaar. Gometra is attached to Ulva, Oronsay to Colonsay etc etc. Is a revision of the list in order?
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What a spectacular snore-fest of a ‘story’…
“Hamish Haswell-Smith arrived at a definition” Duh!!! You guys have way too much time on your hands.
Have a nice evening
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Simon, could it be that you’ve become an old misery before your time?
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Simon, could it be that your interests are rather limited?
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Gometra has been inhabited for decades. Not only inhabited but well farmed by the Munros.
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Old misery before my time – aye that’ll be right.
Lets ne honest here – Geo Freeman provides the list of the 25. Then someone suggests that because Hasmish double-barrelled name defines an island differently form others this ‘definition’ suggests that some islands are actually no longer islands!! This provokes even more suggestions/counter suggestions from the usual suspect eg “it has a bridge”/or “has a substantial house but might not be inhabiited all year”.
Ye gods – talk about the number of angels that can dance on the head of apin!!! Get a life you numpties.
Oh, and have a nice day
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What about Campbeltown? Most folk seem to think of it as an island because its so far away from anywhere else!
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If Argyll was in France Kintyre would be a textbook example of a ‘presqu’ile’ – but still not an island, even if a canal were to be dug at Tarbert.
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