Comment posted Minister at Machrihanish to mark community buyout of former RAF airbase by Simon.
Mm. Well I kinda like windfarms; much prefer them to coal/oil fired power stations or nuclear reactors.
Mind you I do like hydro and wave power as well.
C’mon the power has got to come from somewhere… even Alex Salmond’s surfeit of hot air couldnae heat Campbeltown…could it???
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- Lowry. Machrihanish – good place for a big wind farm??
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- Well done MACC – it’s good to see rural communities like South Kintyre and Ulva Ferry school/community group actually doing something constructive.
Recent comments by Simon
- Argyll and Bute Council: Where are we now?
Jamie “what a turn around” indeed. St Paul walking to Damascus never had a conversion like this…all total rubbish of course. Just trying to wheedle her way out of a lack of knowledge and insight about what is actually going on.It looks as thought the Cowal Courier are a direct feed for Walsh and Breslin’sside of things (if you read the story above). So, best Newsie starts sucking up to Robb again as most reckon he’s got his hand up Mccuish’s back and tells him what to say, when.
- Argyll and Bute Council: Where are we now?
Newsie – you don’t half print some rubbish on here but this self-congratulatory spouting takes the biscuit.“A major part of what we work to do is to support initiatives at all levels that are focused on regeneration and are driven by positive, creative energies that make things happen.
Campbeltown wins hands down over Kilmory any minute of any day on these criteria – and we never spare ourselves travelling and hard work on a cause that has some hope of going somewhere”.Pardon me ere I vomit.
See a few weeks ago you were described this self-same ferry as “A beached whale before it starts”, you added “This has all the hallmarks of the familiar political crash landing of opportunism”.
You also pontificated that “the planned service is an indulgent lifestyle option and is not remotely capable of delivering the economic development that will save Campbeltown”.
You weren’t at the Council meeting and we get that – but get off your moralistic high horse and stop pretending you’ve suddenly been converted to the potential of this ferry.
Have a nice day.
- Give peace a chance: Pilgrimage from Iona to Faslane to London via the Crinan Canal
So, Keith, how’s the ould conspiracies comin on then?
- Argyll and Bute Council: Where are we now?
Newsie “Since we cannot contemplate losing a day to attend a meeting of indeterminate and usually intolerable length, we do not know what happened…”All right to waste a day going to see a ferry arriving at Campbletown though? That’s much more important right?
If it’s a news update (complete with quotes) you’re looking for – try this site – it’s operated by a journalist apparently…
http://www.cowalcourier.com/puppet-mccuish-leads-council-coalition-in-all-but-name/
- Argyll and Bute Council: Councillor McCuish leads again
Clootie – no use asking Newsie for news.However, apparently the SNP have suspended two more members – Gordon Blair and Robert McIntyre from Bute(Why they picked on those two Gawd inly knows – unless of course it’s just more mis-information). Breslin is fizzin (so what else new?) at being out manoeuvred (again)and calling all sorts of people all sorts of things (again.).
Meanwhile there is no administration – just a collection of clllrs who all happen to vote the same way on a number of issues… that way the SNP gang who’ve ‘not joined’ the Argyll, Lomond and the Isles group (but will vote with them) look like they are attempting to forge the coalition they wanted to a week ago until the SNP Politburo and their apparatchiks stepped in forbade them to do so.
Because the others in this non-existent coalition have forsaken their groupings (Lib Dems and Tories) the SNP gang are gambling that they will not be expelled.
Confused ?
No doubt Dave three names, Jnr Ticked off and Webcraft will now all come on to tell us how this was what they planned all along………
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Well done MACC – it’s good to see rural communities like South Kintyre and Ulva Ferry school/community group actually doing something constructive.
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Yes – definitely, well done to all.
The article in Scotland on Sunday “Revealed: Our rural towns on the brink” made very worrying reading. Let’s hope the Campbeltown community really make a go of this buy out and realise the potential that is within its population. Despite the Miniter’s congratulations, the Scottish Government certainly won’t.
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Lowry. Machrihanish – good place for a big wind farm??
Whatdja think?
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Well, there are two or three down there already, fairly well hidden. Another one was refused on appeal last year. The major offshore proposal seems to have bitten the dust, for now, but who knows what else is planned?! In my view, it would be a real shame to see such a beautiful area covered in the things, especially as there would be no increase in job opportunities to compensate.
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The Kintyre Offshore Wind Action Group did a superb job in demolishing a proposal for south west Kintyre that was fully astray. Their research, their sheer persistence in refusing to be rolled over and the volume of local support they had were unstoppable. some of the turbines proposed were practically on the beach at Machrihanish.
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Alas the on land area just above Machrihanish village is being tested for a future windfarm at this time . I sincerely hope there is enough opposition in the community to sucessfully oppose such a monstrousity
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Mm. Well I kinda like windfarms; much prefer them to coal/oil fired power stations or nuclear reactors.
Mind you I do like hydro and wave power as well.
C’mon the power has got to come from somewhere… even Alex Salmond’s surfeit of hot air couldnae heat Campbeltown…could it???
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Way to go Newsie, riding to the rescue and keeping the price down to a measely pound instead of mega bucks. Now off you go to Syria, twist Assad’s arm behind his back and tell him to stop killing his citizens. But seriously, a good news story and credit to MACC
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we voted many people hoping to start up new job ventures, but alas it seems all the useable building have been takenwith out the majarity getting a chance to bid a fair price on them. all done behind closed doors.
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Sounds like there is a need for more buildings then; the airfield has plenty of space and steel portal buildings are cheap, so there’s no excuse for not creating some mini- and micro-industrial units to stimulate local business.
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