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??
Whatdja think?
- 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
- SNP meeting on Monday may be testing time for mega-coalition proposal
Graeme, “I think you’ll find that the individuals mentioned will be considered past their sell-by date and divisive”Well actually the recent evidence suggests that that statement could apply to most SNP Cllrs, your ex-leader, the constituency chairman, the local MSPs and yourself….
- SNP meeting on Monday may be testing time for mega-coalition proposal
Guess the identity of the “Third Party”. It wouldn’t be an ex-senior Cllr (now no longer a member of the SNP) but very likely to be re-instated very soon would it??I’m trying to be circumspect about his identity but if it is him (and I think it’s a him) then it would have the added benefit that the SNP wouldn’t have to throw out all the “Vote Mike” badges they have in stock when McKenzie is de-selected……
- Walsh to lead all but Lib Dems, Conservatives and George Freeman
The SNP are incompetent and impotent.For all their promises and posturing their nasty little civil war, whilst it might be over, is far from forgotten. Who could forget that the SNP ‘record’ to date has been w-e-l-l inglorious at best.
In less than a year they’ve :-
‘Lost’ two Leaders,
‘Lost’ two Councillors,
Local branches attacked their Leader and his policies,
The SNP Constituency Chairman tried to persuade SNP Cllrs to vote against their own SNP budget proposals
SNP supporters have attacked other SNP Cllrs calling them “Traitors” and “duplicitous”
Lost the Administration
Behaved like a slut jumping in and out of bed with a variety of partners in a vain attempt to cling to power
Finally, and despite having the largest number of Cllrs – Dick Walsh looks likely to be back in charge – with the SNP reduced to a supporting role.SNP: incompetent and impotent.
- James Robb, as the cordite clears
Gobbells knew if you repeat a lie often enough people will believe it.That’s why it’s important to stop Fletcher of Buffoon when he lies. For example “Anyone suggesting that Dick Walsh should be brought back in or that the Con-Dems are given a whiff or power again… They almost caused the bankruptcy of the Council”.
Lie. Untrue. Lie. Fabrication. Lie. Never happened. Lie. Economical with the truth. Lie. SNP. Lie.
Dick Walsh’s budgets were all passed with no dissenting voice and there was never any question of the Council almost being made bankrupt under the previous administration.
Fletcher’s claim is a complete and utter SNP lie.
The Buffoon might have wished that was the case – but it never was. Given the on-going omnishambles of a pantomime that the SNP have visited on Argyll – you would’ve thought the SNP would’ve learned that humility and honesty can go along way – but they haven’t they still lie.
- Withdrawals move numbers against proposed new coalition
Dave, we all know that individual SNP members are being contacted and informed ‘that if you support this coalition you will be expelled from the party’.So Trail, Lousie Glen (“the most duplicitous person I’ve ever met”: Breslin) Sandy Taylor and the other “traitors” have “also refused to follow Robb” not from principle or conviction but from coercion.
Doesn’t really bode well for the future now does it….
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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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