How come Argyll & Bute Council is seemingly …

Comment posted A85 Drishaig on night time closure Sunday to Thursday 17th-29th June by Robert Wakeham.

How come Argyll & Bute Council is seemingly able to resurface other non-trunk A roads of similar width without closing them?

Recent comments by Robert Wakeham

• Radically new council group changes all the dynamics: party politics dead in Argyll
  Surely party politics are national politics, dealing with national issues, and as such can often get in the way of resolving the local authority issues that councillors are elected to deal with.
• Radically new council group changes all the dynamics: party politics dead in Argyll
  Thinking of ornithological similes, the behaviour of the Argyll & Bute body politic brings to mind the story of the fabled Oozlum Bird – the one that flew in ever decreasing circles…..
• Transport Scotland publishes shortlist for one A82 contract and starts another
  Good news for Crianlarich, and – at last – signs of movement on the long and disgraceful history of central government’s gross neglect of the A82 ‘trunk’ road along the northern shore of Loch Lomond.
• One of world’s top minds on radar wins AF Harvey Prize
  Reading this I couldn’t help thinking of the analogy with the development of a tracking system to keep tabs on the activities of Argyll & Bute councillors – but I fear that would be way beyond the ingenuity of even the most fertile scientific brains.
• Peace Pilgrimage going through Crinan Canal now, en route for Faslane
  Promoting Peace, Simon? – wouldn’t the automatic disqualification of councillors who put national party politics before their council responsibilities be more effective?

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