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  1. because the transmission charges will be changed. either by the uk government or the scottish one. there would be to much political hurt to the snp for it to remain the same.

    governments have no power to change transmission charges - these are set by the regulator who is independent of governments.

  2. Just heard on the news that Serco Northlink are being "fined" a huge sum of money per day for failing to run the Pentland Firth service. Now I am no great lover of Serco but I have to say it sounds a bit unfair to penalise Serco when the vessel they had to use breaks down.

     

    Must admit that I have been wondering if Serco got the contract with a low bid meaning all they hoped to do this time was to break even in order to have experience when bidding for other routes. Just a thought.

    My heart really bleeds for them

     

    "Announcing pretax profits up 27% to £302m, Serco said its operating margin has grown from 6.2% to 6.4%."

     

    The fine is to protect our money i.e. the government grant of £35 million they get to run the service.

  3. In the meantime, Viking must be costing a bit to run, with their directors and facilitators and project costs. is it being funded publicly or privately? If it ends up being a non-starter will the community stakeholders (wis) be left out of pocket? Are we still paying out a at time when education and social services are having to be cut back?

     

    Funded by Shetland Charitable Trust who have given Viking sums of £3.6 milliom and £6.3 million - not that that money could have gone to COPE or pensioners or anything charitable.

  4. The problem is that the cuts, now decided, are coming in so fast that they are not giving the managers time to do some thinking outside the box.

     

    Well, you say that – but it was the local community that came up with the solution to the interisland ferries cuts and the parents have suggested workable solutions for the schools cuts. I’m amazed that Craigie and Budge are still on the payroll – it’s there where the real cuts should be made.

  5. Very sneaky indeed.

     

    They may as well run the Jolly Rodger flag fae da mast as to my eyes and ears Serco seem to think us islanders are mugs ready to line their shareholders pockets with a dividend.

     

    I for one will not be conned by their waffle and spin statements.

     

    As it goes if you don't require an immediate journey south for instance it's probably just as well flying nowadays..

     

    No point in complaining on Shetlink - SIC councillor for transport is Allan Wishart and he was singing NorthLinks praises in the press last week so have a go at him, after all that is what you are paying him for - his contact details are:

    Phone: 01595 694224

    Mobile: 07825088930

    Email: allan.wishart@shetland.gov.uk

  6. Other funding sources are hard to find - that iis something I hear regularly from my contacts in the charity sector.

     

    This is definitely one area where the council may not save very much, due to the participants needs having to be met from other sources.

     

    For Fecks sake get real – no need for COPE to be hammered - what the Fecks the Charitable Trust there for? to keep Wishart's pals in Viking Energy in the 4x4+expenses lifestyle to which they've become accustomed?

    The SIC is comparatively the richest local authority in the country with £200 million in reserves and the same again in the Charitable Trust. COPE was one of the few good things that came out of the last 20 years of Council run by a local mafia with Cluness and Goodlad as the Godfathers.

    The shower we’ve got in the Town Hall at the moment has been panicked into swingeing and unnecessary rate of cuts by a clique of senior officers and so called ‘senior councillors’ who wouldn’t like too close a look to be taken at things that were going on over the last 20 years. The trouble is the gutless mongrels of councillors we have at the moment won’t stand up to the SIC officers who are pushing to get these cuts to save their own overpaid miserable skins.

  7. I worked with a guy in Glasgow who had a wife and young child and lived with his parents. As I rostered his shifts he was always keen to get any overtime going – he said he was saving to get a council house. Not to buy a council house, but to get onto the waiting list by giving his local councillor a sum of money – the more he gave the councillor the higher he would get on the waiting list.

     

    Would the same system work in Lerwick?......answers on the back of a £50 note to your local councillor............

  8. How I love the smell of burning martyr in the mornings......

    ..........roll on Up-Helly-Aa 2014 see...

     

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  9. I would imagine that even if this was a "free vote" as a Government whip Alastair would be expected to support the government regardless of his feelings on the issue and those of his constituents who contacted him.

    I don't understand - Why should his constituents contact him? (unless they wish to get married in England) – an English Bill in Westminster it isn’t a Scottish issue.

  10. No gas company will go to all that expense for 9000 odd customers, would be nice to have but isnt a realistic prospect

     

    SSE are a gas company as well so it may be worth their while?

     

    Also if they can run the power station from gas piped from Sullom then maybe the district heating plant can be run cheaper using that gas as well – yes/no?

  11. I think you'll find Jimmy Saville did the abuse (and others?), not the BBC, other media, NHS or Prison hospitals. Granted I'm sure many find it hard to sleep after apparently turning a blind eye to such abuse, and so they should.

     

    I see the phenomenon of Children in Need as another other issue.

     

    Saville had to die before this scandal got out – how the hell did he get away with openly abusing for over 30 years – Establishment cover up?

     

    Original Newsnight exposure of Saville was blocked - Establishment cover up?

     

    Credible Newsnight investigation of the Welsh scandal now by hitherto responsible and experienced journalists now rubbished and discredited – victim has to apologise!!! - Establishment cover up going to heart of government or even further now in full swing?

  12. The network we are deploying is a great chance for local entrepreneurs.

     

    To do what extactly? I hear a lot about how this superfast internet will be so great but why should it be better than the 6 m/s I get at the moment which is more that enough for my needs.

     

    There is no plan to force folk to buy a faster connection. If your current connection is fine for your needs then you will not be in the market for any local entrepreneur.

     

    Yes - my point exactly, suppose if most folk are in my position then there would be no need of this cable and the SIC could have saved their (our) money.

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