tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.comments2024-01-25T14:17:39.961+00:00Whitehall 1212Whitehall 1212http://www.blogger.com/profile/04035292083118129135noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-3935981741091084952013-05-13T14:23:19.150+01:002013-05-13T14:23:19.150+01:00My hat goes off to Chris Hadfield. More than anyon...My hat goes off to Chris Hadfield. More than anyone else, he has successfully bridged the gap between the two cultures; the arts and the sciences, and through him, the ISS becomes part of culture in a wider sense, and not just a wet dream for tech-heads and geeks.David Woodshttp://www.wdwoods.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-3399202722580262252011-04-27T12:05:08.803+01:002011-04-27T12:05:08.803+01:00Torcuil, this is far too reasonable from you. Have...Torcuil, this is far too reasonable from you. Have you not read John MacTernan in today's Scotsman? <br /><br />Labour voters are breaking to the SNP just as Libs are breaking to Labour. Too simplistic to say Labour vote is holding up - it's not. Campaign across Scotland feels like a by-election (Glasgow East, not Glenrothes).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-66094943920078795692011-03-18T07:26:33.860+00:002011-03-18T07:26:33.860+00:00British Aerospace and the like probably cannot bel...British Aerospace and the like probably cannot believe their luck.Colin Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991363859883869289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-18787517242334384032011-03-04T09:26:35.994+00:002011-03-04T09:26:35.994+00:00In my village, just 13 miles from Inverness, we pa...In my village, just 13 miles from Inverness, we pay around 5p a litre more than is charged in Inverness. <br />In Beauly, equidistant from Inverness, the garage adds a *further* 5p a litre. I asked our local garage owner about this and he said retail prices are fixed by the oil companies, not the garages. <br />If that's true, that's what Danny should be looking at next; the oil company tax on rural areas. <br />With this drop in fuel duty, the tax payer is subsidising oil company profits.cat on a cold tin roofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04188406785043674618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-6986023089361016532011-03-04T07:36:44.779+00:002011-03-04T07:36:44.779+00:00This makes me angry because it shows how out of to...This makes me angry because it shows how out of touch Westminster is. Fuel prices are just as high on the mainland in the northern Highlands - check out this story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12633793<br />If they're going to give this to Skye (which has a modern road bridge and might as well be on the mainland) they should give it to us.clarefromscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08228977931023830556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-46294214881939709202011-01-21T20:48:11.488+00:002011-01-21T20:48:11.488+00:00Nas motha Gaidhlig mas e do thoil e!!Nas motha Gaidhlig mas e do thoil e!!GNGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11018439005073817968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-85080217178360050822010-11-26T09:39:25.248+00:002010-11-26T09:39:25.248+00:00I have to start the blood letting again. I hate it...I have to start the blood letting again. I hate it! The scarring in my veins makes the needle going in absoloute torture. My initial reading was over 2000 and it took one and a half years, to get it down. Initially I had 3 sessions in 10 days. I start again on Monday.sallynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-40019335413824533652010-10-27T18:39:51.827+01:002010-10-27T18:39:51.827+01:00Tha mi a' deanamh sin gan sguir re 40 bliantan...Tha mi a' deanamh sin gan sguir re 40 bliantan!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-77583366209250240872010-10-20T20:06:18.137+01:002010-10-20T20:06:18.137+01:00I gather (from sources in BT) it's for areas t...I gather (from sources in BT) it's for areas that have no broadband of any kind at the moment, rather than anywhere with minimal or low quality broadband. So, for example, the Western Isles will not be eligible as they have two different broadband providers.James Smithhttp://www.manchester.gov.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-13868797581950056472010-09-24T09:35:33.129+01:002010-09-24T09:35:33.129+01:00You'll mind that he wrote the preface to the b...You'll mind that he wrote the preface to the book celebrating Andrew Banks' achievements in setting up a profitable unsubsidised ferry service from Scotland to Orkney. He clearly has got CalMac and its subsidiary Northlink in his sights.Richard Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225331967587897653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-92003207809627980662010-08-18T15:03:59.460+01:002010-08-18T15:03:59.460+01:00http://freepdfhosting.com/da7396edd2.pdf
The arti...http://freepdfhosting.com/da7396edd2.pdf<br /><br />The article in full for those poor souls like myself who have no access to the WHFPLaudruphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05640511989115071369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-63551814860264112172010-08-05T22:26:15.843+01:002010-08-05T22:26:15.843+01:00A great tribute to a proper legend, Torcuil. He wi...A great tribute to a proper legend, Torcuil. He will be missed at the Gazette, that's for sure. <br />IAIAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-71102864439790042992010-07-01T22:36:43.599+01:002010-07-01T22:36:43.599+01:00To be honest, I always thought it very patronisng ...To be honest, I always thought it very patronisng to say that people couldnt manage to use two different ballot papers. What they really mean is they couldnt be bothered to explain it properly, so therefore its our fault.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-45073866026148555292010-06-28T15:35:51.616+01:002010-06-28T15:35:51.616+01:001. No, there has never been a dig in the Bealach B...1. No, there has never been a dig in the Bealach Ban. But with cows, sheep, storms, rabbit excavations and random treasure hunters, nothing has ever come to light (as far as we know).<br /><br />2. If there's any truth to the story about them being found in a kist, it's unlikely that mass digging is going to find any more. The odd pawn may have escaped but they were a set (probably in a bag, with the buckle that was found?). There are bumps in the machair there that are asking for investigation, however.<br /><br />3. We don't want any diggers (human or mechanical) letting rip in the dunes. Careful what you suggest. They are precious in themselves.<br /><br />4. If anyone is looking for a likely spot to dig, how about the burial grounds at Traigh na Beirghe which turn up a Bronze Age or Viking skeleton or two every year, which is eroding visibly, and which will certainly give returns, where as carving up the dunes at the Traigh Mhor is a bit populist!<br /><br />In other words, yes to more archaeological work and more interest in our Vikings, but no to chasing after chessmen. <br /><br />(ps not all the warders are berserkers)sarahhttp://www.ceuig.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-41505626833984761802010-06-18T19:21:18.823+01:002010-06-18T19:21:18.823+01:00Moran Taing 'son am fiosrachadh seo a Thorcuil...Moran Taing 'son am fiosrachadh seo a Thorcuil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-46081710764185104382010-06-09T15:10:57.591+01:002010-06-09T15:10:57.591+01:00I can remember when SNP stood for "Stein Next...I can remember when SNP stood for "Stein Next Pope", but then that would've been impossible as Jock Stein wisnae a Catholic. Maybe we should wear T-shirts saying "We support our own country and we know we're crap!" so both sides of the border can buy them!Seoras Fergusonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-11216280231125632112010-06-04T13:27:30.362+01:002010-06-04T13:27:30.362+01:00I'm afraid not, Tormod. BBC Alba is available ...I'm afraid not, Tormod. BBC Alba is available on Sky because Sky has an agreement with the BBC to provide this channel to its customers. If BBC Alba is to appear on Virgin Media, then Virgin Media needs to reach an agreement with the BBC to provide this channel.<br /><br />Today's news has nothing to do with BBC Alba. The basic channels in the Virgin Media/Sky deal refers to Sky's own channels (Sky1, Sky2, Sky3, Sky News, Sky Arts and Sky Real Lives).Ross MacLeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-59800502322061680992010-05-20T12:24:51.735+01:002010-05-20T12:24:51.735+01:00Did Vince Cable go to Glasgow Uni? I think he was...Did Vince Cable go to Glasgow Uni? I think he was a councillor for a spell at Glasgow Corporation as it was then.Christina Campbellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-40073121207768227762010-05-13T14:40:06.022+01:002010-05-13T14:40:06.022+01:00Your own prejudice is apparent in every line of th...Your own prejudice is apparent in every line of this post. <br /><br />'Some little Englander'. It is interesting how this phrase is used as a term of abuse when actually it dates from the imperial age to describe English people who were against the joint Anglo-Scottish project of Empire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-55470803916955091822010-04-28T03:24:49.248+01:002010-04-28T03:24:49.248+01:00The BBC allowed SNP finance sec John Swinney to de...The BBC allowed SNP finance sec John Swinney to debate business policy with the three major partes. Allowing the SNP in surely weakens the BBC's case for excluding Alex Salmond from the Leaders' Debate....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-516941493018621012010-04-27T14:17:48.035+01:002010-04-27T14:17:48.035+01:00You of course realise that this hustings was organ...You of course realise that this hustings was organised by Labour right?<br /><br />Lots of balanced questions there!Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17310298241058527222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-17796608326994560402010-04-22T14:24:16.748+01:002010-04-22T14:24:16.748+01:00Poor show indeed Labour not sending a representati...Poor show indeed Labour not sending a representative. It wouldn't have happened in my day! <br /><br />DFC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-56160402078076078812010-04-22T08:11:20.544+01:002010-04-22T08:11:20.544+01:00I am a Tory supporter (voting) and it is very exci...I am a Tory supporter (voting) and it is very exciting this election that we might finally be able to offload the Scots once and for all!Andrew Huntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-78100614843211445452010-04-20T18:13:28.192+01:002010-04-20T18:13:28.192+01:00I bet you the SNP MP for the Western Isles did not...I bet you the SNP MP for the Western Isles did not vote with Tories that often. The reason being he was hardly ever there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059249918241541237.post-48615260947704516482010-04-15T16:16:31.198+01:002010-04-15T16:16:31.198+01:00I understand (via Adam Boulton) that Brown will st...I understand (via Adam Boulton) that Brown will stay on the right for all the debates because of his wonky eye.helpmaboabnoreply@blogger.com