'Residents of these islands have to suffer at the hands of two incompetent governments who have slashed winter fuel payments for the elderly in this coldest part of the UK and who cannot provide decent ferries or properly maintain the tubs we do have.'
Right now, everyone who has a stake in the city, whether they own or operate a business here, live here or are part of the city council which governs here, should be doing everything in their power to encourage more people to come to live and work here.
Cherish your local library, support it and, most important of all, use it. Make it a living, breathing, vital place and not just some footnote in the history books of council cuts.
This was an urban-centric Budget delivered by policymakers who haven’t taken the time to truly listen to, respect and, with time, understand the rural voice.
It’s the biggest social crisis of our times. Yes, reform is crucial; endlessly pouring billions into a black hole doesn’t work.
Would it be too much to ask Holyrood’s SNP Health Secretary Neil Gray spend less time organising to be chauffeured to Dons games, at the Scottish tax-payers expense, and more effort on finding a fast and effective solution to Grampian’s ambulance crisis?
