Making the news today....

[scbk]

On 15/05/2020 at 00:04, scbk said:

David Urquhart has gone down the pan.

 

Don't know if the name means much in other parts of the country? They had a few hotels, and made their money carting old folks about on coach tours, you would see the big ad in the back of sunday papers

 

 

Jobs lost as hotel and tour operator collapses

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David Urquhart Group is shedding 110 jobs and selling three hotels amid the coronavirus crisis.

 

 

 

That's another coach/hotel business gone aswell today

 

Seven Scottish tourist hotels cease trading

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A string of hotels will not re-open after the firm behind Caledonian Travel and Shearings collapsed.

 

[scbk]

MASSIVE earthquake rips through deepest Ross Shire

 

https://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/earthquake-rattles-windows-in-ross-shire-community-200646/

 

 

"The quake, which originated 5km below the Earth's surface, was felt by several people."

and a "microphone on a boom arm bounced up and down".

 

 

 

Scary stuff

[Johnsond]

9 hours ago, scbk said:

 

 

That's another coach/hotel business gone aswell today

 

Seven Scottish tourist hotels cease trading

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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A string of hotels will not re-open after the firm behind Caledonian Travel and Shearings collapsed.

 

Lockdown is all well and good but when the consequences  of that starts to outweigh those of the thing it’s supposed to be helping defeat ?‍♂️?‍♂️
Scotland’s lockdowns policy is more driven by SNP attitude to Westminster than any science. The lockdown in effect up here is non existent and prolonging it is doing nothing but cause untold financial and mental hardships. 

[Toad]

Calls for Cummings to resign after lockdown travel

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Labour demands action after the PM's aide went to his parents...

 

[Johnsond]

1 hour ago, Toad said:

Calls for Cummings to resign after lockdown travel

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Labour demands action after the PM's aide went to his parents...

 

Somebody is always whinging or demanding action for something it seems. 

[TIMON]

Somebody is always whinging or demanding action for something it seems. 

Indeed, it never ceases to amaze me how we instantly demand, justice, retribution and punishment for people’s misdeeds... particularly if they happen to be from across the other side of the political divide..
when it comes to ourselves, or one of our own we tend to be much more gracious....

[openspaceman]

1 hour ago, Johnsond said:

Somebody is always whinging or demanding action for something it seems. 

It shows how there's always someone out there trying to catch out someone in the limelight, who'd want to live in that situation even if he's a pernicious creep.

[Johnsond]

4 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

It shows how there's always someone out there trying to catch out someone in the limelight, who'd want to live in that situation even if he's a pernicious creep.

Ian Blackford ? I see he is demanding yet another resignation. 

One of the worst  examples of a  whining Hand wringing politician. 

[scbk]

9 hours ago, Johnsond said:

Ian Blackford ? I see he is demanding yet another resignation. 

One of the worst  examples of a  whining Hand wringing politician. 

But Blackford is just a "poor wee crofter", his election leaflets show him hugging lambs and the like

 

 

 

ANDREW PIERCE: 'Simple crofter' Ian Blackford is rolling in dough  | Daily Mail Online

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The SNP MP was revealed last week to have the second largest haul of Parliamentary expenses - at £242,000 - which...

 

[Sutton]

On 23/05/2020 at 09:29, Johnsond said:

Lockdown is all well and good but when the consequences  of that starts to outweigh those of the thing it’s supposed to be helping defeat ?‍♂️?‍♂️
Scotland’s lockdowns policy is more driven by SNP attitude to Westminster than any science. The lockdown in effect up here is non existent and prolonging it is doing nothing but cause untold financial and mental hardships. 

Keep up with the Scottish news. I like it in the way I liked hearing that when Monty arrived in North Africa in WW2, he found that the conscripted officers treated orders as the basis for an open discussion, rather than doing their duty and carrying them out.

Not being snide. Scotland has hope even if some of the most vocal are sometimes dour