Mallaig ferry
I really don't know what all the fuss is about -- except that it seems to be manufactured to create an appearance of doing something. The Council had this debate in 2002, in Sgoil Lionaclete, which was obviously staged for local consumption.
The Councillor for Lochboisdale moved that the Lochboisdale/Castlebay/Oban timetable was unacceptable, and he wanted CalMac to change the timetable so that the ferry went more frequently to Lochboisdale from Oban, and then to Castlebay.
Having seen CalMac's "divide and conquer" tactics before, I moved that the Comahirle demand an extra sailing (which would result in parity between Uist and Barra) and that we demand a Lochboisdale-Mallaig service as the ambition of the Comhairle. Bizarrely, some of the Uist Councillors were more concerned about point scoring against Barra than actually getting a better service and this was voted down, which let CalMac off the hook. (It's not clear from the minute, but only I and Donald Manford voted for a Lochboisdale-Mallaig ferry!)
Four years later it looks like it might happen sometime soonish, but what a wasted four years.
The Councillor for Lochboisdale moved that the Lochboisdale/Castlebay/Oban timetable was unacceptable, and he wanted CalMac to change the timetable so that the ferry went more frequently to Lochboisdale from Oban, and then to Castlebay.
Having seen CalMac's "divide and conquer" tactics before, I moved that the Comahirle demand an extra sailing (which would result in parity between Uist and Barra) and that we demand a Lochboisdale-Mallaig service as the ambition of the Comhairle. Bizarrely, some of the Uist Councillors were more concerned about point scoring against Barra than actually getting a better service and this was voted down, which let CalMac off the hook. (It's not clear from the minute, but only I and Donald Manford voted for a Lochboisdale-Mallaig ferry!)
Four years later it looks like it might happen sometime soonish, but what a wasted four years.
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