tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post4038698656314107474..comments2023-10-16T08:37:22.742+00:00Comments on An incredulous eye on the isles: Harris Tweed - an investment fund (!)ElectricCrofterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495260997875836669noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-64023843105344734582008-09-17T10:36:00.000+00:002008-09-17T10:36:00.000+00:00ANON 4.14"(anyway under the Parma ruling sure harr...ANON 4.14<BR/>"(anyway under the Parma ruling sure harris tweed should only be produced on harris)?"<BR/><BR/>Course this is complicated by the fact that contrary to popular belief Harris is not in fact an island but rather a region of the same Island that Lewis is on. I _believe_ that the gaelic Na Hearadh refers to a districty type thang rather than an island.<BR/><BR/>I have no idea why everyone acts as though it is a separate island but it isn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-11974190383051780622008-09-17T09:37:00.000+00:002008-09-17T09:37:00.000+00:00Macneil has spent his entire 'working' life as a c...Macneil has spent his entire 'working' life as a civil servant - why would you expect him to have any grasp of commercial realities?<BR/><BR/>His 'trickle-down' economic theories are those of Maggie Thatcher. I thought we had all agreed that they don't work.<BR/><BR/>It really is pathetically sad that he is arguing for the fat cats and not for the workers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-61395744333694607352008-09-17T08:09:00.000+00:002008-09-17T08:09:00.000+00:00Does the HTA annual report include increase in pro...Does the HTA annual report include increase in production, new customers, any form of accountability to the weavers as it is a tax on their production that floats the fat cats in HTA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-56679386966751063882008-09-16T16:14:00.000+00:002008-09-16T16:14:00.000+00:00How many sheep are there on harris & lewis, do...How many sheep are there on harris & lewis, does anyone know (round thousands will do)?<BR/>Why doesn't the organisation also look at ways of increasing the wool production on the island thus reducing the amount imported to produce the tweed?<BR/>At the moment given that most of the wool used is imported it could be called Cal Mac or mainland tweed rather than harris (anyway under the Parma ruling sure harris tweed should only be produced on harris)?<BR/>Increasing the amount of wool will need more animals here so we need to develop our market for the beasts. Shetland do it with their lamb, Orkney with it's beef and lamb why can't we?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-75227010923937320722008-09-16T13:45:00.000+00:002008-09-16T13:45:00.000+00:00The time money and effort should go into marketing...The time money and effort should go into marketing and selling Tweed thus creating demand. I have only today had a squint at the HTA website which makes great bones about their new CEO and various other members. There is next to nothing about where you can purchase tweed in any shape or form or how they intend to promote it. Also nothing about the current crisis. There are links to things such as the BA website and Calmac which most people know about already. This is one of few great products of the island and yet it is almost invisible to visitors and tourists. To coin a Labour party soundbite...the industry needs to be 'modernised' and not have money thrown at it, willy-nilly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com