tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post7359449702752452962..comments2023-10-16T08:37:22.742+00:00Comments on An incredulous eye on the isles: Referendum?ElectricCrofterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495260997875836669noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-3707717743851485232007-08-08T12:54:00.000+00:002007-08-08T12:54:00.000+00:00i remember, Angus, I was there L.Si remember, Angus, I was there L.SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-41886640228027533882007-07-30T17:59:00.000+00:002007-07-30T17:59:00.000+00:00At least we'll both do the best for the islands, w...At least we'll both do the best for the islands, whatever the outcome.Angushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819249125186554637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-10412366744963736362007-07-30T17:52:00.000+00:002007-07-30T17:52:00.000+00:00Great minds think alike of fools seldom differ?Great minds think alike of fools seldom differ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-6379299614084822932007-07-30T16:56:00.000+00:002007-07-30T16:56:00.000+00:00Reiver, if you do not mind, I will bastardise what...Reiver, if you do not mind, I will bastardise what you said to repeat what I said repeatedly from the Chair....<BR/><BR/><I>I am for the Lewis Wind Farm but if the decision was taken to refuse then I think it should just be accepted and let's make the best out of what is available, the last thing we need is for this to be drawn out any further.</I><BR/><BR/>This was the view of the Council majority of the Comhairle, and <B>EVERYONE</B> agreed about a PLI being the worst outcome.Angushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819249125186554637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-81214807537925231082007-07-30T16:41:00.000+00:002007-07-30T16:41:00.000+00:00There is no need for a referendum, The SNP were el...There is no need for a referendum, The SNP were elected to govern, they should have the guts to get on with it and take the consequences or the plaudits for their decisions.<BR/>I am against the Lewis Wind Farm but if the decision was taken to proceed then I think it should just be accepted and lets make the best out of what is available, the last thing we need is for this to be drawn out any further.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-85030452600626478942007-07-30T13:28:00.000+00:002007-07-30T13:28:00.000+00:00Some would say a very naive promise made by our MS...Some would say a very naive promise made by our MSP in the run-up to being elected, others would say another empty and broken promise to be filed away with RET. Either way there are many who won't be happy with this decision.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-78431336726883450542007-07-30T10:39:00.000+00:002007-07-30T10:39:00.000+00:00A referendum probably would probably be a bad idea...A referendum probably would probably be a bad idea. The ruction that would undoubtedly be created over whether the whole of the Western Isles should vote, or just the communities directly 'affected', what the question should be, exactly how it is phrased, etc ad nauseum, would end up as another five years of letters in the Gazette, and then the Executive might ignore the result anyway.<BR/><BR/>Not keen on a Public Inquiry of any description either. A waste of time and money (much like the applications themselves).<BR/><BR/>A simple NO to the LWP wind factory would be good. The BMP/Pairc proposals are slightly less appalling (only slightly, mind), but as long as the people in the areas affected are against them, I believe they should not proceed and that other avenues should be explored asap, i.e. wave/tidal/causeway schemes. Community windfarm schemes are a different kettle of fish altogether.<BR/><BR/>Forcing the overnight unwelcome industrialisation of their island on communities is not going to make for a happy place to live, IMHO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com