General News Chat

[57vintage]

The Chancellor's budget was truly remarkable yesterday.

That he found time to mention funding for a bridge in Scotland that is barely on a B road.

Pork barrel politics are at work here.

They are absolutely naked in their contempt for the Scottish electorate.

Any funding available for a major upgrade to the A83 at Rest and be Thankful?

No. I thought not. That'll be for wee nippy to open the purse strings.

Isn’t the difference though that the bridge near Lossie is a non-trunk road, ie the responsibility of Moray Council rather than a component of the trunk road system, and as such funded, one step up, by the annual allocation of funds to local authorities by Holyrood? I understand from reading the Budget coverage that the offer is based on match-funding with Elginshire (for that is what it is) asked to find the cash to fund 50%. It’s tory cynicism for sure, but there are parts of NE Scotland that feel exploited as cash-cows (oil revenue, excise duty etc) wholly neglected by both governments who fund their pet projects in their favourite geographical and politically-advantageous areas.

I agree on Norway’s pro-active approach to infrastructure, and was always grateful for that short tunnel on the road from Ålesund to Mandalen, but I’m sure it’s well-known that the A83 is part of the Transport Scotland/Aimey-maintained trunk road system, and has been Holyrood’s responsibility since 1999, and in the current party of government’s portfolio of powers for 16 of those 24 years. They’re still “consulting” on a number of possible solutions. It’s not in Ayrshire, it’s inertia. And incompetence. And fecklessness.

And that’s fit I think.

[donsdaft]

Maybe in your wee corner of Scotland.

I would have thought she was hated across the board here in the North East.

[Mason89]

I agree on Norway’s pro-active approach to infrastructure, and was always grateful for that short tunnel on the road from Ålesund to Mandalen.

It was Alesund I worked in. Beautiful place, shame the Brits abroad ran riot through it.

[Mason89]

Maybe in your wee corner of Scotland.

I would have thought she was hated across the board here in the North East.

That’s right. I remember all the toys being thrown about how she would never lockdown Glasgow, while Glasgow was in lockdown. The power hungry bitch that she is/was

[donsdaft]

You’re a weirdo.

Maybe it was her weegieness in general that was the problem.

[Mason89]

You’re a weirdo.
Hi
Maybe it was her [B]weegieness[/]in general that was the problem.

She’s not a weegie, so the problem here is more likely with you than her

[donsdaft]

It's her that's had to run away.
Sounds like her problem more than mine.

[Mason89]

Just pointing out she isnt a weegie.

Unless of course you’re saying even if she isn’t born or raised there, she can still identify as a weegie through certain lifestyle choices? That would be very interesting

[donsdaft]

You’ve made the non weegie point before.
I didn’t say she was a weegie
Only her weeginess

[Donanddusted]

Isn’t the difference though that the bridge near Lossie is a non-trunk road, ie the responsibility of Moray Council rather than a component of the trunk road system, and as such funded, one step up, by the annual allocation of funds to local authorities by Holyrood? I understand from reading the Budget coverage that the offer is based on match-funding with Elginshire (for that is what it is) asked to find the cash to fund 50%. It’s tory cynicism for sure, but there are parts of NE Scotland that feel exploited as cash-cows (oil revenue, excise duty etc) wholly neglected by both governments who fund their pet projects in their favourite geographical and politically-advantageous areas.

I agree on Norway’s pro-active approach to infrastructure, and was always grateful for that short tunnel on the road from Ålesund to Mandalen, but I’m sure it’s well-known that the A83 is part of the Transport Scotland/Aimey-maintained trunk road system, and has been Holyrood’s responsibility since 1999, and in the current party of government’s portfolio of powers for 16 of those 24 years. They’re still “consulting” on a number of possible solutions. It’s not in Ayrshire, it’s inertia. And incompetence. And fecklessness.

And that’s fit I think.

It's a problem that is going to take funding that no regional government could afford with their pocket money finances.

Of all the infrastructure projects that are needed across Scotland, why pick THAT one to announce by fanfare in your budget?