“In the meantime though, the NICE people
have a task on their hands which is to convince Nairnites that they are not
just a bunch of folk living in the west of Nairn defending their property from
an invasion of oiks. And those who have already formed that impression need to
quit their sour griping, look at the positive aspects of what is being proposed
and actually take part.”
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meanwhile back to reality
ReplyDeleteeveryone has their prejudices if it was so easy to overcome negative feelings by interaction then the world would not be in such a mess
I won't hold my breath in the hope of any great coming together of viewpoints. there are too many dominant personalities
Unnecessary inflammatory comment from Mr Bain which will only serve to increase the division of opinion
ReplyDeleteMore wisdom from Iain Bain in his latest (2 October) editorial, in which he puts the recent planning decision on the redevelopment of the bus garage into both financial and historical perspective.
ReplyDeleteHe concludes sadly that once again, divisions of opinion in Nairn, and a rush by developer and Council to get in before a subsidy-deadline, have resulted in the planning committee making what is probably another mistake.
So once again, Nairn has failed to learn from past errors. And once again, the people of Nairn will have to live with the consequences of a bad decision for many decades to come.
The westenders would not call us oiks, we are plebs according to the Tories and work our butts off on minimum wage so that west is west and east is east and never the twain shall meet
ReplyDelete"A rush by developer", according to bystander. If this is the developer rushing, I'd hate to see them dawdling, especially after nearly 15 years of inactivety.
ReplyDelete@Anonymous 2.38pm...
ReplyDeleteMy point exactly. 15 years of doing nothing, then suddenly a decision is needed on a development application in a matter of a few weeks.
Is that sensible planning and effective local consultation?