tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post7025269312636669675..comments2024-02-17T21:46:12.329+00:00Comments on A Gurn from Nurn: Leopold Street Thunderer "Nothing for Nairn" edition hits the streetsGraisghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-71855979117342806062016-11-24T19:15:57.193+00:002016-11-24T19:15:57.193+00:00Inverness will always have a BIG excuse for gettin...Inverness will always have a BIG excuse for getting the bigger share. Capital of the highlands, bigger population etc etc. You will nor win against them as they hold the purse strings. As for our local councillors, pity we can't do a vote of no confidence or discipline them for not doing their job. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-68385587941209505992016-11-24T10:05:35.599+00:002016-11-24T10:05:35.599+00:00I see Inverness Council (opps Sorry Highland Counc...I see Inverness Council (opps Sorry Highland Council) is getting its own way. I wonder if anyone has done a freedom of information request on per head spending across the Region. Yet again the comments, Nairn is just an outer part of Inverness is coming true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-72206415611970372412016-11-23T18:53:36.997+00:002016-11-23T18:53:36.997+00:00D Ross @ 5.48
Scotland is the Oliver Twist to the ...D Ross @ 5.48<br />Scotland is the Oliver Twist to the UK's Bumble -<br /><br />Scotland rose from the table; and advancing to the Chancellor, basin and spoon in hand, said: somewhat alarmed at her own temerity:<br />'Please, sir, I want some more.'<br />The UK was a fat, healthy country; but it turned very pale. It gazed in stupified astonishment on the SNP champions for some secondsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-63589848298130610222016-11-23T18:17:18.498+00:002016-11-23T18:17:18.498+00:00@DROSS
Yes but we're only getting that money ...@DROSS<br /><br />Yes but we're only getting that money because spending on infrastructure in England and Wales has increased and under the Barnett formula Scotland gets an increase. It's just us (Scotland) getting some of the taxes we pay back, not 'new' money and probably given grudgingly as Westmonster knows it has to tread on eggshells as far as Scotland is concerned or face IndyRef2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-17648640782586513152016-11-23T17:48:27.615+00:002016-11-23T17:48:27.615+00:00To Anon @ 4:06PM
I just saw on the news at lunch ...To Anon @ 4:06PM<br /><br />I just saw on the news at lunch time the Autumn statement:- due to the increased spending on roads etc in England, Scotland under the Barnet formula will get an extra £800million over the next 5yrs.<br /><br />The Chancellor also stated that the Scottish Gov can spend it on what it likes. eg no strings attached..<br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/23/D.Rossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-42788506273311164322016-11-23T16:06:28.610+00:002016-11-23T16:06:28.610+00:00I hope all the voters who didn't want Scottish...I hope all the voters who didn't want Scottish Independence are happy now, after all a No vote was supposed to guarantee that we'd stay in the EU<br /><br />Scotland now gets less money from Westminster but we're not allowed to leave the Union. My only hope is that the English will react to the biased media and demand that Scotland leaves the union<br /><br />As for the cuts, we ain&#Yesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-11057866117226887122016-11-23T14:30:30.707+00:002016-11-23T14:30:30.707+00:00The front page Nairnshire article also mentions th...The front page Nairnshire article also mentions that the Nairn Community and Arts Centre failed to make an application for a grant despite two reminders to do so. <br /><br />Comments above have hinted at what some readers think about the apparent lack of competence of our four councillors but surely we should also add those in charge of the CC funding as being equally useless?<br /><br />Is I have a cunning plannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-34710597632600065762016-11-23T09:58:21.446+00:002016-11-23T09:58:21.446+00:00I enjoyed the photo montage of our councillors Mic...I enjoyed the photo montage of our councillors Mick and Lizzie on the front of this weeks Nairnshire, I thought at first they were going to be appearing in a Christmas panto but no the only panto is the continuation of our four councillors riding into the cuts apocalypse whilst being unable to gain any money for Nairn, squawking 'it's the independents'<br /><br />Blame, blame, blame It's in front of younoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-61957253245645465882016-11-23T08:24:21.955+00:002016-11-23T08:24:21.955+00:00From reading the Nairnshire, Cllr Green is rapidly...From reading the Nairnshire, Cllr Green is rapidly learning the language of politics. He has a rambling statement which doesn't seem to actually say anything. I predict he will go far in this game. <br />Kudos though to SNP Liz for introducing the word 'wheech' to the political lexicon.Monday Night Readernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-51278143939014560172016-11-22T19:09:46.654+00:002016-11-22T19:09:46.654+00:00If only the Westminster Labour Government in 1975 ...If only the Westminster Labour Government in 1975 hadn't got rid of Nairnshire County Council and then the Westminster Conservative Government in 1996 hadn't got rid of Nairn District Council, we might still have real Local Government in our area.<br />We need to tell our 4 Councillors to do all that they can to lobby for a change - a change made in Scotland for Scotland!<br />https://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-16792625086435587752016-11-22T17:56:03.219+00:002016-11-22T17:56:03.219+00:00Local SNP don't seem to do 'action' an...Local SNP don't seem to do 'action' and I think the only spin they know is a setting on their washing machinesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-92131080745251820902016-11-22T17:14:36.674+00:002016-11-22T17:14:36.674+00:00Why didn't the SNP put in a motion opposing th...Why didn't the SNP put in a motion opposing the unfair cuts to Nairn? Time for action and less spin. Very disappointed SNP membernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-43144292904883612592016-11-22T17:08:32.388+00:002016-11-22T17:08:32.388+00:00If you go down to the East beach you'll see a ...If you go down to the East beach you'll see a strange sight, namely the bodies of four people with their heads stuck firmly in the sand. <br /><br />I understand these are Nairn's four councillors who've all decided to adopt this position until such time as they're voted out of office. <br /><br />Apparently this is one of the few times when they've all agreed on a policy and Sleep tightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-85850483880819489482016-11-22T16:35:40.160+00:002016-11-22T16:35:40.160+00:00But we already pay for the community arts centre a...But we already pay for the community arts centre and towards the sports centre plus money towards fixing pot holes via our council tax. Are you suggesting anon 3.03 that we should stop paying this and instead Murd should start some sort of funding for his ramp?Taxing subjectnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-72171632304159413882016-11-22T15:03:07.223+00:002016-11-22T15:03:07.223+00:00why not just close sports centre/community centre,...why not just close sports centre/community centre,if folk want to play sport,let them pay fer it,same as community centres users,use the funding for a ramp for murds bridge project,or for pot holes in roads,<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com