Darien disaster

I am rather surprised that, according to the report, a “public consultation” on this issue had a total of 84 responses, of which 26 were councils, 15 were utility firms and 10 were contractors, leaving only 13 other responses! It would seem that the “public consultation” actually had very little response from the public!

American Bob Excellent. When does it start? Botched and low quality too. Please include that too.

ian kay It will never happen because public works companies could never afford the excessive insurance cover.

Hog-weed Were those consulted advised that the taxpayer will probably end up footing the

Iana58 Just let us sue the council for damage to our vehicles. That will concentrate their minds!

Andy Hatt Unfortunately so doing may not cause decent repairs as they’ll be sending out so much compensation to the aggrieved. Problem not solved.

William Kay The quality of the work and materials should be specified in the tender document anyway. When firms quote a price it’s a price for the work specified in the tender document. Incoming!!! How dare the author suggest that the Scots were outgunned and outflanked diplomatically and economically?

Craigie Watson Aye, the Scottish elite’s fault, not the Scots majority. The average person still opposed the Union. English spy Daniel Defoe reported the riots throughout the country and stated “for every 1 Scot who supported the Union 99 opposed it”.

Ally Smith There is no doubt that it was