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been outrageous if this Festival had actually gone ahead. It’s remarkable that there was any hesitation before this cancellation.
Jon Clark
There was controversy over the Christmas market and a lot of folk wanted the town back without tourists! Well, we’ve got it ! Let’s see how long the economy lasts without them spending their hard-earned cash.
Scott Biddle
Common sense has been applied. But it will have a detrimental effect on the city financially as the revenue it brings is massive? But it’s 100% the right move as we get visitors from all over the world.
Tom Roberts
Can we abandon the Christmas market too?
Karl Fraser
Let’s hope it’s the death of fulltime Airbnb vultures. Homes are for living in, hotels are for tourists.
Seán Ó Dúláin-osborne
Who would have thought the council would have got something right for once?
Richard Keegzer Lots of restaurants will go under because of this.
Scott Matthew Smith
A Briton is among four people to have died on a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship stranded off the US coast. President Donald Trump appealed to the Florida governor to allow the ship to dock
Maybe the British Navy could help. What about a hospital ship? That way no one is on American soil.
Gaynor Barrie It’s very sad,but what else can anyone do?
Mike Swift
Trump has the right idea.
James Pentecost
Of course, they will recuperate at the White House
Linda Martin
Coronavirus could see many petrol stations forced to close due to a lack of sales and their businesses becoming unprofitable.
The gas station I use over hear in Ontario Canada closed weeks ago because the price dropped so low. Good for drivers, not good for station owners.
Nanci Pattenden
Surely it’s the duty on the fuel that’s changing... so no drop in profit margin... ?
Alex Stephen
So we pay through the nose when oil prices rise but when they drop they shut up shop?
Kevin Drummond
What about the emergency services, how are they going to get to people if someone has a massive heart attack?
Lucy Burrows
Controversial plans to suspend jury trials in Scotland during the coronavirus outbreak have been dropped by the Scottish Government after a backlash.
So how are we going to protect jurors from the virus? Are we going to have them dotted about the court room to maintain social distancing? How are we doing to get jurors if they’re self isolating?
Thomas Duffy If this means defendants held on remand for serious crimes have to do more time on remand then that’s got to be better than scrapping a fundamental part of our legal system, ie the right to a fair trial. With all the technology we have there’s got to be a way to hold juried trials without everyone being packed into a court room.
Chris Black
The Scottish Government listening to the people.
Bert Petrie
The [Scottish Government] are so desperate to be “different” so they can continue their divisiveness after the fact that they’re making themselves look like the fools they are. Incompetent amateurs
Mike Scales