Picture Gallery
Tha a bhith carbon cothromach furasta far nach eil daoine, le Murray Macleoid
Looking Green
Scottish Greens MSP Gillian Mackay turned to her party’s press officer for advice yesterday when asked whether it was Green to cut rail services in Scotland.
A real waste of space this lot
Leslie Szary
How are we meant to get rid of cars etc. If the most eco-f riendly transportation, trains, don't exist. Especially after 8pm. It’ s a joke.
Bryndis Blackadder
Surely you can think of something to make life harder. No ferries no trains, next no buses.
Valerie Ratcliffe
The Scottish Greens – we are a bit green and our policies are guaranteed to make you green around the gills.
Gordon Devlin
She looks as green as the blouse she is wearing.
Charlie Duncan
“Mommy, do I have to?”
Kyle Danko
Clueless? Let the nursery kids run the show and do a much better job! They are used to playing with trains and do it well! They will tell you that the roads are too dangerous for them. The people that run the show have no clue!
Ed Tait
You couldn't make them up!
Lillian Wells Boris's fault, no doubt… Clueless. Callum Macleod
Andrew Pete Someone needs to sit down The Scottish Greens are well and work out a realistic suited to be in cahoots with time table that works out for the SNP. Both are as clueless commuters going to work as each other. and that's usually peak times.
Simon Purdon A ny other travellers can get How much is she paid by a bus or check timetable for the taxpayer? You answer suitable train as nobody has questions dear. the right to demand public
Grumpy transport be at their beck and
call.
Vital spark
Nicola Sturgeon has said it is “vital” Scotland's train services return to normal as quickly as possible as she was accused of overseeing a “disaster”.
Good luck with that… it'll be
Arthur Thompson Fantastic news! Our Dear L eader declared a climate emergency so not only should we not drive our cars but can only take very limited trains. Thank goodness the Chief Mammy of Scotland has a chauffeur- driven limousine.
Clarke Mckelvie
All you SNP haters do realise that this was all brewing long before the railway was nationalised, oh yes and it’s Uk-wide . Still, don't let facts get in the way of your agenda.
Brian Johnson
Why should she apologise for something that is Westminster's fault? Or, at least, that's probably what she'll say.
Alastair Browne SNP failure inbound, they’ re so far out of their depth it’ s untrue.
Jimi Marshall "Regrettable" is the new sorry.
Albanian Alba
Nicola Sturgeon take responsibility for something? You’re having a laugh, right!
Guy Mitchell
S he’s running out of people to blame/fire, and honest John Swinney can only take the bullet so many times.
John Hamilton
She does not do apologies!
Barry Martin
Is there anything they can't fluff up?
Joe Mcjoe Apologise? The most we can expect is “these things happen”.
Elizabeth Robinson Now that Sturgeon has lost the ability to control us with Covid restrictions, suddenly she has a new means to do so – make sure we cannot travel as much and after a certain time. She must be salivating at the new controls she has over us.
Frank Fromage This was a particularly bad time to nationalise a railway, with less passengers on commuter trains but no less demand from those who continue to rely on them.
Colonel Mortimer Just a pity that Natrail hasn't cancelled the SNP'S Gravy Train.
Ah’m No Bluffin
Sturgeon asked to apologise. Worralarrff. She won't. She'll simply slam the Tories and Bash Boris. As always. Why bother even asking her?
Mikeboy51
To be sorry you have to care. Who or what does Sturgeon care about? It isn't Scotland and the people that live here. She just wants to be on a permanent trip to the States promoting herself and her indy lies, dreams and fantasies.
Jim Connolly It will be someone else's fault, of course. Nowt to do with her.
kmcn Nationalising Scotrail on All Fools Day has certainly worked perfectly.
Vince Vincent
Tha e furasta a thuigs' carson as dòcha a thaghadh Riaghaltas na h-alba sia eileanan beaga airson plana a chur air chois gan dh’ionnsaigh a bhith carbon cothromach ro 2040.
Ann an suidheachadh eileanach dhen t-seòrsa sin, tha na buidhnean mar-thà eòlach air a bhith ag obair faisg air a chèile, agus air an roinn phrìobhaidich cuideachd.
Mar sin dheth, tha e cus nas fhasa rudeigin a chur air chois ann an dòigh a tha co-òrdanaichte.
‘S e an t-amas le seo ‘s gun tig seòrsa de dh’eisimpleir a chruthachadh dhan chòrr dhen dùthaich.
Ach a’ leanntainn nan targaidean mar a tha iad an-dràsta, ‘s e eisimpleir dha-rìribh mìorbhaileach a dh’fheumas a bhith ann, bhon a tha an targaid airson na dùthcha air fad a bhith carbon cothromach a’ tighinn dìreach còig bliadhna às dèidh nan eilean.
Ged a shaoileas sinn g’ eil ùine fhada ann am fichead bliadhna, nuair a smaoinicheas thu air na tha ri dheànamh, thèid e seachad mas seall thu riut fhèin.
Chaidh Barraigh, Yell, Hoy, Ratharsair, Ìle agus Cumaradh a thaghadh agus a dh’aona-ghnothach air sgàth ‘s g’ eil iad a’ tighinn fo ùghdarras diofar chomhairlean – Na h-eileanan an Iar, Sealltainn, Arcaibh, a’ Ghàidhealtachd, Earra-ghàidheal is Siorrachd Àir a Tuath.
Dè a-rèist am plana airson nan eileanan seo a dhèanamh carbon cothromach ann an deugachadh a bhliadhnachan eile?
Uill, deagh cheist, bho cho fad ‘s a chithear, chan eil gnìomhan cruaidh sam bith air an cur sìos ma choinneimh.
A’ cur air chois a' phlana airson nan sia eileanan sa Phàrlamaid Dimàirt, thuirt Màiri Gougeon, ministear nan cùisean dùthchail agus nan eilean, gu bheil na sgìrean eileanach “air thoiseach a thaobh na slighe gu carbon neoini” agus gum bi iad nan eisimpleir dha sgìrean eile.
Ach, nuair a thig e gu dè dha-rìribh a bhios a’ tachairt fon phlana, cha tuirt i ach gum bi na h-ùghdarrasan “ag obair gu dlùth leis na coimhearsnachdan airson gluasad gu carbon neoini ann an dòigh a tha cothromach”, agus cuideachd gun innis iad na dh’ionnsaicheas iad dha càch.
Tha seo a’ togail ceist eile: dè as coireach nach eil seo a’ tachairt mar-thà agus an uimhir a dh’ìmpidh air cùisean na h-àrainneachd. Mura h-eil, carson nach eil? ‘S dòcha gum biodh an ùine na b’ fheàrr a chaitheamah air fuasgladh fhaighinn air sin.
Chaidh na h-eileanan a thaghadh agus iad cho mòr fo sgleò atharrachadh na sìde, le ìrean na mara ag èirigh agus an aimsir a’ fàs nas èiginniche.
Ach, tha iad cuideachd a’ fulang ri linn rud eile aig nach eil cus buntannais ri truailleadh na h-àrainneachd: crìonadh sluaigh, gu h-àraidh nam measg aig aois obrach, rud a tha air a dheànamh nas miosa le seirbhisean air an gluasad chun a’ mheadhain agus barrachd is barrachd airson fuireach sna bailtean mòra.
Anns an deasbad anns a’ Phàrlamaid Dimàirt, dh’iarr ball-pàrlamaid Arcaibh Liam Macartair an t-airgead a thathas a’ cosg air seo a chur gu bhith a’ leasachadh sheirbheisean a’ bhannleathainn agus gach dachaigh anns na h-eileanan seo a dhìon ann an dòigh ’s nach fheumar cus connaidh a chleachdadh airson an cumail blàth – dà rud a bhiodh na chuideachadh mòr ann an a bhith a' cumail daoine annta.
Bhon gu cinnteach tha aon nì f ìor, tha e furasta gu leòr targaidean carbon cothromach a chur ma choinneimh àite a tha na fhàsach.