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Title: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on March 15, 2023, 12:15:50 PM
I could have attached this in the SNP leadership thread, and I couldn't find quickly enough an earlier ferry thread but this story is bigger than just the next FM. It's a mess that just keeps getting messier. There's been an overly centralised aporoach in the SNP govt, something far from unique to them, but in this we also see that there is very little understanding of the imporatance of the ferries to the islands.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-64954744
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on March 16, 2023, 03:02:18 PM
Gets later


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-64978689
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on March 18, 2023, 05:38:17 PM
And murkier


https://archive.vn/cx1Nn
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on March 21, 2023, 01:26:51 PM
Interesting timing from Yousaf


https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23400100.humza-yousaf-admits-share-blame-calmac-ferries-fiasco/
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Steve H on March 21, 2023, 02:05:18 PM
Like the subtle Kundera reference!
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on March 31, 2023, 02:27:27 PM
More ferry problems, and Transport no longer a cabinet position.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-65122952
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 11, 2023, 10:11:44 AM
And more ferry problems, the second is the responsibility of Highlands Council but it just adds to the feeling of incompetence

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-65237610


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-65221872
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: jeremyp on April 11, 2023, 12:08:14 PM
And they wonder why our ship building industry is practically extinct.
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 14, 2023, 06:18:55 PM
Nice for some

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/homenews/23454238.anger-cmal-sends-execs-1000-a-night-med-conference-cruise/
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 15, 2023, 02:05:42 PM
The optics of this are dreadful for the SNP

https://archive.vn/0Kw7I
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 27, 2023, 09:18:06 AM
A smidge of good news


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-65390163
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: jeremyp on April 27, 2023, 12:47:49 PM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on April 15, 2023, 02:05:42 PM
The optics of this are dreadful for the SNP

https://archive.vn/0Kw7I

I think the SNP would be quite happy at the moment if this issue had the worst optics of any issue they are facing.
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 27, 2023, 01:00:47 PM
Quote from: jeremyp on April 27, 2023, 12:47:49 PM
I think the SNP would be quite happy at the moment if this issue had the worst optics of any issue they are facing.
Hmm... The wider ferry issue is deeply significant in the communities affected and it gives the impression of the SNP as caring only for the central belt. Add to that both Labour and Tories can point to a greater success in building ferries when they were responsible, and that the issue involves a lack of transparency, and fiscal imcompetence and it's easy to portray it as symptomatic of wider issues.
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 29, 2023, 10:36:54 AM
Article on the possible introduction of catamarans


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65331660
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 29, 2023, 11:27:20 PM
And cue fire in the hold


https://www.orcadian.co.uk/passengers-evacuated-as-pentalina-runs-aground/
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on May 01, 2023, 08:35:38 AM
The staffing of the ferries that huvnae sailed

https://archive.vn/1hnsj
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on May 16, 2023, 05:23:35 PM
'Sunk costs'


https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/scottish-government-admits-scrapping-unfinished-29994140
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on June 01, 2023, 12:23:35 PM
More ferry misery


http://www.hebrides-news.com/calmac-axes-south-uist-ferry-service-for-a-month-31523.html
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on June 30, 2023, 08:01:47 PM
And the costs of the much delayed ferries rises again.
 


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-66067065
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on November 26, 2023, 10:32:55 AM
Other ferry delays reprofiling

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-67536095
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 22, 2023, 02:42:11 PM
And really when you are 6 years late, what's another 2 months


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67801959
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on February 03, 2024, 12:21:13 PM
And, of course.


https://news.stv.tv/west-central/permanent-closure-of-irish-berth-at-ardrossan-harbour-branded-hammer-blow-for-arran-residents
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on February 13, 2024, 02:51:04 PM
At last....


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-68283629
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: jeremyp on February 27, 2024, 03:49:09 PM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on February 13, 2024, 02:51:04 PM
At last....


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-68283629

And yet...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-68406724
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: jeremyp on March 26, 2024, 03:18:51 PM
More ferry news

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-68666020

CEO of Ferguson Marine now fired

Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on March 26, 2024, 03:38:08 PM
I think given the demise of cheques, the timing of the delivery of the ferries has overtaken the cheques is in the post amongst the great lies.
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 09, 2024, 02:05:36 PM
A launch!

And back to then be fitted out.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-scotland-68765167
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 20, 2024, 12:00:09 PM
And another delay

https://www.msn.com/en-GB/news/uk/ferguson-marine-ferries-fiasco-glen-sannox-completion-delayed-another-two-months-to-july/ar-AA1niyA6?ocid=sapphireappshare
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 21, 2024, 02:48:21 PM
And just in case anyone thought it was all going well


https://archive.vn/Mr66o
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 30, 2024, 01:39:18 PM
And now they are a bit farty

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy87e72yg3o
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on January 04, 2025, 05:54:21 PM
So close


https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/scuppered-glen-sannoxs-first-passenger-voyage-is-called-off/ar-AA1wVIaR
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Nearly Sane on January 13, 2025, 08:27:52 AM
Hur feckin rah


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1mrdy0p104o
Title: Re: The incredible lateness of ferries
Post by: Aruntraveller on March 15, 2025, 09:42:32 AM
Oops:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cddyny75q8lo