The Iolaire: What Lies Beneath
What an emotional launch last Thursday for the book about the Iolaire tragedy. It was quite an event at An Lanntair – much, much more than just a book launch and entirely fitting for the subject… the loss of HMY […]
The Stornoway Wind Farm Thumbscrews
With the CfD renewables subsidy auction only seven months away and EDF Energy still locked in a legal battle in the Scottish Land Court over their controversial scheme for Stornoway… the thumbscrews are on and being tightened. The French multinational […]
Pride (In the Name of Love)
Tuesday afternoon – and it’s wet and horrible in Stornoway. A thoroughly dreich day. We love talking about the weather, us Hebrideans, and it’s been pretty foul since Sunday. Not Saturday, though. Saturday was lovely. In fact, Saturday was incredible. […]
Imagine life without the Interconnector
Back on familiar ground with today’s blog – wind farms. It’s a guest blog, though, and I am very pleased indeed to be able to share this piece with you, from none other than Alastair McIntosh, a man widely regarded […]
Time to tackle anti-Gaelic xenophobia masquerading as journalism
If you’re a Twitter user, or still read the papers, you’ve probably noticed that there’s a rising tide of anti-Gaelic feeling. I wish I could give you an explanation of why that’s happening now but I can’t – it’s beyond […]
The ‘no other way’ fallacy – Redlands history repeats itself
Sticking with wind farms for a wee while – I have a guest blogger today, who is looking at the similarities between EDF’s massive wind farm schemes for Lewis and the Lingerbay super quarry controversy. In particular, he is looking […]
Sun Days and Squad Goals (hope springs eternal)
“I enjoy the spring more than the autumn now. One does, I think, as one gets older.” Virginia Woolf had it right. The rising temperatures, the brighter sun and the longer days are so, so welcome. I feel that spring has begun […]
Too Many Soldiers, Not Enough Scouts
The main story in Stornoway this week is that there’s an election happening soon – for five people to be elected to the Stornoway Trust and effectively become our landlords. For the benefit of those who don’t know, the Stornoway […]
A word from the other ‘blones who blog’
Readers, here is something that I think is rather special. Guesting on the blog tonight are three very fine fellow island bloggers — all of them women. As International Women’s Day week comes to a close, I’ve put together a […]
Marking my anniversary and celebrating other female bloggers
If you do social media, yesterday was a pretty good day to be online. It was International Women’s Day and there was so much positivity, so much celebration. It got me thinking about all the wonderful women I know, some […]