BBC Scotland this morning:
A freeze on ferry fares for some of the country’s island communities has been extended, the Scottish government has announced. Ticket prices on the Northern Isles, Clyde and Hebrides ferry networks will be held at current levels from October until March 2024.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66039376
Below, well below, in a media ‘Davy Jones Locker’, sunk:
BBC Scotland reporting the ferry fare freeze announced by CalMac, 2nd bottom, 2nd left, and not using the word ‘some’.
Below, BBC Highlands and Island, also not using the ‘some’ but placing the report after their headline story based on three islanders reporting a likely Uist Exodus and ignoring the actual evidence of population and economic increases reported here in the last few days:
So, why is BBC Scotland using the ‘some?’
Is it because some islands don’t have a ferry crossing at all and by definition cannot benefit directly from the freeze?
The Transport Scotland announcement says:
A fare freeze on the Clyde and Hebrides and Northern Isles ferry networks has been extended for a further six months. Ticket prices will be held at current levels from October 2023 until the end of March 2024 to help people and businesses from Scotland’s remote rural and island communities. A review of future fares will also take place to ensure that services remain sustainable, affordable and fair, with feedback from island communities being a key factor in deciding the future shape and priorities.
https://www.transport.gov.scot/news/ferry-fares-freeze-extended/
The CalMac performance data has sections for Clyde, Southern, Inner and Outer Hebrides, and separately Skye, Raasay and the Small Isles, including South Uist. Does BBC Scotland think South Uist, ferry resuming this friday, will not benefit from a freeze? Imagine those headlines.
Or, is the ‘some’ just typical cringey grudging coverage of good news contradicting their agenda?
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
This is one of the ‘stories’ that BBC Scotland has opened for comments. As ever, the postings are almost immediately filled with anti-SNP, anti Scottish Government, anti-Holyrood comments almost certainly produced by bots.
On every ‘have your say’ on BBC Scotland the same pattern occurs. I recall an occasion when I actually saw the comments allowed button appear. When I clicked, it already had reams of such comments.
It makes me wonder why BBC Scotland allows such opportunities, since there is no meaningful discussion arising.
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Definitely the latter – Note that Comments are still open at 17 hours old on this one, but it’s been demoted off the main page by filling it up with packers….
Presumably the demotion was in order to promote their South Uist “human tragedy” article before Lochboisdale recommenced – I’d posted about it earlier on the prior piece by Stewart, with this gross exaggeration for South Uist residents –
“We have plenty to give, and we’re giving a lot. But we can’t guarantee that output if we can’t have the most basic thing, which is a way on and off the island.”
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BBC Scotland below line comments are not product of bots – how dare you !
BBC Scotland below line comments are not product of bots -how dare you !
BBC Scotland below line comments are not product of bots – how dare you !
BBC Scotland below line …….
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Exterminate……
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A really tricky question. Surely they are not trying to conceal good news that brings credit to the SNP. Surely , surely not.
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MSM the same. Anti Independent Press. Ist comment always made by FiFi guided by Foulkes. The two F’s. Interchangeable. Now no one bothers. Independence supporters banned. No comments. Just drivel.
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I would say that most people using ferry services have a lot more than 41 miles to travel to use those services, and 41 miles is probably only a very small % of the distance goods must travel to get to the Islands or indeed export goods produced by islanders to get to market.
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